nuktaachiin hai gam-e-dil us ko sunaaye na bane - Mirza Ghalib

nuktaachiin hai gam-e-dil us ko sunaaye na bane

kyaa bane baat jahaan baat banaaye na bane

main bulaataa to huun us ko magar ae jazbaa-e-dil

us pe ban jaaye kuchh aisii ki bin aaye na bane

khel samajhaa hai kahiin chhod na de, bhuul na jaaye

kaash yuun bhii ho ki bin mere sataaye na bane

gair phirataa hai lie yuun tere khat ko ki agar

koii puuchhe ki ye kyaa hai to chhupaaye na bane

is nazaakat kaa buraa ho vo bhale hain to kyaa

haath aayen to unhen haath lagaaye na bane

kah sake kaun ki ye jalvaagarii kisakii hai

pardaa chhodaa hai vo usane ki uthaaye na bane

maut kii raah na dekhuun ki bin aaye na rahe

tum ko chaahuun ki na aao to bulaaye na bane

bojh wo sar pe giraa hai ki uthaaye na uthe

kaam vo aan padaa hai ki banaaye na bane

ishq par zor nahiin, hai ye vo aatish 'ghalib'

ki lagaaye na lage aur bujhaaye na bane