sab kahaan kuchh laalaa-o-gul men numaayaan ho gaiin - Mirza Ghalib

sab kahaan kuchh laalaa-o-gul men numaayaan ho gaiin

khaak men kyaa suuraten hongii ki pinhaan ho gaiin

yaad thii hamako bhii rangaa rang bazmaaraaiiyaan

lekin ab naqsh-o-nigaar-e-taaq-e-nisiyaan ho gaiin

thiin banaatunnaash-e-garduun din ko parde men nihaan

shab ko unake jii men kyaa aaii ki uriyaan ho gaiin

qaid men yaaquub ne lii go na yuusuf kii khabar

lekin aankhen rauzan-e-diivaar-e-zindaan ho gaiin

sab raqiibon se hon naakhush, par zanaan-e-misr se

hai zulaikhaa khush ke mahv-e-maah-e-kanaan ho gaiin

juu-e-khuun aankhon se bahane do ki hai shaam-e-firaaq

main ye samajhuungaa ke shamaen ho farozaan ho gaiin

in pariizaadon se lenge khuld men ham intaqaam

qudarat-e-haq se yahii huuren agar waan ho gaiin

niind usakii hai, dimaag usakaa hai, raaten usakii hain

terii zulfen jisake baazuu par parishaan ho gaiin

main chaman men kyaa gayaa, goyaa dabistaan khul gayaa

bul-bulen sun kar mere naale, gazalkhvaan ho gaiin

vo nigaahen kyuun huii jaatii hain yaarab dil ke paar

jo merii kotaahii-e-qismat se mizshgaan ho gaiin

bas ki rokaa main ne aur siine men ubharen pai ba pai

merii aahen bakhiyaa-e-chaak-e-gariibaan ho gaiin

waan gayaa bhii main to unakii gaaliyon kaa kyaa javaab

yaad thii jitanii duaayen, sarf-e-darbaan ho gaiin

jaanfizaa hai baadaa, jisake haath men jaam aa gayaa

sab lakiiren haath kii goyaa rag-e-jaan ho gaiin

ham muvahihad hain, hamaaraa kesh hai tark-e-ruusuum

millaten jab mit gaiin, ajzaa-e-iimaan ho gaiin

ranj se khuugar huaa insaan to mit jaataa hai ranj

mushkilen mujh par padi itanii ke aasaan ho gaiin

yuun hii gar rotaa rahaa 'ghalib', to ae ahl-e-jahaan

dekhanaa in bastiyon ko tum ki viiraan ho gaiin