us bazm men mujhe nahiin banatii hayaa kiye - Mirza Ghalib

us bazm men mujhe nahiin banatii hayaa kiye

baithaa rahaa agarche ishaare huaa kiye

dil hii to hai siyaasat-e-darbaan se dar gayaa

main aur jaauun dar se tere bin sadaa kiye

rakhataa phiruun huun khiirqaa-o-sajjaadaa rahan-e-mai

muddat huii hai daavat-e-aab-o-havaa kiye

besarfaa hii guzaratii hai, ho garche umr-e-khizr

hazarat bhii kal kahenge ki ham kyaa kiyaa kiye

maqaduur ho to khaak se puuchhuun ke ae laiim

tuune vo ganj haaye giraanmaayaa kyaa kiye

kis roz tohamaten na taraashaa kiye aduu

kis din hamaare sar pe na aare chalaa kiye

sohabat men gair kii na padii ho kahiin ye khuu

dene lagaa hai bose bagair iltijaa kiye

zid kii hai aur baat magar khuu burii nahiin

bhuule se us ne saikadon vaade-vafaa kiye

'ghalib' tumhiin kaho ki milegaa javaab kyaa

maanaa ki tum kahaa kiye aur vo sunaa kiye