ye na thii hamaarii qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa - Mirza Ghalib

ye na thii hamaarii qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa

agar aur jiite rahate yahii intazaar hotaa

tere vaade par jiye ham to ye jaan jhuuth jaanaa

ke khushii se mar na jaate agar aitabaar hotaa

terii naazukii se jaanaa ki bandhaa thaa ahdbodaa

kabhii tuu na tod sakataa agar ustavaar hotaa

koii mere dil se puuchhe tere tiir-e-niimakash ko

ye khalish kahaan se hotii jo jigar ke paar hotaa

ye kahaan kii dostii hai ke bane hain dost naaseh

koii chaaraasaaz hotaa, koii gamgusaar hotaa

rag-e-sang se tapakataa wo lahuu ki phir na thamataa

jise gam samajh rahe ho ye agar sharaar hotaa

gam agarche jaangusil hai, pe kahaan bachen ke dil hai

gam-e-ishq gar na hotaa, gam-e-rozagaar hotaa

kahuun kis se main ke kyaa hai, shab-e-gam burii balaa hai

mujhe kyaa buraa thaa maranaa agar ek baar hotaa

hue mar ke ham jo rusavaa, hue kyon na garq-e-dariyaa

na kabhii janaazaa uthataa, na kahiin mazaar hotaa

use kaun dekh sakataa ki yaganaa hai wo yaktaa

jo duii kii buu bhii hotii to kahiin do chaar hotaa

ye masaail-e-tasavvuf, ye teraa bayaan 'ghalib'

tujhe ham walii samajhate, jo na baadaakhvaar hotaa