zulmatkade men mere shab-e-gam kaa josh hai - Mirza Ghalib

zulmatkade men mere shab-e-gam kaa josh hai

ik shammaa hai daliil-e-sahar, so khamosh hai

naa muzdaa-e-visaal na nazzaaraa-e-jamaal

muddat huii ki aashtii-e-chashm-o-gosh hai

mai ne kiyaa hai husn-e-khudaara ko behijaab

ae shauq yaan ijaazat-e-tasliim-e-hosh hai

gauhar ko ikd-e-gardan-e-khubaan men dekhanaa

kyaa auj par sitaaraa-e-gauharfarosh hai

diidaar, vaadaa, hausalaa, saaqii, nigaah-e-mast

bazm-e-khayaal maikadaa-e-bekharosh hai

ae taazaa vaaridan-e-bisaat-e-havaa-e-dil

zinhaar gar tumhen havas-e-na-o-nosh hai

dekho mujhe jo diidaa-e-ibaratnigaah ho

merii suno jo gosh-e-nasiihatniyosh hai

saaqii bajalvaa dushman-e-imaan-o-aagahii

mutarib banagmaa rahazan-e-tamkiin-o-hosh hai

yaa shab ko dekhate the ki har goshaa-e-bisaat

daamaan-e-baagabaan-o-kaf-e-gulfarosh hai

lutf-e-khiiraam-e-saaqii-o-zauq-e-sadaa-e-chang

ye jannat-e-nigaah wo firdaus-e-gosh hai

ya subh dam jo dekhiiye aakar to bazm men

naa vo suruur-o-soz na josh-o-kharosh hai

daag-e-firaaq-e-sohabat-e-shab kii jalii huii

ik shammaa rah gaii hai so vo bhii khamosh hai

aate hain gaib se ye mazaamiin khayaal men

'ghalib', sariir-e-khaamaa navaa-e-sarosh hai