be-khudi be-sabab nahin 'ghaalib' — Mirza Ghalib

phir usi bevafaa pe marte hain
phir vahi zindagi hamaari hai

umr bhar dekhaa kiye marne ki raah
mar gae par dekhiye dikhlaaein kyaa

saadgi o purkaari be-khudi o hushyaari
husn ko taghaaful mein jurat-aazmaa paayaa

girni thi ham pe barq-e-tajalli na tuur par
dete hain baada zarf-e-qadah-khvaar dekh kar

naakaami-e-nigaah hai barq-e-nazaaraa-soz
tu vo nahin ki tujh ko tamaashaa kare koi

marte hain aarzu mein marne ki
maut aati hai par nahin aati

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

ham ne duniyaa se suluk aisaa kiyaa hai 'raanaa'
ham na honge to bahut yaad karegi duniyaa

us ki bhi miri tarah thi ik apni kahaani
us ko bhi nibhaanaa paDaa kirdaar mujhe bhi

safar se lauT jaanaa chaahtaa hai
parinda aashiyaana chaahtaa hai

is chashm o dil ne kahnaa na maanaa tamaam umr
ham par kharaabi laai ye ghar hi ki phuT-phaaT