gar kiyaa naaseh ne ham ko qaid achchhaa yuun sahi — 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

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

kaf-e-afsos malne se bhalaa ab faaeda kyaa hai
dil-e-raahat-talab kyuun ham na kahte the ye duniyaa hai

be-vafaa tum baa-vafaa main dekhiye hotaa hai kyaa
ghaiz mein aane ko tum ho mujh ko pyaar aane ko hai

ishq-baazon ki kahin duniyaa mein shunvaai nahin
in gharibon ki qayaamat mein samaaat ho to ho

har taur har tarah ki jo zillat mujhi ko hai
duniyaa mein kyaa kisi se mohabbat mujhi ko hai