hinā-e-pā-e-ḳhizāñ hai bahār agar hai yahī — Mirza Ghalib

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle

bār-hā dekhī haiñ un kī ranjisheñ
par kuchh ab ke sargirānī aur hai

maiñ bhī ruk ruk ke na martā jo zabāñ ke badle
dashna ik tez sā hotā mire ġham-ḳhvār ke paas

dost-dār-e-dushman hai e'timād-e-dil ma.alūm
aah be-asar dekhī naala nā-rasā paayā

nazzāre ne bhī kaam kiyā vaañ naqāb kā
mastī se har nigah tire ruḳh par bikhar ga.ī

sau sau umīdeñ bañdhtī hai ik ik nigāh par
mujh ko na aise pyaar se dekhā kare koī

hamārī baat mohabbat siiñ tum jo gosh karo
to apnī prem kahānī tumheñ sunā.ūñgā

vo āshiqī ke khet meñ sābit qadam huā
jo koī zaḳhm-e-ishq liyā dil kī Dhaal par

tirī abrū hai mehrāb-e-mohabbat
namāz-e-ishq mere par huī farz

hamārā 'mīr'-jī se muttafiq honā hai nā-mumkin
uThānā hai jo patthar ishq kā to halkā bhārī kyā

dil meñ na ho jur.at to mohabbat nahīñ miltī
ḳhairāt meñ itnī baḌī daulat nahīñ miltī