Shayari
phir usi bevafaa pe marte hain
phir vahi zindagi hamaari hai
hogaa koi aisaa bhi ki 'ghaalib' ko na jaane
shaair to vo achchhaa hai pa badnaam bahut hai
ہوگا کوئی ایسا بھی کہ غالبؔ کو نہ جانے
شاعر تو وہ اچھا ہے پہ بدنام بہت ہے
hogā koī aisā bhī ki 'ġhālib' ko na jaane
shā.ir to vo achchhā hai pa badnām bahut hai

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name Ghalib, was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name Ghalib, was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.
1797–1869
View all quotes by Mirza Ghalibphir 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
kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai
shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam
na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa
ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain
vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa
kuchh arz-e-tamannaa mein shikva na sitam kaa thaa
main ne to kahaa kyaa thaa aur aap ne kyaa jaanaa