koi viraani si viraani hai — 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

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

umr bhar yaad rahaa apni vafaaon ki tarah
ek vo ahd jise aap ne puuraa na kiyaa

jis ne buniyaad gulistaan ki kabhi Daali thi
us ko gulshan se guzarne nahin deti duniyaa

is bhare shahr mein din raat Thaharte hi nahin
kaun yaadon ke safar-naame ko tahrir kare

aise mar jaaein koi naqsh na chhoDein apnaa
yaad dil mein na ho akhbaar mein tasvir na ho