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hasti ke mat fareb mein aa jaaiyo 'asad'
aalam tamaam halqa-e-daam-e-khayaal hai
letaa huun maktab-e-gham-e-dil mein sabaq hanuz
lekin yahi ki raft gayaa aur buud thaa
لیتا ہوں مکتب غم دل میں سبق ہنوز
لیکن یہی کہ رفت گیا اور بود تھا
letā huuñ maktab-e-ġham-e-dil meñ sabaq hanūz
lekin yahī ki raft gayā aur buud thā

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
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aalam tamaam halqa-e-daam-e-khayaal hai
sar paa-e-khum pe chaahiye hangaam-e-be-khudi
ru su-e-qibla vaqt-e-munaajaat chaahiye
phunkaa hai kis ne gosh-e-mohabbat mein ai khudaa
afsun-e-intizaar tamannaa kahein jise
dam liyaa thaa na qayaamat ne hanuz
phir tiraa vaqt-e-safar yaad aayaa
marte hain aarzu mein marne ki
maut aati hai par nahin aati
puchhte hain vo ki 'ghaalib' kaun hai
koi batlaao ki ham batlaaein kyaa
gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae
jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai
husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin
vo dard huun koi chaara nahin hai jis kaa kahin
vo zakhm huun ki hai dushvaar indimaal miraa
mire aibon ko ginvaayaa to sab ne
kisi ne meri gham-khvaari nahin ki
zindagi kaa har ik gham uThaate hue
main sanbhalne lagaa laDkhaDaate hue