aatish-e-dozakh mein ye garmi kahaan — 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

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

kab alam aur hasratein apni kahein ai dostaan
raat ko bulbul hain ham aur din ko parvaane hain ham

baazaar-e-aarzu mein kaTi jaa rahi hai umr
ham ko kharid le vo kharidaar chaahiye

is tarah kar gayaa dil ko mire viraan koi
na tamannaa koi baaqi hai na armaan koi

umid-e-vasl ne dhoke diye hain is qadar 'hasrat'
ki us kaafir ki haan bhi ab nahin maalum hoti hai

is tarah hasrat-e-didaar nikal kar aai
ek aahaT pe vo sau baar nikal kar aai