ye na thi hamaari qismat ki visaal-e-yaar hotaa — 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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

dam-e-takfin bhi gar yaar aave
to niklein haath baahar ye kafan se

zamin-e-dil pe mohabbat ki aab-yaari ko
bahut hi TuuT ke barsi ghaTaa udaasi ki

doston kaa kyaa hai vo to yuun bhi mil jaate hain muft
roz ik sach bol kar dushman kamaane chaahiyein

main chup khaDaa thaa ta'alluq mein ikhtisaar jo thaa
usi ne baat banaai vo hoshiyaar jo thaa

tujh se kahnaa thaa haal-e-dil lekin
tu bhi ai dost aainaa niklaa