Koi Umeed Bar Nahi Aati

Koi ummeed bar nahi aati,
Koi soorat nazar nahi aati.

Maut ka ek din muayyan hai,
Neend kyon raat bhar nahi aati.

Aage aati thi haal-e-dil pe hasi,
Ab kisi baat pe nahi aati.

Jaanta hoon sawab-e-taqseer bohat hai,
Magar ik baat hai, keh nahi aati.

Kaun jaaye Zauq par Dilli ki galiyan chhod kar?
Yeh dil voh shahr-e-hawas nahi aati.

Dastan-e-Gham-e-dil unko sunaayi nahi jaati,
Kya kahen aap se dil lagayi nahi jaati.

Mirza Ghalib ki ghazalon ka asar dekha,
Koi cheez samajh mein aayi nahi aati.

Mirza Ghalib

"Daastan-e-Junoon" (Tale of Passion)

Dil ki dehleez pe ek roshni liye Bismil
ban gayi aankhon ki chaabi liye

Jhilmilati raaton mein khwabon ki basti
Surkhi mein chamakti hui khushboo ki masti

Yaadon ki basti mein phoolon ki phooliyaan
Dil ki zindaani se azaadi ki joliyaan

Aao tanhaai ke taaron se banaayein taarein
Aag mein zindagi ke bijliyaan bajaayein taarein

Dil ko chhoo lein har rah mein khwabon ki talab
Roshan karein dil ko tamannao ki shama jab

Ek sapnon ki nigaah se banaayein chashme
Yaadon ka safar karein dil ke deewaron mein

Aao roshan karein dil ke andhere ko
Tanhaai ke deewaron ko gulon se bhar do

Dil ko loot lein tamannao ki goliyaan
Rang bhari duniya mein udaasi ki phooliyaan

Bas ek khwaab mein sab mita doongi doori
Har ghumki mein basti kar doongi bahaari

Aao jeeo chheeso ki tarah lamhon ka lutf
Dastane bina do aur kuchh na karenge watan

Soch ki tawajah se sach ki khushboo aaye
Lamhon ki taraf dil behak ke meri aaye

Yaadon ki mastiyon mein khwabon ka jaadu
Dil ko lehriyon mein behkaayein aawaz ki masti