na huii gar mere marane se tasallii na sahii
Mirza Ghalib
na huii gar mere marane se tasallii na sahii
imtihaa.N aur bhii baaqii ho to ye bhii na sahii
Khaar-Khaar-e-alam-e-hasarat-e-diidaar to hai
shauq gulachiin-e-gulistaan-e-tasallii na sahii
may parastaa.N Khum-e-may muu.nh se lagaaye hii bane
ek din gar na huaa bazm me.n saaqii na sahii
nafaz-e-qais ke hai chashm-o-charaaG-e-saharaa
gar nahii.n shama-e-siyahaKhaanaa-e-lailaa na sahii
ek ha.ngaame pe maukuuf hai ghar kii raunak
noh-e-Gam hii sahii, naGmaa-e-shaadii na sahii
na sitaaish kii tamannaa na sile kii parawaah
gar nahii.n hai mere ashaar me.n maane na sahii
isharat-e-sohabat-e-Khubaa.N hii Ganiimat samajho
na huii "Ghalib" agar umr-e-tabii_ii na sahii