Mirza Ghalib 's Potry Collection

[*Sarlaa*]

Diya hai dil agar us ko, bashar hai kya kahiye
hua raqib to ho, namabar hai, kya kahiye
ye zid, ki aj na aave aur aaye bin na rahe
qaza se shikwa hamen kis qadar hai, kya kahiye
rahe hai yun gah-o-begah ke ku-e-dost ko ab
agar na kahiye ki dushman ka ghar hai, kya kahiye
zih-e-karishma ke yun de rakha hai hamako fareb
ki bin kahe hi unhen sab khabar hai, kya kahiye
samajh ke karte hain bazar mein wo pursish-e-hal
ki ye kahe ki sar-e-rahaguzar hai, kya kahiye
tumhen nahi hai sar-e-rishta-e-vafa ka khayal
hamare hath mein kuch hai, magar hai kya kahiye
unhen saval pe zaom-e-junun hai, q ladiye
hamen javab se qata-e-nazar hai, kya kahiye
hasad saza-e-kamal-e-sukhan hai, kya kije
sitam, baha-e-mataa-e-hunar hai, kya kahiye
kaha hai kis ne ki “ghalib” bura nahi lekin
sivay isake ki aashuftasar hai kya kahiye

 

[*Sarlaa*]

har ek baat pe kahate ho tum ki tu kya hai
tumhin kaho ke ye andaz-e-guftagu kya hai
na shole mein ye karishma na barq mein ye ada
koi batao ki wo shokh-e-tundakhu kya hai
ye rashk hai ki wo hota hai hamasukhan hum se
vagarna khauf-e-badamozi-e-ad kya hai
chipak raha hai badan par lahu se pairahan
hamari jeb ko an hajat-e-rafu kya hai
jala hia jism jahan dil bhi jal gaya hoga
kuredate ho jo ab rakh justaju kya hai
ragon mein daudate phirane ke hum nahi qayal
jab aankh hi se na tapaka to phir lahu kya hai
wo cheez jisake liye hamako ho bahisht aziz
sivae bada-e-gulfam-e-mushkabu kya hai
piyun sharab agar khum bhi dekh lun do char
ye shisha-o-qadah-o-kuza-o-subu kya hai
rahi na taqat-e-guftar aur agar ho bhi
to kis umeed pe kahiye ke aarzoo kya hai
bana hai shah ka musahib, phire hai itarata
vagarna shahar mein “ghalib” ke aabaru kya hai

 

[*Sarlaa*]

Dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai
aakhir is dard ke dawa kya hai
hum hain mushtaq aur wo bezar
ya ilahi ye majara kya hai
main bhi muh mein zaban rakhta hun
kash pucho ki mudda kya hai
jab ki tujh bin nahi koi maujud
phir ye hangama, ae khuda kya hai
qatah:
ye pari chehara log kaise hain
gamaza-o-ishva-o-ada kya hai
shikan-e-zulf-e-ambari kyon hai
nigah-e-chashm-e-surma sa kya hai
sabaza-o-gul kahan se aaye hain
abr kya cheez hai hawa kya hai
hamako unase wafa ke hai umeed
jo nahi janate wafa kya hai
han bhala kar tera bhala hoga
aur darvesh ke sada kya hai
jan tum par nisar karta hun
main nahi janata dua kya hai
main ne mana ki kuch nahi ‘ghalib’
muft hath aaye to bura kya hai

 

[*Sarlaa*]

Dil se teri nigah jigar tak utar gai
donon ko ik ada mein razamand kar gai
shaq ho gaya hai sina khusha lazzat-e-farag
takleef-e-pardadari-e-zakhm-e-jigar gai
wo bada-e-shabana ke saramastiyan kahan
uthiye bas ab ke lazzat-e-khvab-e-sahar gai
udati phire hai khak meri ku-e-yar mein
bare ab ae hava, havas-e-bal-o-par gai
dekho to dil farebi-e-andaz-e-naqsh-e-pa
mauj-e-khiram-e-yar bhi kya gul katar gai
har bulahavas ne husn parasti shiar ke
ab aabaru-e-sheva-e-ahal-e- nazar gai
nazzare ne bhi kam kiya van naqab ka
masti se har nigah tere rukh par bikhar gai
farda-o-din ka tafarruqa yak bar mit gaya
kal tum gae ke hum pe qayamat guzar gai
mara zamane ne ‘asadullah khan” tumhen
wo valavale kahan, wo javani kidhar gai

 

[*Sarlaa*]

hum rashk ko apne bhi gavara nahi karte
marate hain wale un ke tamanna nahi karte
dar parda unhen gair se hai rabt-e-nihani
zahir ka ye parda hai ki parda nahi karte
yah bais-e-naumidi-e-arbab-e-havas hai
galib ko bura kahate ho acha nahi karte

 

[*Sarlaa*]

ghar jab bana liya hai tere dar par kahe bagair
janega ab bhi tu na mera ghar kahe bagair
kahate hain, jab rahi na mujhe taqat-e-sukhan
janun kisi ke dil ki main kyunkar kahe bagair
kam us se aa pada hai ki jisaka jahan mein
leve na koi naam sitamagar kahe bagair
jee mein hi kuch nahi hai hamare vagarna hum
sar jaye ya rahe na rahen par kahe bagair
chodunga main na us but-e-kafir ka pujana
chode na khalq go mujhe kafir kahe bagair
maqsad hai naz-o-gamza wale guftagu mein kam
chalata nahi hai, dashna-o-khanjar kahe bagair
har chand ho mushahida-e-haq ke guftagu
banati nahi hai bada-o-sagar kahe bagair
bahara hun main to chahiye duna ho iltafat
sunata nahi hun baat muqarrar kahe bagair
“ghalib” na kar huzur mein tu bar-bar arz
zahir hai tera hal sab un par kahe bagair

 

[*Sarlaa*]

Dil mera soz-e-nihan se bemuhaba jal gaya
aatish-e-khamosh ke manind goya jal gaya
dil mein zauq-e-vasl-o-yad-e-yar tak baqi nahi
aag is ghar mein lagi aisi ki jo tha jal gaya
main adam se bhi pare hun warna gafil! barha
meri aah-e-atashin se bal-e-anqa jal gaya
arz kije jauhar-e-andesha ke garmi kahan
kuch khayal aaya tha vahshat ka ki sehra jal gaya
dil nahin, tujh ko dikhata warna dagon ke bahar
is charagan ka, karun kya, karafarma jal gaya
main hun aur afsurdagi ke aarzoo “ghalib”! ke dil
dekh kar tarz-e-tapak-e-ahl-e-duniya jal gaya

 

[*Sarlaa*]

ghar hamara, jo na rote bhi, to viran hota
bahr gar bahr na hotato bayaban hota
tangi-e-dil ka gila kya, ye wo kafir dil hai
ke agar tang na hota, to pareshan hota
bad-e-yak umr-e-wara, bar to deta bare
kash rizawan hi dar-e-yar ka daraban hota

 

[*Sarlaa*]

gam-e-duniya se gar pai bhi fursat sar uthane ke
falak ka dekhana taqarib tere yaad aane ke
khulega kis tarah mazamun mere maktub ka yarab
qasam khai hai us kafir ne kagaz ke jalne ke
lipatana paraniyan mein shola-e-atish ka aasan hai
wale mushkil hai hikamat dil mein soz-e-gam chupane ke
unhen manzur apne zakhmiyon ka dekh aana tha
uthe the sair-e-gul ko dekhana shokhi bahane ke
hamari sadagi thi iltafat-e-naz par marana
tera aana na tha zalim magar tamahid jane ke
laqad-kob-e-havadis ka tahammul kar nahi sakati
meri taqat ke zamin thi buton ke naz uthane ke
kahun kya khubi-e-auzag-e-ibna-e-zaman “ghalib”
badi ke usane jis se hum ne ke thi barha neki

 

[*Sarlaa*]

Dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht dard se bhar na aaye q
roenge hum hazar bar koi hamen sataye q
dair nahi haram nahi dar nahi aastan nahi
baithe hain rahaguzar pe hum gair hamen uthaye q
jab wo jamal-e-dilafaroz, surat-e-mahr-e-nimaroz
aap hi ho nazarasoz, parde mein muh chupaye q
dashna-e-gamza jansitan, navak-e-naz bepanah
tera hi aks-e-rukh sahi, samane tere aaye q
qaid-e-hayat-o-band-e-gam asl mein donon ek hain
maut se pahale aadmi gham se najat paye q
husn aur us pe husn-e-zan rah gai bulahavas ke sharm
apne pe etimad hai gair ko aazamaye q
van wo guroor-e-izz-o-naz yan ye hijab-e-pas vaza
rah mein hum milen kahan, bazm mein wo bulayen q
han wo nahi khudaparast, jao wo bevafa sahi
jisako ho din-o-dil aziz, usaki gali mein jaye q
“ghalib”-e-khasta ke bagair kon se kam band hain
roie zar-zar kya, kijie haye-haye q

 

[*Sarlaa*]

hai bas ki har ik unake ishare mein nishan aur
karte hain muhabbat to guzarata hai guman aur
ya rab wo na samajhe hain na samajhenge meri bat
de aur dil unko jo na de mujhko zuban aur
abaru se hai kya us nigah -e-naz ko paiband
hai tir muqarrar magar usaki hai kaman aur
tum shahar mein ho to hamen kya gham jab uthenge
le aayenge bazar se jakar dil-o-jan aur
har chand subukdast hue butshikani mein
hum hain to abhi rah mein hai sang-e-giran aur
hai khun-e-jigar josh mein dil khol ke rota
hote kai jo dida-e-khunnabafishan aur
marata hun is aavaz pe har chand sar ud jaye
jallad ko lekin wo kahe jaye ki han aur
logon ko hai khurshid-e-jahan tab ka dhoka
har roz dikhata hun main ik dag-e-nihan aur
leta na agar dil tumhen deta koi dam chain
karta jo na marata koi din aah-o-fugan aur
pate nahi jab rah to chad jate hain nale
rukati hai meri taba to hoti hai ravan aur
hain aur bhi duniya mein sukhanavar bahut ache
kahate hain ki ‘ghalib’ ka hai andaz-e-bayan aur

 

[*Sarlaa*]

Dekhana qismat ki aap apne pe rashk aa jaye hai
main use dekhun bhala kab mujhase dekha jaye hai
hath dho dil se yahi garmi gar andeshe mein hai
aabgina tundi-e-sahaba se pighala jaye hai
gair ko yarab wo kyon kar mana-e-gustakhi kare
gar haya bhi usako aati hai to sharma jaye hai
shauq ko ye lat ki hardam nala khenche jaiye
dil ki wo halat ki dam lene se ghabara jaye hai
dur chashm-e-bad teri bazm-e-tarab se vah vah
nagma ho jata hai van gar nala mera jaye hai
garche hai tarz-e-tagaful pardadar-e-raz-e-ishq
par hum aise khoye jate hain ki wo pa jaye hai
usaki bazmaraiyan sunakar dil-e-ranjur yan
misl-e-naqsh-e-mudda-e-gair baitha jaye hai
hoke aashiq wo parirukh aur nazuk ban gaya
rang khulata jaye hai jitana ki udata jaye hai
naqsh ko usake musavvir par bhi kya kya naz hai
khenchata hai jis qadar utana hi khinchata jaye hai
saya mera mujhase misl-e-dud bhage hai ‘asad’
pas mujh aatishba-jan ki kis se thahara jaye hai

 

[*Sarlaa*]

gair lain mahafil mein bose jam ki
hum rahen yun tashnalab paigam ki
khastagi ka tum se kya shikwa ki ye
hathakande hain charkh-e-nili fam ki
khat likhenge garche matalab kuch na ho
hum to aashiq hain tumhare naam ki
raat pi zam-zam pe may aur subh-dam
dhoe dhabbe jama-e-eharam ki
dil ko aankhon ne phansaya kya magar
ye bhi halqe hain tumhare dam ki
shah ki hai gusl-e-sehat ki khabar
dekhiye din kab phiren hammam ki
ishq ne ‘ghalib’ nikamma kar diya
varna hum bhi aadmi the kam ki

 

[*Sarlaa*]

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