saadagii par us kii mar jaane kii hasarat dil me.n hai

saadagii par us kii mar jaane kii hasarat dil me.n hai,

                                Mirza Ghalib 

saadagii par us kii mar jaane kii hasarat dil me.n hai
bas nahii.n chalataa ki phir Khanjar kaf-e-qaatil me.n hai

dekhanaa taqariir kii lazzat ki jo usane kahaa
mai.nne yah jaanaa ki goyaa yah bhii mere dil me.n hai

garache hai kis kis buraa_ii se vale baa ii.n hamaa
zikr meraa mujh se behatar hai ki us mahafil me.n hai

bas hujuum-e-naa umiidii Khaak me.n mil jaayagii
yah jo ik lazzat hamaarii sa_i-e-behaasil me.n hai

ra.nj-e-rah kyo.n khe.nchiye vaamaa.ndagii ko ishq hai
uTh nahii.n sakataa hamaaraa jo qadam ma.nzil me.n hai

jalvaa zaar-e-aatash-e-dozaKh hamaaraa dil sahii
fitanaa-e-shor-e-qayaamat kis kii aab-o-gil me.n hai

hai dil-e-shoriidaa-e-Gaalib tilism-e-pech-o-taab
raham kar apanii tamannaa par ki kis mushkil me.n hai