Mirza Ghalib Poetry

Lo wo bhi kehtay hain kay ye be nanag o nam hy,
ye janta agar to lutata na ghar ko main

Main jo kehta hun k ham lain gay kayamat main tuj,
kis raoonat say wo kehtay hain k main hoor nahi

Wafa kesy kahan ka ishq jab sar phorna thehra,
to phir aye sangdil tera he sang astan kyun ho

Tum say beja hy muj apny tabahy ka gila,
us main kuch shaba khoobiye taqdeer bhi tha

Qasid kay atay atay khat ik aur likh rakhoon,
main janta hun,jo wo likhen gay jawab main

Tery waday par jiye ham, to ye jan jhoot jana,
kay khushy say mar na jaty agar aetbar hota

Yahi hy azmana to satana kis ko kehtay hain,
adoo kay ho liye jab tum to mera imtehan kyun ho

Zulm karna gadaye aashiq par,
nahi shahan husan ka dastoor

Be khudi be sabab nahi ghalib,
kuch to hy jis ki parda dari hy

Ishq ne ghalib nikama kar dia,
warna ham bhi admi thay kam ke