Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Ye na thi hamari qismat

Ye na thi hamari qismat ke visal e yar hota;
Agar aur jeete rehte, yehi intezar hota.

Tere vaade pe jiye hum, to ye jan jhoot jana;
Ke khushi se mar na jatay agar eitebar hota.

Teri nazuki se jana ke bandha tha ehd buoda;
Kabhi tu na tor sakta, agar astawaar hota.

Ye kahan ki dosti hai, ke bane hain dost naasih;
Koi chara saaz hota, koi gham gusaar hota.

Kahon kis se main ke kia hai, shab e gham buri bala hai;
Mujhe kia bura tha marna, agar eitebar hota.

Hoye mar ke hum jo ruswa, hoye kyon na gharq e darya;
Na kabhi janaza uthta, na kaheen mazaar hota.

Ye masa'il e tasawwuf, ye tera bayan Ghalib;
Tujhe hum wali samajhte jo na bada khuwar hota.

(Poet: Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib)