Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Hui takhir to kuch bais-e-takhir bhi tha – Mirza Ghalib



hui takhir to kuch bais-e-takhir bhi tha
aap aate the magar koi inangir na tha
tum se beja hai mujhe apni tabahi ka gila
us mein kuch shaib-e-khubi-e-taqadir bhi tha
tu mujhe bhool gaya ho to pata batala dun
kabhi fitarak mein tere koi nakhchir bhi tha
qaid mein hai tere vahashi ko wohi zulf ke yaad
han kuch ek ranj-e-garanbari-e-zanjir bhi tha
bijli kaund gai aankhon ke aage, to kya
baat karate, ke main lab tashna-e-taqarir bhi tha
yusuf us ko kahun aur kuch na kahe, khair hui
gar bigag baithe to main layaq-e-ta’zir bhi tha
dekh kar gair ko q ho na kaleja thanda
nala karta tha wale talib-e-tasir bhi tha
peshe mein aib nahin, rakhiye na farhad ko naam
hum hi aashufta-saron mein wo jawan ‘meer’ bhi tha
hum the marane ko khade pas na aaya na sahi
aakhir us shaukh ke tarakash mein koi tir bhi tha
pakade jate hain farishton ke likhe par nahak
aadmi koi hamara dam-e-taharir bhi tha
rekhta ke tumhin ustad nahi ho “ghalib”
kahate hain agale zamane mein koi ‘mir’ bhi tha


 
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Mirza Ghalib




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