Har ek baat pe kehte ho tum k ‘tu kya hai

Har ek baat pe kehte ho tum k ‘tu kya hai’ ?
Tumheen kaho k yeh andaaz-e-guftgoo kya hai ?

Na sho’le mein yeh karishma na barq mein ye ada
koee bataao k woh shokh-e-tund_khoo kya hai ?

Yeh rashk hai ki wo hota hai ham_sukhan tumse
Wagarna khauf-e-bad_aamozi-e-adoo kya hai ?

Chipak raha hai badan par lahoo se pairaahan
Hamaaree jeb ko ab Haajat-e-rafoo kya hai ?

Jalaa hai jism jahaan dil bhee jal gaya hoga
kuredate ho jo ab raakh, Justjoo kya hai ?

Ragon mein daurte phirne ke ham naheen qaayal
Jab aaNkh hi se na tapka to Phir lahoo kya hai ?

Woh cheez jiske liye hamko ho bahisht azeez
Siwaay baada-e-gul_faam-e-Mushkaboo kya hai ?

PiyooN sharaab agar khum bhee dekh loon do chaar
Yeh sheesha-o-qadah-o-Kooza-o-suboo kya hai ?

Rahee na taaqat-e-guftaar, aur agar ho bhee
To kis ummeed pe Kahiye ke aarzoo kya hai ?

Bana hai shaah ka musaahib, phire hai itraata
Wagarna shahar Mein ‘Ghalib’ kee aabroo kya hai ?

(By: Mirza Ghalib)