جز قیس اور کوئی نہ آیا بروئے کار — مرزا غالب

Juz Qais aur koi na aaya bar-roo-e-kaar

Juz Qais aur koi na aaya bar-roo-e-kaar
Sahra magar ba-tangi-e-chashm-e-hasood tha
Aashuftagi ne naqsh-e-swaida kiya durust
Zahir hua ke dagh ka sarmaya dood tha
Tha khwab mein khayal ko tujh se muamala
Jab aankh khul gai na ziyan tha na sood tha
Leta hun maktab-e-gham-e-dil mein sabaq hunooz
Lekin yehi ke raft gaya aur bood tha
Dhanpa kafan ne dagh-e-ayub-e-barahnagi
Main warna har libaas mein nang-e-wujood tha
Taishe baghair mar na saka Kohkan Asadؔ
Sargushta-e-khumar-e-rasoom-o-quyoood tha
Aalam jahan ba-arz-e-bisaat-e-wujood tha
Jun subh-e-chak-e-jaib mujhe taar-o-pood tha
Baazi-khor-e-fareb hai ahl-e-nazar ka zauq
Hangama-garm-e-hairat-e-bood-o-nabood tha
Aalam tilism-e-shahr-e-khamoshi hai sar-ba-sar
Ya main ghareeb-e-kishwar-e-guft-o-shunood tha
Tangi-e-rafeeq-e-rah thi adam ya wujood tha
Mera safar ba-tal'a-e-chashm-e-hasood tha
Tu yak jahan qamaash-e-havas jam'a kar ke main
Hairat mata'a-e-aalam-e-nuqsaan-o-sood tha
Gardish-e-muheet-e-zulm raha jis qadar falak
Main paeemaal-e-ghamza-e-chashm-e-kabood tha
Poochha tha garche yaar ne ahwaal-e-dil magar
Kis ko dimagh-e-minnat-e-guft-o-shunood tha
Khur shabnam-aashna na hua warna main Asadؔ
Sar ta qadam guzarish-e-zauq-e-sujood tha