سیاہی جیسے گر جائے دم تحریر کاغذ پر — مرزا غالب

Siyahi jaise gir jaye dam-e-tahreer kaghaz par

Siyahi jaise gir jaye dam-e-tahreer kaghaz par
Meri qismat mein yun tasveer hai shab-hay-e-hijran ki
Kahoon kya garam-joshi-e-may-kashi mein shola-rooyan ki
Ke shama-e-khana-e-dil atish-e-may se furozan ki
Hamesha mujh ko tifli mein bhi mashq-e-teerah-rozi thi
Siyahi hai mere ayyam mein loh-e-dabistan ki
Daregh aah-e-sahar-gah kaar-e-bad-e-subh karti hai
Ke hoti hai ziyada sard-mehri-e-shama-e-rooyan ki
Mujhe apne junoon ki be-takalluf parda-dari thi
Walekin kya karoon aave jo ruswaai-e-gireban ki
Hunar paida kiya hai main ne hairat-aazmai mein
Ke jauhar-e-aaina ka har palak hai chashm-e-hairan ki
Khudaya kis qadar ahl-e-nazar ne khak chhani hai
Ke hain sad rakhna joon gharbal diwarein gulistan ki
Hua sharm-e-tahi-dasti se wo bhi sar-nigoon aakhir
Bas aye zakhm-e-jigar ab dekh le shorish-e-namakdan ki
Ba-yaad-e-garmi-e-sohbat ba-rang-e-shola dahke hai
Chhupaoon kyunkar Ghalib sozishein dagh-e-numayan ki
Junoon tuhmat-kash-e-taskeen na ho gar shadmani ki
Namak-pash-e-kharash-e-dil hai lazzat-e-zindagani ki
Kashish-hay-e-hasti se kare kya sayi-e-azadi
Hui zanjeer-e-mauj-e-aab ko fursat-e-rawani ki
Na khench aye sayi-e-dast-e-narasai zulf-e-tamanna ko
Pareshan tar hai mu-e-khama se tadbeer-e-maani ki
Kahan ham bhi rag-o-pay rakhte hain insaf behtar hai
Na khenche taqat-e-khamyaza tuhmat-e-natawani ki
Takalluf bar taraf Farhad aur itni subuk-dasti
Khayal aasan tha lekin khwab-e-Khusrau ne girani ki
Pas az murdan bhi diwana ziyarat-gah-e-tiflan hai
Sharar-e-sang ne turbat pe meri gul-fashani ki
Asad ko boriye mein dhar ke phoonka mauj-e-hasti ne
Faqeeri mein bhi baqi hai shararat-e-naujawani ki