Ghalib Sahab

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zulmat_kade me.n mere shab-e-Gam kaa josh hai 
ik shammaa hai daliil-e-sahar, so Khamosh hai 

naa muzdaa-e-visaal na nazzaaraa-e-jamaal 
muddat huii ki aashtii-e-chashm-o-gosh hai

mai ne kiyaa hai husn-e-Khud_aara ko be_hijaab 
ae shauq yaa.N ijaazat-e-tasliim-e-hosh hai 

gauhar ko ikd-e-gardan-e-Khubaa.N me.n dekhanaa 
kyaa auj par sitaaraa-e-gauhar_farosh hai 

diidaar, vaadaa, hausalaa, saaqii, nigaah-e-mast 
bazm-e-Khayaal maikadaa-e-be_Kharosh hai 

dekho mujhe jo diidaa-e-ibarat_nigaah ho 
merii suno jo gosh-e-nasiihat_niyosh hai 

saaqii ba_jalvaa dushman-e-imaa.N-o-aagahii 
mutarib ba_naGmaa rahazan-e-tamkiin-o-hosh hai 

yaa shab ko dekhate the ki har goshaa-e-bisaat 
daamaan-e-baaGabaa.N-o-kaf-e-gul_farosh hai 

lutf-e-Khiiraam-e-saaqii-o-zauq-e-sadaa-e-cha.ng 
ye jannat-e-nigaah wo firdaus-e-gosh hai 

ya subh dam jo dekhiiye aakar to bazm me.n 
naa vo suruur-o-soz na josh-o-Kharosh hai 

daaG-e-firaaq-e-sohabat-e-shab kii jalii huii 
ik shammaa rah gaii hai so vo bhii Khamosh hai 

aate haiN Gaib se ye mazaamii.N Khayaal me.n 
'Ghalib', sariir-e-Khaamaa navaa-e-sarosh hai 


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