Mirza Ghalib

• Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797–1869) Urdu aur Persian shayari ke sabse mashhoor aur azeem shayaron mein shumar kiye jaate hain. Unka janm Agra mein hua, jabki unki zindagi ka bada hissa Delhi mein guzra. Mirza Ghalib ko apni gehri, falsafi aur jazbaati shayari ke liye duniya bhar mein jaana jaata hai.
• Mirza Ghalib ki shayari mein ishq, mohabbat, dard, tanhaai, zindagi, maut aur khuda jaise mauzu‘aat ko bohot gehraai se bayaan kiya gaya hai. Unki ghazlein sirf mehboob se mohabbat tak simit nahi rehti, balki insaan ke wajood aur soch par sawal uthati hain. Isi wajah se Ghalib ko Urdu adab ka falsafi shayar bhi kaha jaata hai.
• Unka mashhoor kalaam “Diwan-e-Ghalib” aaj bhi Urdu literature ka ek anmol khazana mana jaata hai. Ghalib ka andaaz apne daur se kaafi aage tha, isliye unhein apni zindagi mein zyada shohrat nahi mili, lekin waqt ke saath woh Urdu shayari ka la-zawaal naam ban gaye.
• Aaj bhi Mirza Ghalib ki shayari duniya bhar mein padhi, samjhi aur mehsoos ki jaati hai. Unka kalaam na sirf adabi logon ke liye, balki har us shakhs ke liye hai jo dil, dard aur zindagi ke sach ko samajhna chahta hai.

Hazaaron khwaahishein aisi ke har khwaahish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle

Dare kyun mera qaatil kya rahega uski gardan par
Woh khoon jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yun dam-ba-dam nikle

Nikalna khuld se Aadam ka sunte aaye hain lekin
Bahut be-aabru ho kar tere kooche se hum nikle

Bharam khul jaaye zaalim tere qaamat ki daraazi ka
Agar is turra-e-pur-pech-o-kham ka pech-o-kham nikle

Magar likhwaaye koi usko khat to hum se likhwaaye
Hui subah aur ghar se kaan par rakh kar qalam nikle

Hui is daur mein mansoob mujh se baada-aashaami
Phir aaya woh zamaana jo jahaan mein jaam-e-Jam nikle

Hui jin se tawaqqo’ khastagi ki daad paane ki
Woh hum se bhi zyada khasta-e-tegh-e-sitam nikle

Mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jeene aur marne ka
Usi ko dekh kar jeete hain jis kaafir pe dam nikle

Kahaan mai-khaane ka darwaaza ‘Ghalib’ aur kahaan waaiz
Par itna jaante hain kal woh jaata tha ke hum nikle

Dil-e-naadaan tujhe hua kya hai
Aakhir is dard ki dawa kya hai

Hum hain mushtaaq aur woh be-zaar
Ya Ilaahi yeh maajra kya hai

Main bhi munh mein zubaan rakhta hoon
Kaash poochho ki mudda‘a kya hai

Jab ki tujh bin nahin koi maujood
Phir yeh hungama ai Khuda kya hai

Yeh pari-chehra log kaise hain
Ghamza o ishwa o ada kya hai

Shikan-e-zulf-e-ambareen kyun hai
Nigaah-e-chashm-e-surma sa kya hai

Sabza o gul kahaan se aaye hain
Abr kya cheez hai, hawa kya hai

Hum ko un se wafa ki hai umeed
Jo nahin jaante wafa kya hai

Haan bhala kar, tera bhala hoga
Aur darvesh ki sada kya hai

Jaan tum par nisaar karta hoon
Main nahin jaanta dua kya hai

Main ne maana ki kuchh nahin ‘Ghalib’
Muft haath aaye to bura kya hai

Ghair lein mehfil mein bose jaam ke
Hum rahein yun tishna-lab paighaam ke

Khastagi ka tum se kya shikwa ki yeh
Hathkande hain charkh-e-neeli-faam ke

Khat likhenge garche matlab kuchh na ho
Hum to aashiq hain tumhaare naam ke

Dil ko aankhon ne phansaaya kya magar
Yeh bhi halqe hain tumhaare daam ke

Shaah ke hai ghusl-e-sehhat ki khabar
Dekhiye kab din phiren hammam ke

Ishq ne ‘Ghalib’ nikamma kar diya
Varna hum bhi aadmi the kaam ke

Koi ummeed bar nahin aati
Koi soorat nazar nahin aati

Maut ka ek din mu‘ayyan hai
Neend kyun raat bhar nahin aati

Aage aati thi haal-e-dil pe hansi
Ab kisi baat par nahin aati

Jaanta hoon sawaab-e-ta‘aat-o-zohd
Par tabiyat idhar nahin aati

Hai kuchh aisi hi baat jo chup hoon
Varna kya baat kar nahin aati

Kyun na cheekhoon ki yaad karte hain
Meri awaaz gar nahin aati

Daagh-e-dil gar nazar nahin aata
Boo bhi ai chaara-gar nahin aati

Hum wahaan hain jahaan se hum ko bhi
Kuchh hamaari khabar nahin aati

Marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki
Maut aati hai par nahin aati

Ka‘ba kis munh se jaaoge ‘Ghalib’
Sharm tum ko magar nahin aati

Ye na thi hamaari qismat ki wisaal-e-yaar hota
Agar aur jeete rehte yahi intezaar hota

Tire wa‘de par jiye hum to yeh jaan jhoot jaana
Ki khushi se mar na jaate agar e‘tibaar hota

Teri naazuki se jaana ki bandha tha ahd-e-boda
Kabhi tu na tod sakta agar ustuwaar hota

Koi mere dil se poochhe tire teer-e-neem-kash ko
Yeh khalish kahaan se hoti jo jigar ke paar hota

Yeh kahaan ki dosti hai ki bane hain dost naaseh
Koi chaarasaaz hota koi gham-gusaar hota

Rag-e-sang se tapakta woh lahoo ki phir na thamta
Jise gham samajh rahe ho yeh agar sharaar hota

Gham agarche jaan-gusil hai par kahaan bachein ki dil hai
Gham-e-ishq gar na hota gham-e-rozgaar hota

Kahoon kis se main ki kya hai shab-e-gham buri bala hai
Mujhe kya bura tha marna agar ek baar hota

Hue mar ke hum jo ruswa hue kyun na gharq-e-dariya
Na kabhi janaaza uthta na kahin mazaar hota

Use kaun dekh sakta ki yagaana hai woh yakta
Jo dui ki boo bhi hoti to kahin do-chaar hota

Yeh masaail-e-tasavvuf yeh tira bayaan ‘Ghalib’
Tujhe hum wali samajhte jo na baada-khvaar hota

Dil se teri nigaah jigar tak utar gayi
Dono ko ek ada mein raza-mand kar gayi

Shaq ho gaya hai seena khusha lazzat-e-firaagh
Takleef-e-parda-daari-e-zakhm-e-jigar gayi

Woh baada-e-shabaana ki sarmastiyaan kahaan
Uthiye bas ab ki lazzat-e-khwaab-e-sahar gayi

Udti phire hai khaak meri koo-e-yaar mein
Baare ab ai hawa hawas-e-baal-o-par gayi

Dekho to dil-farebi-e-andaaz-e-naqsh-e-paa
Mauj-e-khiraam-e-yaar bhi kya gul katar gayi

Har bul-hawas ne husn-parasti shi‘aar ki
Ab aabroo-e-shewa-e-ahl-e-nazar gayi

Nazzaare ne bhi kaam kiya waan naqaab ka
Masti se har nigaah tire rukh par bikhar gayi

Farda o dee ka tafraqa yak-baar mit gaya
Kal tum gaye ki hum pe qayamat guzar gayi

Maara zamaane ne Asadullah Khan tumhein
Woh walwale kahaan woh jawaani kidhar gayi

Nuqta-cheen hai gham-e-dil us ko sunaye na bane
Kya bane baat jahaan baat banaye na bane

Main bulaata to hoon us ko magar ai jazba-e-dil
Us pe ban jaaye kuchh aisi ki bin aaye na bane

Khel samjha hai kahin chhod na de bhool na jaaye
Kaash yun bhi ho ki bin mere sataye na bane

Ghair phirta hai liye yun tire khat ko ki agar
Koi pooche ki yeh kya hai to chhupaye na bane

Is nazakat ka bura ho wo bhale hain to kya
Haath aaven to unhein haath lagaaye na bane

Kah sake kaun ki yeh jalvagari kis ki hai
Parda chhoda hai wo us ne ki uthaaye na bane

Maut ki raah na dekhoon ki bin aaye na rahe
Tum ko chaahoon ki na aao to bulaaye na bane

Bojh wo sar se gira hai ki uthaaye na uthe
Kaam wo aan pada hai ki banaye na bane

Ishq par zor nahin hai yeh wo aatish ‘Ghalib’
Ki lagaaye na lage aur bujhaaye na bane

Hai bas-ki har ik un ke ishare mein nishaan aur
Karte hain mohabbat to guzarta hai gumaan aur

Ya-Rab wo na samjhe hain na samjhenge meri baat
De aur dil un ko jo na de mujh ko zabaan aur

Abroo se hai kya us nigah-e-naaz ko paivand
Hai teer muqarrar magar is ki hai kamaan aur

Tum shehar mein ho to humein kya gham jab uthenge
Le aayein bazaar se ja kar dil o jaan aur

Har chand subuk-dast hue but-shikni mein
Hum hain to abhi raah mein hai sang-e-giraan aur

Hai khoon-e-jigar josh mein dil khol ke rota
Hote jo kai deedaa-e-khoonaba-fishaan aur

Marta hoon is awaaz pe har chand sar ud jaaye
Jallad ko lekin wo kahe jaayein ki haan aur

Logon ko hai khurshid-e-jahaan-taab ka dhoka
Har roz dikhata hoon main ik daag-e-nihaan aur

Leta na agar dil tumhein deta koi dam chain
Karta jo na marta koi din aah-o-fugaan aur

Paate nahin jab raah to chadh jaate hain naale
Rukti hai meri taba’ to hoti hai ravaan aur

Hain aur bhi duniya mein sukhan-var bahut acche
Kahte hain ki ‘Ghalib’ ka hai andaaz-e-bayaan aur

Husn-e-mah garche b-hangam-e-kamaal accha hai
Us se mera mah-e-khurshid-jamaal accha hai

Bosa dete nahin aur dil pe hai har lahza nigah
Jee mein kehte hain ki muft aaye to maal accha hai

Aur bazaar se le aaye agar toot gaya
Saagar-e-jam se mera jaam-e-sifal accha hai

Be-talab den to maza us mein siwa milta hai
Wo gada jis ko na ho khoo-e-sawal accha hai

Un ke dekhe se jo aa jaati hai munh par raunak
Wo samajhte hain ki beemar ka haal accha hai

Dekhiye paate hain ushaaq buton se kya faiz
Ik barahman ne kaha hai ki ye saal accha hai

Qatra darya mein jo mil jaaye to darya ho jaaye
Kaam accha hai wo jis ka ki ma’al accha hai

Hum ko maaloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin
Dil ke khush rakhne ko ‘Ghalib’ ye khayaal accha hai

Dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyun
Roenge hum hazaar baar koi humein sataaye kyun

Dair nahin haram nahin dar nahin aastaan nahin
Baithe hain rahguzar pe hum gair humein uthaaye kyun

Jab wo jamaal-e-dil-faroz surat-e-mehr-e-nimroz
Aap hi ho nazara-sooz parde mein munh chhupaaye kyun

Dashna-e-gamza jaan-sitaan nawak-e-naaz be-panaah
Tera hi aks-e-rukh sahi saamne tere aaye kyun

Qaid-e-hayaat o band-e-gam asl mein dono ek hain
Maut se pehle aadmi gam se najat paaye kyun

Husn aur us pe husn-e-zan reh gayi bul-hawas ki sharm
Apne pe aitimaad hai gair ko aazmaaye kyun

Waan wo ghuroor-e-izz-o-naaz yaa ye hijaab-e-paas-e-waza’
Raah mein hum milen kahaan bazm mein wo bulaaye kyun

Haan wo nahin khuda-parast jao wo bewafa sahi
Jis ko ho deen o dil azeez us ki gali mein jaaye kyun

‘Ghalib’-e-khasta ke baghair kaun se kaam band hain
Roiye zaar zaar kya kijiye haaye haaye kyun

11. Har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ki tu kya hai

Har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ki tu kya hai
Tumhi kaho ki ye andaaz-e-guftugu kya hai

Na sho‘le mein ye karishma na barq mein ye ada
Koi batao ki wo shokh-e-tund-khu kya hai

Ye rashk hai ki wo hota hai hum-sukhan tum se
Wagarna khauf-e-bad-aamozi-e-adu kya hai

Chipak raha hai badan par lahu se pairaahan
Hamaare jaib ko ab haajat-e-rafu kya hai

Jala hai jism jahaan dil bhi jal gaya hoga
Kuredate ho jo ab raakh justuju kya hai

Ragon mein daudte phirne ke hum nahin qaail
Jab aankh hi se na tapka to phir lahu kya hai

Wo cheez jis ke liye hum ko ho behisht azeez
Siwae baada-e-gulfam-e-mushk-bu kya hai

Piyun sharaab agar khum bhi dekh loon do-chaar
Ye sheesha o qadah o kooza o subu kya hai

Rahi na taaqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhi
To kis umeed pe kahiye ki aarzu kya hai

Hua hai shah ka musaahib phire hai itraata
Wagarna shehar mein ‘Ghalib’ ki aabru kya hai