aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak

aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak



daam har mauj meN hai halqaa-e-sad-kaam-e-nahang
dekheN kyaa guzre hai qatre pe guhar hone tak


aashiquii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
dil kaa kyaa rang karuuN Khuun-e-jigar hone tak


ham ne maanaa ke taGhaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jaayeNge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak


partav-e-Khuur se hai shabanam ko fanaa kii taaliim
maiN bhii huuN ek inaayat kii nazar hone tak


yak-nazar besh nahiiN fursat-e-hastii Ghaafil
garmii-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak


Gham-e-hastii kaa ‘Asad’ kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
shammaa har rang meN jaltii hai sahar hone tak


Poetry by Mirza Ghalib
Singer : Ghulam Ali