hum aap hi ko apna maqsud jaante hain 
apne siwae kis ko maujud jaante hain 
ijz-o-niyaz apna apni taraf hai sara 
is musht-e-KHak ko hum masjud jaante hain 
surat-pazir hum bin hargiz nahin we mane 
ahl-e-nazar hamin ko mabud jaante hain 
ishq un ki aql ko hai jo ma-siwa hamare 
nachiz jaante hain na-bud jaante hain 
apni hi sair karne hum jalwa-gar hue the 
is ramz ko wa-lekin madud jaante hain 
yarab kase hai naqa har ghuncha is chaman ka 
rah-e-wafa ko hum to masdud jaante hain 
ye zulm-e-be-nihayat dushwar-tar ki KHuban 
bad-waziyon ko apni mahmud jaante hain 
kya jaane dab sohbat az KHwesh raftagan ka 
majlis mein shaiKH-sahib kuchh kud jaante hain 
mar kar bhi hath aawe to 'mir' muft hai wo 
ji ke ziyan ko bhi hum sud jaante hain
        Ghazal
Hum aap hi ko apna maqsud jaante hain
Mir Taqi Mir

