kabe mein jaan-ba-lab the hum duri-e-butan se 
aae hain phir ke yaro ab ke KHuda ke han se 
taswir ke se tair KHamosh rahte hain hum 
ji kuchh uchaT gaya hai ab nala o fughan se 
jab kaundti hai bijli tab jaanib-e-gulistan 
rakhti hai chheD mere KHashak-e-ashiyan se 
kya KHubi us ke munh ki ai ghuncha naql kariye 
tu to na bol zalim bu aati hai wahan se 
aankhon hi mein rahe ho dil se nahin gae ho 
hairan hun ye shoKHi aai tumhein kahan se 
sabzan-e-bagh sare dekhe hue hain apne 
dilchasp kahe ko hain us bewafa jawan se 
ki shust-o-shobadan ki jis din bahut si un ne 
dhoe the hath main ne us din hi apni jaan se 
KHamoshi hi mein hum ne dekhi hai maslahat ab 
har yak se haal dil ka muddat kaha zaban se 
itni bhi bad-mizaji har lahza 'mir' tum ko 
uljhaw hai zamin se jhagDa hai aasman se
        Ghazal
Kabe mein jaan-ba-lab the hum duri-e-butan se
Mir Taqi Mir

