main ne jo be-kasana majlis mein jaan khoi 
sar par mere khaDi ho shab shama zor rawi 
aati hai shama shab ko aage tere ye kah kar 
munh ki gai jo loi to kya karega koi 
be-taqati se aage kuchh puchhta bhi tha so 
rone ne har ghaDi ke wo baat hi Duboi 
bulbul ki bekali ne shab be-dimagh rakha 
sone diya na hum ko zalim na aap soi 
us zulm pesha ki ye rasm-e-qadim hai gi 
ghairon pe mehrbani yaron se kina-jui 
naubat jo hum se gahe aati hai guftugu ki 
munh mein zaban nahin hai is bad-zaban ke goi 
us mah ke jalwe se kuchh ta 'mir' yaad dewe 
ab ke gharon mein hum ne sab chandni hai boi
        Ghazal
Maine jo be-kasana majlis mein jaan khoi
Mir Taqi Mir

