kali kahte hain us ka sa dahan hai 
suna kariye ki ye bhi ek suKHan hai 
Tapakte dard hain aansu ki jaga 
ilahi chashm ya zaKHm-e-kuhan hai 
KHabar le pir-e-kanan ki ki kuchh aaj 
nipaT aawara bu-e-pairahan hai 
nahin daman mein lala be-sutun ke 
koi dil-e-dagh KHun-e-kohkan hai 
shahadat-gah hai bagh-e-zamana 
ki har gul us mein ek KHunin-kafan hai 
karun kya hasrat-e-gul ko wagarna 
dil par dagh bhi apna chaman hai 
jo de aaram Tak aawargi 'mir' 
to sham-e-ghurbat ek subh-e-watan hai
        Ghazal
Kali kahte hain us ka sa dahan hai
Mir Taqi Mir

