ab 'mir'-ji to achchhe zindiq hi ban baiThe
peshani pe de qashqa zunnar pahan baiThe
aazurda dil-e-ulfat hum chupke hi behtar hain
sab ro uThegi majlis jo kar ke suKHan baiThe
uryan phiren kab tak ai kash kahin aa kar
ta gard bayaban ki baala-e-badan baiThe
paikan-e-KHadang us ka yun sine ke udhar hai
jon mar-e-siyah koi kaDhe hue phan baiThe
juz KHat ke KHayal us ke kuchh kaam nahin hum ko
sabzi piye hum aksar rahte hain magan baiThe
shamshir-e-sitam us ki ab go ka chale har-dam
shorida-sar apne se hum bandh kafan baiThe
bas ho to idhar-udhar yun phirne na den tujh ko
na-chaar tere hum ye dekhen hain chalan baiThe
Ghazal
Ab mir-ji to achchhe zindiq hi ban baiThe
Mir Taqi Mir