taskin ko hum na roen jo zauq-e-nazar mile
huran-e-KHuld mein teri surat magar mile
I would not cry for comfort if pleasured be these eyes
By semblance of your face amidst, virgins of paradise
apni gali mein mujh ko na kar dafn baad-e-qatl
mere pate se KHalq ko kyun tera ghar mile
In your street, do not inter me, when I cease to be
Why should people find your house when they look for me
saqi-gari ki sharm karo aaj warna hum
har shab piya hi karte hain mai jis qadar mile
Tis proper as a host that you should serve me generously
Else I am used to drink each night however served to me
tujh se to kuchh kalam nahin lekin ai nadim
mera salam kahiyo agar nama-bar mile
I grudge you not the messenger you chose to recommend
If ever he is found again say hello from me friend
tum ko bhi hum dikhaen ki majnun ne kya kiya
fursat kashakash-e-gham-e-pinhan se gar mile
I could show to you as well, what was that majnuu.n did
If I get leave to do so from my sorrows that are hid
lazim nahin ki KHizr ki hum pairwi karen
jaana ki ek buzurg hamein ham-safar mile
To follow Khizr's directions is incumbent not on me
Just another elderly co-traveller he be
ai sakinan-e-kucha-e-dildar dekhna
tum ko kahin jo 'ghaalib'-e-ashufta-sar mile
You should tend to him O dweller's of my lover's lane
If you ever run into distressed Gaalib again
Ghazal
Taskin ko hum na roen jo zauq-e-nazar mile
Mirza Ghalib