Few Shair’s of a Ghazal of Mirza Ghalib -

Arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq ke qaabil nahiin raha
jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe woh dil nahiin raha
jaataa huun daag-e-hasrat-e-hastii liye hue
huun shamma-e-kushtaa darakhur-e-mahfil nahi rahaa
marne kee ai dil aur hee tadbeer kar ki main
shaayaan-e-dast-o-baazu-e-qaatil nahi rahaa
go main rahaa rahiin-e-sitam haaye rozgaar
lekin tere khayaal se gaafil nahi rahaa
bedaad-e-ishq se nahiin darta magar ‘Asad’
jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe woh dil nahiin rahaa
- Mirza Ghalib
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