TOP 10 URDU POETS IN WORLD

MIRZA GHALIB

chaahiye achchho.n ko jitanaa chaahiye

chaahiye achchho.n ko jitanaa chaahiye
ye agar chaahe.n to phir kyaa chaahiye

sohabat-e-rindaa se vaajib hai hazar
jaa-e-mai apane ko khe.nchaa chaahiye

chaahane ko tere kyaa samajhaa thaa dil
baare ab is se bhii samajhaa chaahiye

chaak mat kar jeb be ayyaam-e-gul
kuchh udhar kaa bhii ishaaraa chaahiye

dostii kaa pardaa hai begaanagii
mu.nh chhupaanaa ham se chho.Daa chaahiye

dushmanii me.n merii khoyaa Gair ko
kis qadar dushman hai dekhaa chaahiye

apanii rusvaa_ii me.n kyaa chalatii hai sa_i
yaar hii ha.ngaamaa aaraa chaahiye

munhasir marane pe ho jis kii umiid
naa_umiidii us kii dekhaa chaahiye

Gaafil in mah tala_ato.n ke vaaste
chaahane vaalaa bhii achchhaa chaahiye

chaahate hai.n Khuubaru_o.n ko asad
aap kii surat to dekhaa chaahiye

arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq ke qaabil nahii.n rahaa

arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq  ke qaabil nahii.n rahaa 
jis dil pe naaz thaa mujhe vo dil nahii.n rahaa 

[niyaaz = offering] 

jaataa  huu.N daaG-e-hasarat-e-hastii liye hue 
huu.N shammaa-e-kushtaa daraKhur-e-mahafil nahii.n rahaa 

[shammaa-e-kushtaa = extinguished lamp; daraKhur = worthy] 

marane kii ai dil aur hii tadabiir kar ki mai.n 
shaayaan-e-dast-o-baazuu-e-qaatil nahii.n rahaa 

[tadabiir = solution/remedy; shaayaan = worthy; dast = hand] 

ba-ruu-e-shash jihat dar-e-aa_iinaabaaz hai 
yaa.N imtiaaz-e-naakis-o-qaamil nahii.n rahaaa 

[ba-ruu = in front; shash = six; jihat = direction] 
[imtiaz = distinction, naakis = incomplete, qaamil = complete] 

vaa kar diye hai.n shauq ne band-e-naqaab-e-husn 
Gair az  nigaah ab ko_ii haa_il nahii.n  rahaa 

[vaa = open; Gair az = other than; haa_il = obstacle] 

go mai.n rahaa rahiin-e-sitam haaye rozagaar 
lekin tere Khayaal se Gaafil nahii.n rahaa 

[rahiin-e-sitam = burdened; Gaafil = careless] 

dil se havaa-e-kisht-e-vafaa miT ke vaa.N 
haasil sivaaye hasrat-e-haasil nahii.n rahaa 

bedaad-e-ishq se nahii.n  Darata magar 'Asad' 
jis dil pe naaz thaa mujhe vo dil nahii.n rahaa 

[bedaad = injustice]