Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

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    19th Century · Urdu

    Diwan-E-Ghalib

    Mirza Ghalib

    The complete collection of ghazals by Mirza Ghalib, one of the greatest Urdu poets. His verses express profound emotions, philosophical reflections, and masterful use of metaphor and imagery in classical Urdu tradition.

    Chapters
    239
    Variants
    717
    Genre
    Literature
    Difficulty
    Intermediate

    Chapters

    1. 01Aa ke meri jaan ko qarar nahin haiverse
    2. 02Aabroo kya khaak uss gul ki ke gulshan mein nahinverse
    3. 03Aah ko chahiye ik umr asar hote takverse
    4. 04Aaina dekh apna sa munh le ke reh gayeverse
    5. 05Aaina kyun na doon ke tamasha kahein jiseverse
    6. 06Aamad-e-khat se hua hai sard jo bazaar-e-dostverse
    7. 07Aamad-e-sailaab-e-toofan-e-sada-e-aab haiverse
    8. 08Afsos ke dandaan ka kiya rizq falak neverse
    9. 09Ajab nishaat se jallad ke chale hain hum aageverse
    10. 10Arz-e naaz-e shokhi-e dandaan baraaye khanda haiverse
    11. 11Asad hum woh junoon-jolaan gada-e-be-sar-o-pa hainverse
    12. 12Az mehr ta-ba-zarra dil-o-dil hai aainaverse
    13. 13Baagh pa kar khafqani yeh darata hai mujheverse
    14. 14Bahut sahi gham-e-geeti sharaab kam kya haiverse
    15. 15Barshkal-e-girya-e-aashiq hai dekha chahiyeverse
    16. 16Bask-e dushwaar hai har kaam ka aasaan honaverse
    17. 17Bazm-e-shahanshah mein ashaar ka daftar khulaverse
    18. 18Be-e'tedaaliyon se subuk sab mein hum huayverse
    19. 19Beem-e-raqeeb se nahin karte vidaa-e-hoshverse
    20. 20Bisaat-e-ijz mein tha ek dil, yak qatra-e-khoon, woh bhiverse
    21. 21Chaak ki khwahish agar wehshat ba-uryaani kareverse
    22. 22Chahiye achhon ko jitna chahiyeverse
    23. 23Chashm-e-khoobaan khaamoshi mein bhi nawa-pardaaz haiverse
    24. 24Daim pada hua tere dar par nahin hoon mainverse
    25. 25Dar-khur-e-qahr-o-ghazab jab koi hum sa na huaverse
    26. 26Dard minnat-kash-e-dawa na huaverse
    27. 27Dard se mere hai tujh ko be-qarari haaye haayeverse
    28. 28Deewangi se dosh pe zunnar bhi nahinverse
    29. 29Dehr mein naqsh-e-wafa wajah-e-tasalli na huaverse
    30. 30Dekh kar dar-parda garm-daaman-afshaani mujheverse
    31. 31Dekhna qismat ke aap apne pe rashk aa jaaye haiverse
    32. 32Dhamki mein mar gaya jo na baab-e-nabard thaverse
    33. 33Dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht, dard se bhar na aaye kyun-verse
    34. 34Dil laga kar lag gaya unko bhi tanha baithnaverse
    35. 35Dil se teri nigaah jigar tak utar gayiverse
    36. 36Dil-e-naadaan tujhe hua kya haiverse
    37. 37Diya hai dil agar uss ko, bashar hai kya kahiyeverse
    38. 38Dono jahan de ke woh samjhe yeh khush rahaverse
    39. 39Dost gham-khwaari mein meri sa'i farmaaveinge kyaverse
    40. 40Ek ek qatre ka mujhe dena pada hisaabverse
    41. 41Ek ja harf-e-wafa likha tha so bhi मिट gayaverse
    42. 42Faarigh mujhe na jaan ke maanind-e-subh-o-mehrverse
    43. 43Faryad ki koi lai nahin haiverse
    44. 44Gar khamoshi se faida ikhfa-e-haal haiverse
    45. 45Gar na andoh-e-shab-e-furqat bayaan ho jaaye-gaverse
    46. 46Garm-faryaad rakha shakl-e-nihaali ne mujheverse
    47. 47Gayi woh baat ke ho guftugu to kyun kar hoverse
    48. 48Ghaafil ba-vehm-e-naaz khud-aara hai varna yaanverse
    49. 49Ghair lein mehfil mein bose jaam keverse
    50. 50Gham khaane mein boda dil-e-nakaam bahut haiverse
    51. 51Gham nahin hota hai aazaadon ko besh az-yak-nafasverse
    52. 52Gham-e-duniya se gar paayi bhi fursat sar uthaane kiverse
    53. 53Ghar mein tha kya ke tera gham usey gharat kartaverse
    54. 54Ghuncha-e-naashagufta ko door se mat dikha ke yoonverse
    55. 55Gila hai shauq ko dil mein bhi tangi-e-ja kaverse
    56. 56Gulshan ko teri sohbat az-bas-keh khush aayi haiverse
    57. 57Gulshan mein bandobast ba-rang-e-digar hai aajverse
    58. 58Haasil se haath dho baith ae aarzu-khiraamiverse
    59. 59Hai aarmidagi mein nekohish baja mujheverse
    60. 60Hai baske har ek unke ishaare mein nishaan aurverse
    61. 61Hai bazm-e-butaan mein sukhan aazurda-labon severse
    62. 62Hai kis qadar halaak-e-fareb-e-wafa-e-gulverse
    63. 63Hai sabza-zaar har dar-o-deewar-e-gham-kadaverse
    64. 64Hai vasl hijr aalam-e-tamkeen-o-zabt meinverse
    65. 65Hairaan hoon dil ko roun ke peetun jigar ko mainverse
    66. 66Har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ke tu kya haiverse
    67. 67Har qadam doori-e-manzil hai numayan mujh severse
    68. 68Hareef-e-matlab-e-mushkil nahin fusoon-e-niyaazverse
    69. 69Hasad se dil agar afsurda hai garm-e-tamasha hoverse
    70. 70Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikleverse
    71. 71Ho gayi hai ghair ki sheereen-bayani kaargarverse
    72. 72Hoon main bhi tamashai-e-nairang-e-tamannaverse
    73. 73Hui taakhir to kuch baais-e-taakhir bhi thaverse
    74. 74Hujoom-e-gham se yaan tak sar-nigooni mujh ko haasil haiverse
    75. 75Hujoom-e-naala-e-hairat aajiz-e-arz-e-yak-afghaan haiverse
    76. 76Hum par jafa se tark-e-wafa ka gumaan nahiverse
    77. 77Humse khul jaao ba-waqt-e-mai-parasti ek dinverse
    78. 78Husn ghamze ki kashakash se chhoota mere baadverse
    79. 79Husn-e-beparwa kharidar-e-mata-e-jalwa haiverse
    80. 80Husn-e-mah garche ba-hangaam-e-kamaal achha haiverse
    81. 81Huzoor-e-shah mein ahl-e-sukhan ki aazmaish haiverse
    82. 82Ibn-e-Maryam hua kare koiverse
    83. 83Is bazm mein mujhe nahin banti haya kiyeverse
    84. 84Ishq mujh ko nahin vehshat hi sahiverse
    85. 85Ishq taasir se na-umeed nahinverse
    86. 86Ishrat-e-qatra hai darya mein fana ho jaanaverse
    87. 87Jaada-e-rah khur ko waqt-e-shaam hai taar-e-shuaaverse
    88. 88Jab ba-taqreeb-e-safar yaar ne mehmil baandhaverse
    89. 89Jab tak dahan-e-zakhm na paida kare koiverse
    90. 90Jahan tera naqsh-e-qadam dekhte hainverse
    91. 91Jaur se baaz aaye par baaz aayein kyaverse
    92. 92Jis bazm mein tu naaz se guftaar mein aaveverse
    93. 93Jis ja naseem shana-kash-e-zulf-e-yaar haiverse
    94. 94Jis zakhm ki ho sakti ho tadbeer rafu kiverse
    95. 95Jo na naqd-e-daagh-e-dil ki kare shola paasbaaniverse
    96. 96Junoon ki dastgiri kis se ho gar ho na uryaaniverse
    97. 97Junoon tehmat-kash-e-taskeen na ho gar shaadmaani kiverse
    98. 98Junoon tohmat-kash-e-taskeen na ho gar shadmani kiverse
    99. 99Juz Qais aur koi na aaya ba-ru-e-kaarverse
    100. 100Kaaba mein jaa raha toh na do ta'na kya kaheinverse
    101. 101Kaargah-e-hasti mein laala daagh-e-samaan haiverse
    102. 102Kab woh sunta hai kahani meriverse
    103. 103Kabhi neiki bhi us ke jee mein gar aa jaaye hai mujh severse
    104. 104Kahoon jo haal to kehte ho mudda'a kahiyeverse
    105. 105Kal ke liye kar aaj na khasat sharaab meinverse
    106. 106Kare hai baada tere lab se kasb-e-rang-e-faroghverse
    107. 107Kehte ho na denge hum dil agar pada paayaverse
    108. 108Kehte to ho tum sab ke but-e-ghaliya-moo aayeverse
    109. 109Khamoshiyon mein tamasha adaa nikalti haiverse
    110. 110Khatar hai rishta-e-ulfat rag-e-gardan na ho jaaveverse
    111. 111Ki wafa hum se to ghair uss ko jafa kehte hainverse
    112. 112Kisi ko de ke dil koi nawasanj-e-fughan kyun hoverse
    113. 113Koh ke hon baar-e-khatir gar sada ho jaiyeverse
    114. 114Koi din gar zindagani aur haiverse
    115. 115Koi ummeed bar nahin aativerse
    116. 116Kya tang hum sitam-zadagaan ka jahaan haiverse
    117. 117Kyun jal gaya na taab-e-rukh-e-yaar dekh karverse
    118. 118Kyun na ho chashm-e-butaan mahv-e-taghaful kyun na hoverse
    119. 119Kyunkar us but se rakkhun jaan azizverse
    120. 120Laaghar itna hoon ke gar tu bazm mein jaa de mujheverse
    121. 121Lab-e-Isa ki jumbish karti hai gehwara-junbaniverse
    122. 122Lab-e-khushk dar-tishnagi-e-murdgaan kaverse
    123. 123Larazta hai mera dil zahmat-e-mehr-e-darakhshan parverse
    124. 124Latafat be-kasafat jalwa paida kar nahin saktiverse
    125. 125Lazim tha ke dekho mera rasta koi din aurverse
    126. 126Lo hum mareez-e-ishq ke beemaar-daar hainverse
    127. 127Loon waam bakht-e-khufta se yak-khwaab-e-khush walayverse
    128. 128Main aur bazm-e-mai se yun tishna-kaam aaunverse
    129. 129Main unhein chherun aur kuch na kaheinverse
    130. 130Manzoor thi yeh shakl tajalli ko noor kiverse
    131. 131Masjid ke zer-e-saaya kharabaat chahiyeverse
    132. 132Masti ba-zauq-e-ghaflat-e-saaqi halaak haiverse
    133. 133Mat mardumak-e-deeda mein samjho yeh nigaaheinverse
    134. 134Maze jahaan ke apni nazar mein khaak nahinverse
    135. 135Meherbaan ho ke bula lo mujhe chaaho jis waqtverse
    136. 136Mehram nahin hai tu hi nawa-haaye-raaz kaverse
    137. 137Meri hasti fazaaye hairat-abaad-e-tamanna haiverse
    138. 138Milti hai khuu-e-yaar se naar iltihaab meinverse
    139. 139Muddat hui hai yaar ko mehmaan kiye hueverse
    140. 140Mujh ko dayar-e-ghair mein maara watan se duurverse
    141. 141Mumkin nahin ke bhool ke bhi aarmeeda hoonverse
    142. 142Mund gayin kholte hi kholte aankhein Ghalibverse
    143. 143Muzhda ae zauq-e-aseeri ke nazar aata haiverse
    144. 144Na gul-naghma hoon na parda-e-saazverse
    145. 145Na hoga yak-biyabaan maandagi se zauq kam meraverse
    146. 146Na hui gar mere marne se tasalli na sahiverse
    147. 147Na leve gar khas-e-jauhar taravat sabza-e-khat severse
    148. 148Na tha kuch toh Khuda tha, kuch na hota toh Khuda hotaverse
    149. 149Naala-e-dil mein shab andaaz-e-asar naayaab thaverse
    150. 150Nafas na anjuman-e-arzoo se baahar khainchverse
    151. 151Nahin ke mujh ko qayamat ka aiteqad nahinverse
    152. 152Nala juz husn-e-talab ae sitam-ejaad nahinverse
    153. 153Naqsh faryadi hai kis ki shokhi-e-tehreer kaverse
    154. 154Naqsh-e-naaz-e-but-e-tannaz be-aaghosh-e-raqeebverse
    155. 155Nasha-ha shaadaab-rang o saaz-ha mast-e-tarabverse
    156. 156Nikohish hai saza faryadi-e-bedaad-e-dilbar kiverse
    157. 157Nukta-cheen hai gham-e-dil uss ko sunaye na baneverse
    158. 158Paye-nazr-e-karam tohfa hai sharm-na-rasai kaverse
    159. 159Peenas mein guzarte hain jo kooche se woh mereverse
    160. 160Phir hua waqt ke ho baal-kusha mauj-e-sharabverse
    161. 161Phir is andaaz se bahaar aayiverse
    162. 162Phir kuchh ik dil ko be-qaraari haiverse
    163. 163Phir mujhe deeda-e-tar yaad aayaverse
    164. 164Qafas mein hoon gar achha bhi na jaanein mere shevan koverse
    165. 165Qatra-e-mai bass ke hairat se nafas-parvar huaverse
    166. 166Qayamat hai ke sun Laila ka Dasht-e-Qais mein aanaverse
    167. 167Raftaar-e-umr qat-e-raah-e-iztiraab haiverse
    168. 168Rahiye ab aisi jagah chal kar jahan koi na hoverse
    169. 169Rashk kehta hai ke us ka ghair se ikhlas haifverse
    170. 170Raundi hui hai kaukaba-e-shehryar kiverse
    171. 171Reham kar zaalim ke kya bood-e-charaagh-e-kushta haiverse
    172. 172Rone se aur ishq mein be-baak ho gayeverse
    173. 173Rukh-e-nigaar se hai soz-e-jaavedaani-e-shamaverse
    174. 174Sab kahan kuch lala-o-gul mein numayan ho gayinverse
    175. 175Sad jalwa roo-ba-roo hai jo muzhgan uthaiyeverse
    176. 176Safaa-e-hairat-e-aaina hai saamaan-e-zang aakhirverse
    177. 177Sargashtagi mein aalam-e-hasti se yaas haiverse
    178. 178Seemab-pusht garmi-e-aaina de hai humverse
    179. 179Shab ke woh majlis-furoz-e-khalwat-e-namoos thaverse
    180. 180Shab keh barq-e-soz-e-dil se zehra-e-abr aab thaverse
    181. 181Shab khumaar-e-shauq-e-saaqi rastakhez-andaaza thaverse
    182. 182Shabnam ba-gul-e-laala na khaali z-adaa haiverse
    183. 183Shauq har rang raqeeb-e-sar-o-saamaan niklaverse
    184. 184Shikwe ke naam se be-mehr khafa hota haiverse
    185. 185Shumaar-e-subha marghoob-e-but-e-mushkil pasand aayaverse
    186. 186Shumar-e-subha marghoob-e-but-e-mushkil-pasand aayaverse
    187. 187Sitamkash maslehat se hoon ke khoobaan tujh pe aashiq hainverse
    188. 188Taghaful-dost hoon mera dimaag-e-ajz aali haiverse
    189. 189Tapish se meri waqf-e-kashmakash har taar-e-bistar haiverse
    190. 190Taskeen ko hum na royein jo zauq-e-nazar mileverse
    191. 191Tere tausan ko saba baandhte hainverse
    192. 192Tu dost kisu ka bhi sitam-gar na hua thaverse
    193. 193Tum apne shikwe ki baatein na khod khod ke poochoverse
    194. 194Tum jaano tum ko ghair se jo rasm-o-raah hoverse
    195. 195Waan pahunch kar jo ghash aata paye_ham hai hum koverse
    196. 196Waan usko haul-e-dil hai toh yaan main hoon sharmsaarverse
    197. 197Warasta uss se hain ke mohabbat hi kyun na hoverse
    198. 198Woh aa ke khwaab mein taskeen-e-iztiraab to deverse
    199. 199Woh firaaq aur woh visaal kahanverse
    200. 200Woh meri cheen-e-jabeen se gham-e-pinhan samjhaverse
    201. 201Yaad hai shaadi mein bhi hangama-e-ya-rab mujheverse
    202. 202Yak zarra-e-zameen nahin be-kaar baagh kaverse
    203. 203Yeh hum jo hijr mein deewar-o-dar ko dekhte hainverse
    204. 204Yeh na thi hamari qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaverse
    205. 205Zakhm par chhidkein kahan tiflaan-e-be-parwa namakverse
    206. 206Zamana sakht kam-azaar hai ba-jaan-e-Asadverse
    207. 207Ze-baske mashq-e-tamasha junoon-alamat haiverse
    208. 208Zikr mera ba-badi bhi usey manzoor nahinverse
    209. 209Zikr us pari-vash ka aur phir bayaan apnaverse
    210. 210Zindagi apni jab is shakl se guzri Ghalibverse
    211. 211arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq ke qaabil nahin rahaverse
    212. 212ba-naala haasil-e-dil-bastagi faraham karverse
    213. 213baazeecha-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aageverse
    214. 214bala se hain jo yeh pesh-e-nazar dar-o-deewarverse
    215. 215dhota hoon jab main peene ko us seem-tan ke paaonverse
    216. 216dil mira soz-e-nihaan se be-muhaaba jal gayaverse
    217. 217gar tujh ko hai yaqeen-e-ijabat dua na maangverse
    218. 218ghar hamara jo na rote bhi to veeran hotaverse
    219. 219ghar jab bana liya tere dar par kahe baghairverse
    220. 220hawas ko hai nishaat-e-kaar kya kyaverse
    221. 221hum rashk ko apne bhi gawara nahi karteverse
    222. 222jarahat tohfa, almas armaghan, dagh-e-jigar hadiyaverse
    223. 223maane-e-dasht-nawardi koi tadbeer nahinverse
    224. 224na poochh nuskha-e-marham jraahat-e-dil kaverse
    225. 225nahin hai zakhm koi bakhiye ke darkhur mere tan meinverse
    226. 226naveed-e-aman hai bedaad-e-dost jaan ke liyeverse
    227. 227ohde se madh-e-naaz ke baahar na aa sakaverse
    228. 228pa-ba-daaman ho raha hoon baske main sahra-navardverse
    229. 229raha gar koi ta-qayamat salamatverse
    230. 230saadgi par us ki mar jaane ki hasrat dil mein haiverse
    231. 231sarapa rehn-e-ishq o na-guzir-e-ulfat-e-hastiverse
    232. 232shab-e-akhtar qadah-e-aish ne mehmil baandhaverse
    233. 233sitaish-gar hai zahid is qadar jis bagh-e-rizwan kaverse
    234. 234siyahi jaise gir jaaye dam-e-tahreer kaghaz parverse
    235. 235surma-e-muft-e-nazar hoon meri qeemat yeh haiverse
    236. 236ta hum ko shikayat ki bhi baaqi na rahe javerse
    237. 237ug raha hai dar-o-deewaar se sabzah Ghalibverse
    238. 238vus'at-e-sa'i-e-karam dekh ke sar-ta-sar-e-khaakverse
    239. 239zulmat-kade mein mere shab-e-gham ka josh haiverse