koi ummeed bar nahi aati

dint want to have an overdose of intense ghazals at this time of night but cant resist posting this one, yun laga ki haalat ko Ghalib ne pehle hi zubaan de rakhi hai-

koi ummeed bar nahi aati
koi soorat nazar nahi aati

maut ka ek din mu'ayyan hai
neend kyon raat bhar nahi aatee ?

aage aati thi haal-e-dil pe hansi
ab kisi baat par nahi aati

jaanta hoon sawaab-e-taa'at-o-zahad
par tabiyat idhar nahi aati

hai kuchch aisi hi baat jo chup hoon
warna kya baat kar nahi aati ?

kyon na cheekhon ki yaad karate hain
meri aawaaz gar nahi aati

daagh-e-dil gar nazar nahi aata
boo bhi 'ei chaaraagar ! nahi aati

[ chaaraagar = healer/doctor ]

ham wahaan hain jahaan se hamko bhi
kuchch hamaari khabar nahi aati

marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki
maut aatee hai par nahi aati

kaaba'a kis muh se jaaoge 'Ghalib'
sharm tumko magar nahi aati