ishq mujhko nahi wahshat hi sahi By Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib

ishq mujhko nahi wahshat hi sahi
meri wahshat teri shohrat hi sahi

qata kije na talluq ham se
kuch nahi hai to adawat hi sahi

mere hone mein hai kya ruswai
ye wo majlis nahi khalwat hi sahi

ham bhi dushman to nahi hain apne
gair ko tujh se mohabbat hi sahi

apni hasti hi se ho jo kuch ho
agahi gar nahi gaflat hi sahi

umr har chand ki hai barq-e-khiram
dil k khun karne ki fursat hi sahi

ham koi tarq-e-wafa karte hain
na sahi ishq musibat hi sahi

kuch to de ai falak-e-nainsaf
ah-o-fariyad ki rukhsat hi sahi

ham bhi taslim ki khu dalenge
beniyazi teri adat hi sahi

yar se cheda chali jaye "Asad"
gar nahi wasl to hasrat hi sahi

(Mirza Ghalib)