Ghazal 189

{189,1}

chāhiye achchhoñ ko jitnā chāhiye
yih agar chāheñ to phir kyā chāhiye

{189,2}

ṣuḥbat-e rindāñ se vājib hai ḥażar
jā-e mai apne ko kheñchā chāhiye

{189,3}

chāhne ko tere kyā samjhā thā dil
bāre ab us se bhī samjhā chāhiye

{189,4}

chāk mat kar jeb be-ayyām-e gul
kuchh udhar kā bhī ishārā chāhiye

{189,5}

dostī kā pardah hai begānagī
muñh chhupānā ham se chhoṛā chāhiye

{189,6}

dushmanī ne merī khoyā ġhair ko
kis qadar dushman hai dekhā chāhiye

{189,7}

apnī rusvāʾī meñ kyā chaltī hai saʿy
yār hī hangāmah-ārā chāhiye

{189,8}

munḥaṣir marne pah ho jis kī umīd
nā-umīdī us kī dekhā chāhiye

{189,9}

This marks the beginning of a two-verse verse-set that includes {189,9-10}.

chāhte haiñ ḳhūb-rūyoñ ko asad
āp kī ṣūrat to dekhā chāhiye

{189,10}

This marks the end of a two-verse verse-set that includes {189,9-10}.

ġhāfil un mah-t̤alʿatoñ ke vāst̤e
chāhne-vālā bhī achchhā chāhiye

{189,11x}

dil to ho achchhā nahīñ hai gar dimāġh
kuchh to asbāb-e tamannā chāhiye