Dil hi to hai naa sang-o-khist

Dil hi to hai naa sang-o-khist Dard se bhar naa aye kyun Royein gey hum hazaar baar Koi humme sataaye kyun.... Dair nahi, haram nahi Dar nahi, Aastaan nahi Bethein hain raah-guzar pe hum Ghair humme uthaaye kyun.... Qaid-e-hayyaat-o-band-e-ghum Asal mein dono aik hain Maut se pehlay aadmi, Ghum se nijaat paaye kyun... Haan woh nahi khuda parast Jao woh bewafa sahi Jisko ho deen-o-dil azeez Uski gali mein jayein kyun... -Ghalib Found at http://www.silverosiris.blogspot.com Edit: I should probably add the last couplet, which gives the ghazal a somewhat different context: Ghalib-e khasta ke baghair kaunse kaam bundh hain Royain zar zar kia, kijye hai hai kioun?