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Zauq

Zauq (1789–1854): Born as Sheikh Muhammad Ibrahim, he was an Urdu poet and the poet laureate of the Mughal court in Delhi, known for his ghazals and mastery over the Urdu language

Lai hayat aaye qaza le chali chale
Ab to ghabra ke ye kehte hain ki mar jaayenge
Zahid sharab peene se kafir hua main kyun
Ek aansu ne duboya mujh ko unki mehfil mein
Maraz-e-ishq jise ho use kya yaad rahe
Tum bhool kar bhi yaad nahi karte ho kabhi
Tu bhala hai to bura ho nahi sakta ai Zauq
Na tha kuch to Khuda tha, kuch na hota to Khuda hota
Hum na kehte thay ke Zauq aakhir ye din bhi aaye ga
Le hi chalega kuch na kuch, is husn ka junoon
Ab mujh ko nazar aati hai har cheez mein barkat
Hum aise saadah dilon ki bhi kya taghaful hai