Sharing another ghazal by Daag Dehlvi. It is nice, but I find it amusing more than anything else, specially because of the second couplet.
Jab jawaani ka mazaa jata raha
Zindagaani ka mazaa jata raha
Woh kasam khaate hai.n ab har baat par
Badgumani ka mazaa jata raha
Gair par lutf-o-karam hone laga
Meherbaani ka mazaa jata raha
Daastaan-e-ishq jab thahri galat
Har kahaani ka mazaa jata raha
Daag hi ke dam se tha lutf-e-sukhan
Khushbayaani ka mazaa jata raha
When the joy of youth was lost
The joy of life was gone
She now swears about everything
There is no pleasure in doubting now
She has started bestowing favors on rivals
I no longer enjoy her attentions
When the story of our love became untrue
Every tale lost its joy
It was Daag who made poetry enjoyable
Without him, there is no beautiful verse
The last sher of this ghazal reminds me of one of Ghalib's couplets -
Yuu.n to hai.n duniya mein sukhanwar kaii achhe
Kahte hai.n ki Ghalib ka hai andaaz-e-bayaan aur
There are many good poets in this world
But Ghalib's style has a class of its own
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