Mirza Ghalib

aa ki merii jaan me.n qaraar nahii.n hai

aa ki merii jaan me.n qaraar nahii.n hai

taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intazaar nahii.n hai

[qaraar=rest/repose, bedaad=injustice]

dete hai.n jannat hayaat-e-dahar ke badale

nashshaa baa_andaazaa-e-Khumaar nahii.n hai

[hayaat = life; dahar = world]

[baa_andaazaa = according to; Khumaar = intoxication]

giriyaa nikaale hai terii bazm se mujh ko

haaye! ki rone pe iKhtiyaar nahii.n hai

[giriyaa = weeping; iKhtiyaar = control]

ham se abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-Khaatir

Khaak me.n ushshaq kii Gubaar nahii.n hai

[abas=indifferent; gumaan=suspicion; ranjish=unpleasantness;]

[Khaak=ashes/dust; ushshaq=lovers; Gubaar=clouds of dust]

dil se uThaa lutf-e-jalvaa haaye ma_anii

Gair-e-gul aa_iinaa-e-bahaar nahii.n hai

[ma_anii = meanings, Gair-e-gul = other than blossoms ]

qatl kaa mere kiyaa hai ahad to baare

vaaye! agar ahad ustavaar nahii.n hai

[ahad = promise, baare = at last, ustavaar = firm/determined ]

tuu ne qasam mai_kashii kii khaa_ii hai 'Ghalib'

terii qasam ka kuchh aitabaar nahii.n hai

[mai_kashii = boozing; aitabaar = trust/faith]

aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak

aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak

kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak

daam har mauj me.n hai halqaa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahang

dekhe.n kyaa guzare hai qatare pe gauhar hone tak

[daam = net/trap; mauj = wave; halqaa = ring/circle]

[sad = hundred; nahang = crocodile; gauhar = pearl]

aashiqii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab

dil kaa kyaa rang karuu.N Khuun-e-jigar hone tak

[sabr-talab=patient]

ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin

Khaak ho jaaye.nge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak

[taGaaful=neglect/ignore]

partav-e-Khuur se hai shabanam ko fanaa kii taaliim

mai.n bhii huu.N ek inaayat kii nazar hone tak

[partav-e-Khuur = sun's rays; shabanam=dew]

[fanaa = perish; inaayat = favour]

yak_nazar besh nahii.n fursat-e-hastii Gaafil

garmii-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak

[besh = excess; Gaafil = ignorant]

[raqs = dance; sharar = flash/fire]

Gam-e-hastii kaa 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj

shammaa har rang me.n jalatii hai sahar hone tak

[juz = other than; marg = death]

aaiinaa kyuu.N na duu.N ke tamaashaa kahe.n jise 

aaiinaa kyuu.N na duu.N ke tamaashaa kahe.n jise 

aisaa kahaa.N se laauu.N ke tujhasaa kahe.n jise 

hasarat ne laa rakhaa terii bazm-e-Khayaal me.n 

guladastaa-e-nigaah suvedaa kahe.n jise 

phuu.Nkaa hai kisane goshe muhabbat me.n ai Khudaa 

afasuun-e-intazaar tamannaa kahe.n jise 

sar par hujuum-e-dard-e-Gariibii se Daliye 

vo ek musht-e-Khaak ke saharaa kahe.n jise 

hai chashm-e-tar me.n hasarat-e-diidaar se nihaa.N 

shauq-e-inaa.N guseKhtaa dariyaa kahe.n jise 

darakaar hai shiguftan-e-gul haaye aish ko 

sub_h-e-bahaar pa.nbaa-e-miinaa kahe.n jise 

"Ghalib" buraa na maan jo vaaiz buraa kahe 

aisaa bhii koii hai ke sab achchhaa kahe.n jise