hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n

• hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale 

                                   Mirza Ghalib 

hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale
bahut nikale mere armaa.N lekin phir bhii kam nikale

Dare kyuu.N meraa qaatil kyaa rahegaa usakii gardan par
vo Khuu.N jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yuu.N dam-ba-dam nikale

[chashm=eye; tar=wet; dam_ba_dam=continously]
nikalanaa Khuld se aadam kaa sunate aaye hai.n lekin

bahut be-aabaruu hokar tere kuuche se ham nikale
[Khuld=Paradise; be-aabaruu=disgrace; kuuchaa=street]

bharam khul jaaye zaalim tere qaamat kii daraazii kaa
agar is turraa-e-purapech-o-Kham kaa pech-o-Kham nikale

[qaamat=stature; daraazii=length/delay; turra=ornamental tassel worn in the turban]
[pech-o-Kham=curls in the hair]

magar likhavaaye koii usako Khat to hamase likhavaaye
huii subah aur ghar se kaan par rakkhar qalam nikale

huii is daur me.n ma.nsuub mujhase baadaa-ashaamii
phir aayaa vo zamaanaa jo jahaa.N se jaam-e-jam nikale

[ma.nsuub=association, baada_aashaamee=havign to do with drinks]
huii jinase tavaqqo Khastagii kii daad paane kii

vo hamase bhii ziyaadaa Khastaa-e-teG-e-sitam nikale
[tavaqqo=expectation; Khastagii=injury, daad=justice]

[Khasta=broken/sick/injured, teG=sword, sitam=cruelity ]
muhabbat me.n nahii.n hai farq jiine aur marane kaa

usii ko dekh kar jiite hai.n jis kaafir pe dam nikale
zara kar jor siine par ki tiir-e-pursitam nikale

jo vo nikle to dil nikale jo dil nikale to dam nikale
Khudaa ke vaaste pardaa na kaabe se uThaa zaalim

Kahii.n aisaa na ho yaa.N bhii vahii kaafir sanam nikale
Kahaa.N maiKhaane ka daravaazaa 'Ghalib' aur kahaa.N vaaiz

par itanaa jaanate hai.n kal vo jaataa thaa ke ham nikale

• dost Gam_Khvaarii me.n merii sa_ii farmaaye.nge kyaa

                                   Mirza Ghalib

dost Gam_Khvaarii me.n merii sa_ii farmaaye.nge kyaa
zaKhm ke bharane talak naaKhun na ba.Dh jaaye.nge kyaa

beniyaazii had se guzarii bandaa paravar kab talak
ham kahe.nge haal-e-dil aur aap farmaaye.nge kyaa

hazarat-e-naaseh gar aaye.n diidaa-o-dil farsh-e-raah
ko_ii mujh ko ye to samajhaa do ki samajhaaye.nge kyaa

aaj vaa.N teG-o-kafan baa.Ndhe hue jaataa huu.N mai.n
uzr meraa qatl karane me.n vo ab laaye.nge kyaa

gar kiyaa naaseh ne ham ko qaid achchhaa yo.n sahii
ye junuun-e-ishq ke andaaz chhuT jaaye.nge kyaa

Khaanaa zaad-e-zulf hai.n zanjiir se bhaage.nge kyaa
hai.n giraftaar-e-vafaa zindaa.N se ghabaraaye.nge kyaa

hai ab is maamuure me.n qahat-e-Gam-e-ulfat asad
ham ne ye maanaa ki dillii me.n rahe khaaye.nge kyaa

• ga_ii vo baat ki ho guftaguu to kyo.nkar ho

                              Mirza Ghalib

ga_ii vo baat ki ho guftaguu to kyo.nkar ho
kahe se kuchh na huaa phir kaho to kyo.nkar ho

hamaare zahan me.n is fikr kaa hai naam visaal
ki gar na ho to kahaa.N jaaye.n ho to kyo.nkar ho

adab hai aur yahii kashamakash to kyaa kiije
hayaa hai aur yahii gomago to kyo.nkar ho

tumhii.n kaho ki guzaaraa sanam parasto.n kaa
buto.n kii ho agar aisii hii Khuu to kyo.nkar ho

uljhate ho tum agar dekhate ho aaiinaa
jo tum se shahar me.n ho ek do to kyo.nkar ho

jise nasiib ho roz-e-siyaah meraa saa
vo shaKhs din na kahe raat ko to kyo.nkar ho

hame.n phir un se umiid aur unhe.n hamaarii qadr
hamaarii baat hii puchhe na vo to kyo.nkar ho

Galat na thaa hame.n Khat par gumaa.N tasallii kaa
na maane diidaa-e-diidaar juu to kyo.nkar ho

bataa_o us mishaa ko dekhakar ho mujh ko qaraar
yah nesh ho rag-e-jaa.n me.n faro to kyo.nkar ho

mujhe junuu.n nahii.n Gaalib vale baqaul-e-huzuur
firaaq-e-yaar me.n taskiin ho to kyo.nkar ho

• dhotaa huu.N jab mai.n piine ko us siimatan ke paa.Nv 

                                Mirza Ghalib 

dhotaa huu.N jab mai.n piine ko us siimatan ke paa.Nv
rakhaataa hai zid se khe.nch kar baahar lagan ke paa.Nv
[siimatan=silver-bodied (fair skinned), lagan=basin]

dii saadagii se jaan pa.Duu.N kohakan ke paa.Nv
hai haat kyo.n na TuuT gae piirazan ke paa.Nv

[kohakan=a mountain digger (a reference to Farhad); hai haat=alas;]
[piirazan=old woman (a reference to the old woman

who gave Farhad the false news of Shirin's death)]
bhaage the ham bahut so usii kii sazaa hai ye

hokar asiir daabate hai.n raahazan ke paa.Nv
[asiir=prisoner; raahazan=robber]

maraham kii justajuu me.n phiraa huu.N jo duur-duur
tan se sivaa fiGaar hai.n is Khastaa tan ke paa.Nv

allaah re zauq-e-dashtan_vardii ke ba_ade-marg
hilate hai.n Khud-ba-Khud mere a.ndar kafan ke paa.Nv

[dashtan_vardii=to roam around in wilderness; marg=death]
hai josh-e-gul bahaar me.n yaa.N tak ki har taraf

u.Date hue ulajhate hai.n murG-e-chaman ke paa.Nv
[murG-e-chaman=birds of the garden]

shab ko kisii ke Khvaab me.n aayaa na ho kahii.n
dukhate hai.n aaj us but-e-naazuk_badan ke paa.Nv

'Ghalib' mere kalaam me.n kyo.n kar mazaa na ho
piitaa huu.N Khusro-e-shiirii.n_suKhan ke paa.Nv

[Khusro-e-shiirii.n_suKhan=sweet spoken king
 ( here referring to Bahadur Shah Zafar)]