ham rashk ko apane

•  ham rashk ko apane bhii gavaaraa nahii.n karate

                             Mirza Ghalib

ham rashk ko apane bhii gavaaraa nahii.n karate
marate hai.n vale un kii tamannaa nahii.n karate

dar pardaa unhe.n Gair se hai rabt-e-nihaanii
zaahir kaa ye pardaa hai ki pardaa nahii.n karate

yah baa_is-e-naumiidi-e-arbaab-e-havas hai
Gaalib ko buraa kahate ho achchhaa nahii.n karate

• husn-e-maah garche baa_ha.ngaam-e-kamaal achchhaa hai 

                                       

                                      Mirza Ghalib 

husn-e-maah garche baa_ha.ngaam-e-kamaal achchhaa hai
us se meraa maah-e-Khurshiid-e-jamaal achchhaa hai

[maah=muun; Khurshiid=sun; jamaal=beauty]
bosaa dete nahii.n aur dil pe hai har lahajaa nigaah

jii me.n kahate hai.n muft aaye to maal achchhaa hai
[bosaa=kiss]
aur baazaar se le aaye.n agar TuuT gayaa

saaGar-e-jam se meraa jaam-e-sifaal achchaa hai
[saaGar-e-jam=Jamshed's cup, jaam-e-sifaal=clay cup]

betalab de.n to mazaa usame.n sivaa mialtaa hai
vo gadaa jisako na ho Khuu-e-savaal achchhaa hai

[betalab=without asking; gadaa=beggar; Khuu=habit]
unake dekhe se jo aa jaatii hai muu.Nh par raunaq

vo samajhate hai.n ki biimaar kaa haal achchhaa hai
dekhiye paate hai.n ushshaaq buto.n se kyaa faiz

ik birahaman ne kahaa hai ki ye saal achchhaa hai
[ushshaaq=lovers; faiz=blessing]

ham_suKhan teshe ne farahaad ko shiirii.n se kiyaa
jis tarah kaa bhii kisii me.n ho kamaal achchhaa hai
[tesha=axe ]

qataraa dariyaa me.n jo mil jaaye to dariyaa ho jaaye
kaam achchaa hai vo jisakaa ma'aal achchhaa hai
[ma'aal=result]

Khijr sulataan ko rakhe Khaaliq-e-akbar sar_sabz
shaah ke baaG me.n ye taazaa nihaal achchha hai

[Khijr sulataan=one of Badshah Zafar's son; Khaaliq=God]
[akbar=greatest; sar_sabz=fertile; nihaal=tree]

hamako maaluum hai jannat kii haqiiqat lekin
dil ke Khush rakhane ko Ghalib ye Khayaal achchha hai

• hai bas ki har ik unake ishaare me.n nishaa.N aur 

                               

                                   Mirza Ghalib 

hai bas ki har ik unake ishaare me.n nishaa.N aur
karate hai.n muhabbat to guzarataa hai gumaa.N aur
[gumaa.N=doubt]

yaa rab vo na samajhe hai.n na samajhe.nge merii baat
de aur dil unako jo na de mujhako zubaa.N aur

abaruu se hai kyaa us nigaah -e-naaz ko paiband
hai tiir muqarrar magar usakii hai kamaa.N aur
[abaruu=eyebrow; paiba.nd=patch]

tum shahar me.n ho to hame.n kyaa Gam jab uThe.nge
le aaye.nge baazaar se jaakar dil-o-jaa.N aur

har cha.nd subuk_dast hue but_shikanii me.n
ham hai.n to abhii raah me.n hai sang-e-giraa.N aur

[subuk_dast=expert; but_shikanii=iconoclast; sang=stone giraa.N=heavy ]
hai Khuun-e-jigar josh me.n dil khol ke rotaa

hote kaii jo diidaa-e-Khuu.Nnaaba_fishaa.N aur
[diidaa=eye; Khuu.Nnaaba=mixture of blood and water; fishaa. N=to shed]

marataa huu.N is aavaaz pe har cha.nd sar u.D jaaye
jallaad ko lekin vo kahe jaaye ki haa.N aur

logo.n ko hai Khurshiid-e-jahaa.N taab kaa dhokaa
har roz dikhaataa huu.N mai.n ik daaG-e-nihaa.N aur

[Khurshiid=sun; taab=power (here it means brightness). nihaa.N=hidden ]
letaa na agar dil tumhe.n detaa koii dam chain

karataa jo na marataa koii din aah-o-fuGaa.N aur
paate nahii.n jab raah to cha.D jaate hai.n naale

rukatii hai merii tabaa to hotii hai ravaa.N aur
[naale=lament; tabaa=temperament]

hai.n aur bhii duniyaa me.n suKhanavar bahut achchhe
kahate hai.n ki 'Ghalib' kaa hai a.ndaaz-e-bayaa.N aur

• ghar hamaaraa, jo na rote bhii, to viraa.N hotaa 

                         

                              Mirza Ghalib 

ghar hamaaraa, jo na rote bhii, to viraa.N hotaa
bahr gar bahr na hotaato bayaabaa.N hotaa

ta.ngi-e-dil kaa gilaa kyaa, ye wo kaafir dil hai
ke agar ta.ng na hotaa, to pareshaa.N hotaa

baad-e-yak umr-e-waraa, baar to detaa baare
kaash rizawaa.N hii dar-e-yaar kaa darabaa.N hotaa

dil hii to hai na sang-o-Khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyuu.N 

                                            Mirza Ghalib 

dil hii to hai na sang-o-Khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyuu.N
roe.nge ham hazaar baar koii hame.n sataaye kyuu.N
[sang=stone, Khisht=brick]

dair nahii.n haram nahii.n dar nahii.n aastaa.N nahii.n
baiThe hai.n rahaguzar pe ham Gair hame.n uThaaye kyuu.N

[dair=temple, haram=mosque, dar=gate, aastaa.N=doorstep]
jab vo jamaal-e-dilafaroz, suurat-e-mahr-e-niimaroz

aap hii ho nazaaraasoz, parde me.n muu.Nh chhupaaye kyuu.N
[jamaal-e-dilafaroz=face whose beauty lights up the heart; mahr-e-niimaroz=midday sun]

[nazaaaraasoz=sight which sears/burns]
dashnaa-e-Gamzaa jaa.Nsitaa.N, naavak-e-naaz bepanaah

teraa hii aks-e-ruKh sahii, saamane tere aaye kyuu.N
[dashnaa=dagger; Gamzaa=amorous glance; jaa.Nsitaa.N=fatal/jaan lene vaalaa;]

[naavak=arrow; naavak-e-naaz=arrow of pride; aks=image ]
qaid-e-hayaat-o-band-e-Gam asl me.n dono.n ek hai.n

maut se pahale aadamii Gam se najaat paaye kyuu.N
[qaid-e-hayaat=prison of life; band-e-Gam=bindings/chains of sorrow; najaat=freedom/liberation]

husn aur us pe husn-e-zan rah gaii bulahavas kii sharm
apane pe etimaad hai Gair ko aazamaaye kyuu.N
[husn-e-zan=agreement; bulahavas=excessive desires; etimaad=trust]

vaa.N vo Guroor-e-izz-o-naaz yaa.N ye hijaab-e-paas vaz_a,
raah me.n ham mile.n kahaa.N, bazm me.n vo bulaaye.n kyuu.N
[Guroor-e-izz-o-naaz=pride of modesty; hijaab-e-paas vaz_a=shy respect]

haa.N vo nahii.n Khudaaparast, jaao vo bevafaa sahii
jisako ho diin-o-dil aziiz, usakii galii me.n jaaye kyuu.N
[Khudaaparast=follower of Khuda=Muslim; diin-o-dil =religion/faith and heart; aziiz=dear]

"Ghalib"-e-Khastaa ke baGair kaun se kaam band hai.n
roiie zaar-zaar kyaa, kiijie haaye-haaye kyuu.N
[Khastaa=wretched/durdashaa-grast; zaar-zaar=bitterly/phuuT-phuuT

• dil-e-naadaa.N tujhe huaa kyaa hai 

               

                Mirza Ghalib 

dil-e-naadaa.N tujhe huaa kyaa hai
aaKhir is dard kii davaa kyaa hai

ham hai.n mushtaaq aur vo bezaar
yaa ilaahii ye maajaraa kyaa hai

[mushtaaq=interested; bezaar=displeased/sick of]
mai.n bhii muu.Nh me.n zabaan rakhataa huu.N

kaash puuchho ki muddaa kyaa hai
jab ki tujh bin nahii.n koii maujuud

phir ye ha.ngaamaa, ai Khudaa kyaa hai
qataah:
ye parii cheharaa log kaise hai.n

Gamazaa-o-ishvaa-o-adaa kyaa hai
shikan-e-zulf-e-ambarii kyo.n hai

nigah-e-chashm-e-surmaa saa kyaa hai
[shikan=wrinkle, ambarii=fragrance]

sabazaa-o-gul kahaa.N se aaye hai.n
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

hamako unase vafaa kii hai ummiid
jo nahii.n jaanate vafaa kyaa hai ,

haa.N bhalaa kar teraa bhalaa hogaa
aur darvesh kii sadaa kyaa hai

[darvesh=medicant; sadaa=voice]
jaan tum par nisaar karataa huu.N

mai.n nahii.n jaanataa duaa kyaa hai,
mai.n ne maanaa ki kuchh nahii.n 'Ghalib'

muft haath aaye to buraa kyaa hai

• dekhanaa qismat ki aap apane pe rashk aa jaaye hai 

                                  Mirza Ghalib 

dekhanaa qismat ki aap apane pe rashk aa jaaye hai
mai.n use dekhuu.N bhalaa kab mujhase dekhaa jaaye hai
[rashk=envy]

haath dho dil se yahii garmii gar a.ndeshe me.n hai
aab_giinaa tu.ndii-e-sahabaa se pighalaa jaaye hai

[a.ndeshe=suspicions; aab_giina=glass; tu.ndii=heat sahabaa=wine]
Gair ko yaarab vo kyo.n kar manaa-e-gustaaKhii kare

gar hayaa bhii usako aatii hai to sharmaa jaaye hai
shauq ko ye lat ke hardam naalaa Khe.nche jaaiiye

dil ki vo haalat ki dam lene se ghabaraa jaaye hai
duur chashm-e-bad terii bazm-e-taraab se vaah vaah

naGmaa ho jaataa hai vaa.N gar naalaa meraa jaaye hai
garche hai tarz-e-taGaaful pardaadaar-e-raaz-e-ishq

par ham aise khoye jaate hai.n ki vo paa jaaye hai
[tarz-e-taGaaful=style of neglect; pardaadaar-e-raaz-e-ishq=hidding the secret of love]

usakii bazmaaraaiiyaa.N sunakar dil-e-ra.njuur yaa.N
misl-e-naqsh-e-muddaa-e-Gair baiThaa jaaye hai

[bazmaaraaiiyaa.N =joyful meetings; ra.njuur=sad; misl-e-naqsh=figuratively]

hoke aashiq vo parii_ruKh aur naazuk ban gayaa
rang khulataa jaaye hai Matanza ki u.Dataa jaaye hai
[parii_ruKh=angel faced]

naqsh ko usake musavvir par bhii kyaa kyaa naaz hai
khe.nchataa hai jis qadar utanaa hii khi.nchataa jaaye hai

saayaa meraa mujhase misl-e-duud bhaage hai 'Asad'
paas mujh aatish_ba-jaa.N ke kis se Thaharaa jaaye hai

[misl-e-duud=like smoke; aatish_ba-jaa.N=burning body]