surmaa-e-muft-e-nazar huu.N merii qiimat ye hai

surmaa-e-muft-e-nazar huu.N merii qiimat ye hai 

                               Mirza Ghalib 

surmaa-e-muft-e-nazar huu.N merii qiimat ye hai
ke rahe chashm-e-Kharidaar pe ehasaa.N meraa

ruKhsat-e-naalaa mujhe de ke mabaadaa zaalim
tere chehare se ho zaahir Gam-e-pinhaa.N meraa

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zikr us pariivash kaa, aur phiir bayaa.N apanaa

zikr us pariivash kaa, aur phiir bayaa.N apanaa 

                          Mirza Ghalib 

zikr us pariivash kaa, aur phiir bayaa.N apanaa
ban gayaa raqiib aaKhiir thaa jo raazadaa.N apanaa

[pariivash=angel/beauty/fairy, raqiib=enemy, raazadaa.N=friend]
mai vo kyo.N bahut piite bazm-e-Gair me.n yaarab

aaj hii huaa ma.nzuur un ko imtihaa.N apanaa
ma.nzar ik bula.ndii par aur ham banaa sakate

arsh se idhar hotaa kaash ke makaa.N apanaa
[arsh=heaven]
de vo jis qadar zillat ham ha.Nsii me.n Tale.nge

baare aashna nikalaa unakaa paasabaa.N apanaa
dard-e-dil likhuu.N kab tak? Jaauu.N un ko dikhalaa duu.N

u.Ngaliyaa.N figaar apanii KhaamaaKhuu.N_chakaa.N apanaa
[figaar=wounded/sore, Khaam=inexpert/green/raw/immature]

[KhaamaaKhuu.N=young blood, chakaa.N=dripping]
ghiisate ghiisate miT jaataa aap ne abas badalaa

na.ng-e-sajdaa se mere sang-e-aastaa.N apanaa
taa kare na Gamaazii, kar liyaa hai dushman ko

dost kii shikaayat me.n ham ne ham-zabaa.N apanaa
ham kahaa.N ke daa.Naa the kis hunar me.n yaktaa the

be_sabab huaa 'Ghalib' dushman aasmaa.N apanaa
[daa.Naa=wise/learned, yaktaa=unique]

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vo aake Khvaab me.n taskiin-e-iztiraab to de

vo aake Khwaab me.n taskiin-e-iztiraab to de 

                           Mirza Ghalib 

vo aake Khvaab me.n taskiin-e-iztiraab to de
vale mujhe tapish-e-dil majaal-e-Khwaab to de

[taskiin=satisfaction; iztiraab=anxiety; tapish=burn; majaal=strength]
kare hai qatl lagaavaT me.n teraa ro denaa

terii tarah koii teG-e-nigaah ko aab to de
[teG=sword, aab=sharpen]
dikhaake jumbish-e-lab hii tamaam kar hamako

na de jo bosaa to muu.Nh se kahii.n javaab to de
[jumbish=motion, bosaa=kiss]
pilaa de oak se saaqii jo hamase nafrat hai

pyaalaa gar nahii.n detaa na de, sharaab to de
[oak=palm of the hand]
'Asad' Khushii se mere haath paa.Nv phuul gae

kahaa jo us ne zaraa mere paa.Nv daab to de

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