woh firaaq aur woh wisaal kahaaN ?

woh firaaq aur woh wisaal kahaaN ?
woh shab-o-roz-o-maah-o-saal kahaaN ?

[ firaaq = separation, wisaal = meeting, shab = night, roz = day, maah = month, saal = year ]

fursat-e-kaarobaar-e-shauq kise ?
zauq-e-nazzaraa-e-jamaal kahaaN ?

[ zauq = delight/joy, jamaal = beauty ]

dil to dil wo dimaaGH bhee na rahaa
shor-e-sauda-e-KHatt-o-KHaal kahaaN ?

thee woh ik shaKHs ke tasavvur se
ab woh raanaai-e-KHayaal kahaaN ?

[ tasavvur = imagination, raanaai-e-KHayaal = tender thoughts ]

‘eisa aasaaN naheeN lahoo rona
dil meiN taaqat jigar meiN haal kahaaN ?

[ haal = spiritual ecstasy ]

hamse chooTa qamaar_KHaana-e-ishq
waaN jo jawaiN, girah meiN maal kahaaN ?

[ qamaar_khaana = casino, girah = knot/joint ]

fikr-e-duniyaaN meiN sar khapaata hooN
maiN kahaaN aur ye wabaal kahaaN ?

[ wabaal = calamity ]

muzmahil ho gaye quwa’a ‘GHalib’
wo anaasir meiN ‘eitdaal kahaaN ?

[ muzmahil = exhausted/idle, quwa’a = limbs, anaasir = elements, ‘eitdaal = moderation ]

woh firaaq aur woh wisaal kahaaN ?

      woh  firaaq aur  woh wisaal  kahaaN ?
        woh shab-o-roz-o-maah-o-saal kahaaN ?

        [ firaaq = separation, wisaal = meeting, shab = night,
          roz = day, maah = month, saal = year ]

      fursat-e-kaarobaar-e-shauq  kise ?
        zauq-e-nazzaraa-e-jamaal  kahaaN ?

        [ zauq = delight/joy, jamaal = beauty ]

      dil to dil wo  dimaaGH  bhee na rahaa
        shor-e-sauda-e-KHatt-o-KHaal   kahaaN ?

       thee woh ik shaKHs ke tasavvur se
        ab woh  raanaai-e-KHayaal  kahaaN ?

        [ tasavvur = imagination, raanaai-e-KHayaal = tender thoughts ]

      'eisa   aasaaN   naheeN   lahoo   rona
        dil meiN taaqat jigar meiN haal kahaaN ?

        [ haal = spiritual ecstasy ]

       hamse    chooTa   qamaar_KHaana-e-ishq
        waaN jo jawaiN, girah meiN maal kahaaN ?

        [ qamaar_khaana = casino, girah = knot/joint ]

      fikr-e-duniyaaN meiN sar khapaata hooN
        maiN   kahaaN  aur  ye  wabaal  kahaaN ?

        [ wabaal = calamity ]

       muzmahil  ho  gaye quwa'a 'GHalib'
        wo  anaasir  meiN 'eitdaal kahaaN ?

        [ muzmahil = exhausted/idle, quwa'a = limbs, anaasir = elements,
          'eitdaal = moderation ]

Har aik baat peh kehtay ho tum keh too kya hai?

Har aik baat peh kehtay ho tum keh too kya hai?
Tumhee kaho keh yeh andaaz-e-guftugoo kya hai?

Na sholey maiN yeh karishma na barq maiN yeh ada
Koee batao keh woh shoKH-e-tund KHoo kya hai?

Yeh rashk hai keh wo hota hai hum-suKHan tumse
Wagarna khauf-e-bad_aamozi-e-udoo kya hai?

Chipak raha hai badan par lahoo say pairahan
Hamaree jaib ko ab haajat-e-rafoo kya hai?

Jala hai jism jahaN dil bhee jal gaya ho gaa
Kuredtay ho jo ab rakh, justujoo kya hai?

Ragon main dortay phirnay keh hum nahiN qayel
Jab aankh hee say na tapkaa to phir lahoo kya hai?

Woh cheez jis kay leeay ho hamaiN bahisht azeez
Siwaaey baada-e-gulfaam-e-mushkaboo kya hai?

PiyooN sharab agar KHam bhee dekh loon do chaar
Yeh sheesha-o-qadah-o-kooza-o-suboo kya hai?

Rahee na taaqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhee
To kis umeed peh kahiye keh aarzoo kya hai?

Bana hai sheh ka masahib, phiray hai itraata
Wagarna shehar main 'Ghalib' kee aabroo kya hai?

koii ummiid bar nahen aatii, I am left with no hope at all,

koii ummiid bar nahii.n aatii
koii suurat nazar nahii.n aatii

maut kaa ek din mu'ayyaa.N hai
nii.nd kyo.n raat bhar nahii.n aatii

aage aatii thii haal-e-dil pe ha.Nsii
ab kisii baat par nahii.n aatii

jaanataa huu.N savaab-e-taa'at-o-zahad
par tabiiyat idhar nahii.n aatii

hai kuchh aisii hii baat jo chup huu.N
varna kyaa baat kar nahii.n aatii

kyo.n na chiiKhuu.N ki yaad karate hai.n
merii aavaaz gar nahii.n aatii

daaG-e-dilagarnazar nahii.n aata
buu bhii ai chaaraagar nahii.n aatii



ham vahaa.N hai.n jahaa.N se ham ko bhii
kuchh hamaarii Khabar nahii.n aatii

marate hai.n aarazuu me.n marane kii
maut aatii hai par nahii.n aatii

kaabaa kis muu.Nh se jaaoge 'Ghalib'
sharm tumako magar nahii.naatii

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I am left with no hope at all,
No possibility to reach my goal,

The Day of my death is fixed,
I am so very anxious that I can not sleep all night.

Though I know the reward of obedience and worship,
But I have no tendency for it.

I am silent for a certain reason,
Otherwise I can convince you with my words,

Why I shouldn’t cry,
For when I don’t, she asks about me,

My heart is burning, though you cannot see the spot,
But O my doctor, can’t you smell my heart burn?

I have reached to a certain state,
From where even I cannot find myself.

I am dying (Waiting anxiously) for my death,
I don’t know where the hell my death has gone.

With what face you will go to Ka’ba, O! Ghalib,
You should be ashamed of yourself while thinking to go there



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Ye na thee hamaree qismat ke wisaal-e-yaar hota

Ye na thee hamaree qismat ke wisaal-e-yaar hota
it was not in my fate to meet my lover

agar aur jeete rehte yahee intezaar hota
had I lived longer, this would still be my only desire

2. Tere waade par jiye ham to ye jaan jhoot jaanaa
to live on your promise is to make my life a lie

ke khushee se mar na jaate agar ‘eitabaar hota
would I not have died of happiness if i trusted it

3. Teree naazukee se jaana ke bandha tha ‘ehed_booda
from your frailty I learnt that the promise was delicate

why i?

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not easy. -

 

:(

:'(

thousands of desires, each worth dying for

this is one of the best ghazals that i've heard... the lyrics are so beautiful that they just stay with u... but u dont expect anything less from Ghalib... anyone who's ever been in love and had their heart broken would be able to identify with this... the depth of the lyrics is such that it completely enthralls you...

Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi,
Ki har khwahish par dum nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan
Magar phir bhi kam nikle”

...thousands of desires, each worth dying for...
many of them I have realized...yet I yearn for more...

Thousands of desires, each worth dying for...
many of them I have realized...yet I yearn for more...

Why should my killer (lover) be afraid? No one will hold her responsible
for the blood which will continuously flow through my eyes all my life

We have heard about the dismissal of Adam from Heaven,
With a more humiliation, I am leaving the street on which you live...

Oh tyrant, your true personality will be known to all
if the curls of my hair slip through my turban!

But if someone wants to write her a letter, they can ask me,
every morning I leave my house with my pen on my ear.

In that age, I turned to drinking (alcohol)
and then the time came when my entire world was occupied by alcohol

From whom I expected justice/praise for my weakness
turned out to be more injured with the same cruel sword

When in love, there is little difference between life and death
we live by looking at the infidel who we are willing to die for

Put some pressure on your heart to remove that cruel arrow,
for if the arrow comes out, so will your heart...and your life.

For god's sake, don't lift the cover off any secrets you tyrant
the infidel might turn out to be my lover!

The preacher and the bar's entrance are way apart
yet I saw him entering the bar as I was leaving!

thousands of desires, each worth dying for...
many of them I have realized...yet I yearn for more



azaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bohat niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle

Daray kyon mera qaatil? kya rahega us ki gardan par?
Voh khoon, jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yoon dam-ba-dam nikle

Daray kyon mera qaatil? kya rahega us ki gardan par?
Voh khoon, jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yoon dam-ba-dam nikle

Nikalna khuld se aadam ka soonte aaye hain lekin
Bahot be-aabru hokar tere kooche se hum nikle

Bharam khul jaaye zaalim! teri qaamat ki daraazi ka
Agar is tarahe par pech-o-kham ka pech-o-kham nikle

Magar likhvaaye koi usko khat, to hum se likhvaaye
Hui subaha, aur ghar se kaan par rakh kar qalam nikle

Hui is daur mein mansoob mujh se baada aashaami
Phir aaya voh zamaana, jo jahaan mein jaam-e-jaam nikle

Hui jin se tavaqqa khastagi ki daad paane ki
Voh ham se bhi zyaada khasta e tegh e sitam nikle

Mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jeenay aur marnay ka
Usi ko dekh kar jeetay hain, jis kaafir pe dam nikle

Zara kar jor seene par ki teer-e-pursitam niklejo
Wo nikle to dil nikle, jo dil nikle to dam nikle

Khuda ke waaste parda na kaabe se uthaa zaalim
Kaheen aisa na ho yaan bhi wahi kaafir sanam nikle

Kahaan maikhane ka darwaaza Ghalib aur kahaan vaaiz
Par itna jaantay hain kal voh jaata tha ke ham nikle

Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bohat niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle...

kabhee nekee bhee uske jee meiN gar aa jaaye hai mujhse

1. kabhee nekee bhee uske jee meiN gar aa jaaye hai mujhse
jafaayeN karke apnee yaad sharma jaaye hai mujhse

[ jafaayeN = opression/tyranny of a beloved ]

2. KHudaaya ! jazbaa-e-dil kee magar taaseer ulTee hai
ki jitna khiNtchataa hooN aur khiNtchtaa jaaye hai mujhse

[ jazbaa-e-dil = emotions, taaseer = impression ]

3. woh bad_KHoo aur meree daastan-e-ishq tulaanee
ibaarat muKHtasar, qaasid bhee ghabra jaaye hai mujhse

[ bad_KHoo = bad habits, tulaanee = long, ibaarat = diction/
admonishing, muKHtasar = concise, qaasid = messenger ]

4. udhar woh bad_GHumaanee hai, idhar yeh naatavaanee hai
na poocha jaaye hai us'se, na bola jaaye hai mujhse

[ badGHumaanee = suspicion, naatavaanee = weakness ]

5. sambhalne de mujhe 'ei na_ummidee kya qayaamat hai
ki daamaan-e-KHayaal-e-yaar chooTa jaaye hai mujhse

6. takalluf bartaraf nazzaaragee meiN bhee sahi, lekin
woh dekha jaaye, kab ye zulm dekha jaaye hai mujhse

[ taqalluf = hesitation/formality, bartaraf = suspend ]

7. hue haiN paaNv hee pehle nabard-e-ishq meiN zaKHmee
na bhaaga jaaye hai mujhse, na Thehra jaaye hai mujhse

[ nabard-e-ishaq = struggle in love ]

8. qayaamat hai ke howe muddaee ka ham_safar 'GHalib'
woh kaafir, jo KHuda ko bhee na sauNpa jaaye hai mujhse

Dil hi to ha

1.      dil hee to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aaye kyoN ?
royeNge  ham   hazaar  baar,  koee  hameiN  sataaye  kyoN ?

[ sang = stone, KHisht = brick ]

2.      dair naheeN, haram naheeN,  dar naheeN, aastaaN naheeN
baiTHe haiN rehguzar pe ham, GHair hameiN uTHaaye kyoN ?

[ dair = temple, haram = mosque, dar = gate, aastaaN = abode,
rehguzar = path/way ]

3.      jab woh  jamaal-e-dil_faroz, soorat-e-meher-e-neem_roz
aap hee ho nazzaara_soz, parde meiN muNh chupaaye kyoN ?

[ jamaal = beauty, faroz = shining/luminous, meher = sun,
neem_roz = mid day, nazzaara_soz = beautiful/worth seeing ]

4.      dashna-e-GHamza jaaN_sitaaN, naawak-e-naaz be_panaah
tera hee  aks-e-ruKH  sahee, saamne  tere aaye  kyoN ?

[ dashna = dagger, GHamza = amorous glance, jaaN_sitaaN = distroying
life, naawak = a kind of arrow, aks = image ]

5.      qaid-e-hayaat-o-band-e-GHam  asl meiN dono  ek haiN
maut se  pehle  aadmee  GHam  se  nijaat paaye kyoN ?

[ hayaat = life, band-e-Gham = conceled sorrows,
nijaat = release/liberation ]

6.      husn aur uspe  husn_zan rah gayee bulhawas ki sharm
apne  pe  'eitmaad  hai,  GHair  ko  aazmaaye  kyoN ?

[ husn_zan = favourable view, bulhawas = slave of passions/very
greedy, 'eitmaad = reliance/dependance ]

7.      waaN wo GHuroor-e-iz'z-o-naaz yaaN yeh hijaab-e-paas-e-waz'a
raah  meiN  ham  mile  kahaaN,  bazm  meiN  wo  bulaaye kyoN ?

[ GHuroor = pride, iz'z-o-naaz = respect and beauty,
hijaab = veil/modesty, paas = regard, waz'a = behaviour ]

8.      haaN  wo  naheeN  KHuda_parast,  jaao  wo be_wafa sahee
jisko ho deen-o-dil 'azeez, uskee galee meiN jaaye kyoN ?

[ parast = worshipper, deen = religion/faith ]

9.      'GHalib'-e-KHasta ke baGHair kaun se kaam band haiN ?
roiye   zaar-zaar  kya,   keejiye   haay-haay  kyoN ?

[ KHasta = sick/injured, zaar-zaar = bitterly ]

dekhna qismat ki aap apne pe rashk aajaaye hai

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1.      dekhna  qismat  ki aap  apne  pe  rashk  aajaaye hai
        maiN use; dekhooN, bhalaa kab mujhse dekha jaaye hai

        [ rashk = envy ]

2.      haath dho dil se yahee garmee gar andeshe meiN hai
        aabgeena  tundee-e-sahbaa   se  pighla  jaaye  hai

        [ andesha = suspicion, aabgeena = a crystal glass,
          tundee = heat, sahbaa = red wine ]

3.      GHair ko yaarab ! woh kyoNkar mana'a-e-gustaaKHee kare ?
        gar haya  bhee  usko  aatee  hai  to sharma  jaaye hai

4.      shauq ko ye lat ke hardam  naala KheeNche jaayiye
        dil ki woh haalat ki dam lene se ghabra jaaye hai

5.      door chashm-e-bad ! teree bazm-e-tarab se waah-waah
        naGHma ho  jaata hai waaN  gar naala mera jaaye hai

        [ bad = wicked, tarab = joy, naala = lamentation ]

6.      GHarche hai tarz-e-taGHaaful, pardaadaar-e-raaz-e-ishq
        par ham  'eise  khoye jaate  haiN ki woh paa jaaye hai

        [ taGHaaful = negligence, pardaadar = one who puts on a veil ]

7.      uskee bazm_aaraaiyaaN sunkar dil-e-raNjoor yaaN
        misl-e-naqsh-e-muddaa-e-GHair baiTHa jaaye  hai

        [ aaraaiyaaN = decorations, raNjoor = sad/distressed, misl = record,
          naqsh = copy/print ]

8.      hoke aashiq woh  paree_ruKH aur naazuk ban gaya
        rang khulta jaaye hai, jitna ki uData jaaye hai

        [ paree_ruKH = angel faced ]

9.      naqsh  ko uske  musawwir  par bhee  kya-kya  naaz hai
        kheeNchta hai jis qadar, utana hee khiNchta jaaye hai

        [ naqsh = copy/print, musawwir = painter ]

10.     saaya meraa mujhse  misl-e-dood bhaage hai 'Asad'
        paas mujh aatish_bazaaN ke kisse Thahra jaaye hai

        [ misl-e-dood = like smoke ]

world is like child play infront of me

1.      baazeechaa-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aage
hota hai shab-o-roz  tamaasha  mere aage

[ baazeechaa = play/sport, atfaal = children ]

2.      ik khel hai auraNg-e-sulemaaN mere nazdeek
ik  baat  hai 'eijaz-e-maseeha  mere  aage

[ auraNg = throne, 'eijaz = miracle ]

3.      juz naam naheeN soorat-e-aalam mujhe manzoor
juz waham naheeN  hastee-e-ashiya  mere aage

[ juz = other than, aalam = world, hastee = existence,
ashiya = things/items ]

4.      hota hai nihaaN  gard  meiN sehara mere hote
ghisata hai jabeeN KHaak pe dariya mere aage

[ nihaaN = hidden, gard = dust, sehara = desert, jabeeN = forehead ]

5.      mat pooch ke kya haal hai mera tere peeche ?
too  dekh  ke  kya  rang  tera  mere  aage

6.      sach kahte ho, KHudbeen-o-KHud_aaraa na kyoN hooN ?
baiTha   hai   but-e-aainaa_seemaa   mere    aage

[ KHudbeen = proud/arrogant, KHud_aaraa = self adorer,
but = beloved, aainaa_seemaa = like the face of a mirror ]

7.      fir dekhiye andaaz-e-gul_afshaani-e-guftaar
rakh de koee  paimaanaa-o-sahba  mere  aage

[ gul_afshaanee = to scatter flowers, guftaar = speech/discourse,
sahaba =  wine, esp. red wine ]

8.      nafrat ka gumaaN guzare hai, maiN rashk se guzaraa
kyoN  kar  kahooN,  lo  naam  na  uska  mere  aage

[ gumaaN = doubt, rashk = envy ]

9.      imaaN mujhe roke hai jo khiNche hai mujhe  kufr
ka'aba   mere  peeche  hai  kaleesa  mere  aage

[ kufr = impiety, kaleesa = church/cathedral ]

10.     aashiq hooN, pe maashooq_farebee hai mera kaam
majnooN  ko  bura  kehti  hai laila  mere aage

[ farebee = a fraud/cheat ]

11.     KHush hote haiN par wasl meiN yoN mar naheeN jaate
aayee   shab-e-hijaraaN  ki   tamanna   mere  aage

[ hijr = separation ]

12.     hai mauj_zan ik qulzum-e-KHooN, kaash, yahee ho
aata  hai  abhee  dekhiye  kya-kya   mere  aage

[ mauj_zan = exciting, qulzum = sea, KHooN = blood ]

13.     go haath ko jumbish naheeN aaNhoN meiN to dam hai
rehne   do   abhee  saaGHar-o-meena   mere   aage

[ jumbish = movement/vibration, saaGHar-o-meena = goblet ]

14.     ham_pesha-o-ham_masharb-o-ham_raaz  hai mera
'GHalib' ko bura kyoN kaho achchaa mere aage !

[ ham_pesha = of the same profession, ham_masharb = of the
same habits/a fellow boozer, ham_raaz = confidant ]

aah ko chaahiye ik 'umr asar hone tak

1.      aah  ko chaahiye  ik 'umr  asar hone  tak
kaun jeeta hai teree zulf ke sar hone tak ?

2.      daam har mauj meiN hai halqa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahaNg
dekhaiN  kya  guzre hai qatre  pe guhar hone tak

[ daam = net/trap, mauj = wave, halqa = ring/circle, sad = hundred,
nahaNg = crocadile, sad_kaam-e-nahaNg = crocadile with a hundred
jaws, guhar = pearl ]

3.      aashiqee  sabr  talab   aur  tamanna   betaab
dil ka kya rang karooN KHoon-e-jigar hone tak ?

[ sabr = patience, talab = search ]

4.      ham ne  maana  ke taGHaful na karoge, lekin
KHaak ho jaayeNge ham tumko KHabar hone tak

[ taGHaful = neglect/ignore ]

5.      partav-e-khur se hai shabnam ko fana'a ki taaleem
maiN  bhee  hooN ik  inaayat  ki  nazar  hone tak

[ partav-e-khur = sun's reflection/light/image, shabnam = dew,
fana'a = mortality, inaayat = favour ]

6.      yak_nazar besh naheeN fursat-e-hastee GHaafil
garmi-e-bazm  hai  ik raqs-e-sharar  hone tak

[ besh = too much/lots, fursat-e-hastee = duration of life,
GHaafil = careless, raqs = dance, sharar = flash/fire ]

7.      GHam-e-hastee ka 'Asad' kis'se ho juz marg ilaaz
shamma'a har rang meiN jaltee hai sahar hone tak

[ hastee = life/existence, juz = other than, marg = death,
sahar = morning ]

every work can not be easy-> Mirza Ghalib

1.      bus ki dushwaar hai har kaam ka aasaaN hona
        aadmee ko bhee muyassar naheeN  insaaN hona

        [ dushwaar = difficult, muyassar = possible ]

2.      giriya chaahe hai KHaraabee mere kaashaane ki
        dar-o-deevaar se  Tapke  hai bayaabaaN   hona

        [ giriyaaN = weeping, kaashaana = house, bayaabaaN = wilderness ]

3.      waa-e-deewaangee-e-shauq, ke har dam mujhko
        aap jaana udhar aur aap  hee  hairaaN  hona

4.      jalva  az_bas  ki taqaaza-e-nigah  karta hai
        jauhar-e-aaina bhee chaahe hai mizhgaaN hona

        [ az = from/then/by, jauhar = skill/knowledge, mizhgaaN = eyelid ]

5.      ishrat-e-qatl_gah-e-'ehl-e-tamanna  mat pooch
        id-e-nazzaara  hai shamsheer  ka uriyaaN hona

        [ ishrat = joy/delight, shamsheer = sword, uriyaaN = naked/bare ]

6.      le gaye KHaak meiN ham daaGH-e-tamanna-e-nishaat
        too  ho  aur  aap  ba_sad_rang-e-gulistaaN  hona

        [ nishaat (or nashaat) = enthusiasm/happiness, sad_rang = hundred
          colours ]

7.      ishrat-e-paara-e-dil,  zaKHm-e-tamanna_KHaana
        lazzat-e-reesh-e-jigar GHarq-e-namakdaaN hona

        [ ishrat = joy/delight, paara = fragment/piece, lazzat = taste,
          reesh = wound, GHarq = drown/sink, namakdaaN = container to
          keep salt ]

8.      kee mere qatl ke baad usne jafa se tauba
        haay us zood_pashemaaN ka pashemaaN hona

        [ jafa = oppression, zood = quickly, pashemaaN = ashamed/
          embarrassed ]

9.      haif  us chaar girah kapDe  ki qismat 'GHalib'
        jis ki qismat meiN ho aashiq ka girebaaN hona

        [ haif = alas!, girah = one sixteenth of a yard, girebaaN = collar ]