diya hai dil agar usko bashar hai kya kahiye
diyā hai dil agar us ko bashar hai kyā kahiye
huā raqīb to ho nāma-bar hai kyā kahiye
he's human, gave his heart to her, what can I even say
the messenger's become my foe, so let him be this way
ye zid ki aaj na aave aur aa.e bin na rahe
qazā se shikva hameñ kis qadar hai kyā kahiye
it surely has to come some day, but insists not today
the grievance that I bear 'gainst death, pray, how do I portray
rahe hai yuuñ gah-o-be-gah ki kū-e-dost ko ab
agar na kahiye ki dushman kā ghar hai kyā kahiye
resides my rival all the time in my beloved's street
thus calling it my foe's abode, would then be only meet
zahe karishma ki yuuñ de rakkhā hai ham ko fareb
ki bin kahe hī unheñ sab ḳhabar hai kyā kahiye
tis miracle of beauty that she fools me in this way
claims that she knows what's in my heart, and leaves me naught to say
samajh ke karte haiñ bāzār meñ vo pursish-e-hāl
ki ye kahe ki sar-e-rahguzar hai kyā kahiye
she purposely, in the bazaar, seeks after my welfare
knowing full well that publicly, my plaints I will not air
tumheñ nahīñ hai sar-e-rishta-e-vafā kā ḳhayāl
hamāre haath meñ kuchh hai magar hai kyā kahiye
of beginning of faithfulness, you have no least concern
there's something in my fist but say, can you even discern?
unheñ savāl pe zom-e-junūñ hai kyuuñ laḌiye
hameñ javāb se qat-e-nazar hai kyā kahiye
why fight with her when she presumes, my pleas to be insane
to her replies I pay no heed, as naught I will obtain
hasad sazā-e-kamāl-e-suḳhan hai kyā kiije
sitam bahā-e-matā-e-hunar hai kyā kahiye
alas! for excellence in verse, envy's the punishment
what can one say, torture's the price, for one's accomplisment
kahā hai kis ne ki 'ġhālib' burā nahīñ lekin
sivā.e is ke ki āshufta-sar hai kyā kahiye
though there is no one who will say, Gaalib is good, but pray,
save for the fact frenzied in love, what else is there to say
diya hai dil agar us ko bashar hai kya kahiye
hua raqib to ho nama-bar hai kya kahiye
he's human, gave his heart to her, what can I even say
the messenger's become my foe, so let him be this way
ye zid ki aaj na aawe aur aae bin na rahe
qaza se shikwa hamein kis qadar hai kya kahiye
it surely has to come some day, but insists not today
the grievance that I bear 'gainst death, pray, how do I portray
rahe hai yun gah-o-be-gah ki ku-e-dost ko ab
agar na kahiye ki dushman ka ghar hai kya kahiye
resides my rival all the time in my beloved's street
thus calling it my foe's abode, would then be only meet
zahe karishma ki yun de rakkha hai hum ko fareb
ki bin kahe hi unhen sab KHabar hai kya kahiye
tis miracle of beauty that she fools me in this way
claims that she knows what's in my heart, and leaves me naught to say
samajh ke karte hain bazar mein wo pursish-e-haal
ki ye kahe ki sar-e-rahguzar hai kya kahiye
she purposely, in the bazaar, seeks after my welfare
knowing full well that publicly, my plaints I will not air
tumhein nahin hai sar-e-rishta-e-wafa ka KHayal
hamare hath mein kuchh hai magar hai kya kahiye
of beginning of faithfulness, you have no least concern
there's something in my fist but say, can you even discern?
unhen sawal pe zom-e-junun hai kyun laDiye
hamein jawab se qat-e-nazar hai kya kahiye
why fight with her when she presumes, my pleas to be insane
to her replies I pay no heed, as naught I will obtain
hasad saza-e-kamal-e-suKHan hai kya kije
sitam baha-e-mata-e-hunar hai kya kahiye
alas! for excellence in verse, envy's the punishment
what can one say, torture's the price, for one's accomplisment
kaha hai kis ne ki 'ghaalib' bura nahin lekin
siwae is ke ki aashufta-sar hai kya kahiye
though there is no one who will say, Gaalib is good, but pray,
save for the fact frenzied in love, what else is there to say
Source:
Deewan-e-Ghalib Jadeed (Pg. 415)
- Author: Mirza Ghalib
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- Publisher: Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Bhopal
- Year of Publication: 1982
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