main aur bazm-e-mai se yun tishna-kaam aaun
maiñ aur bazm-e-mai se yuuñ tishna-kām aa.uuñ
gar maiñ ne kī thī tauba saaqī ko kyā huā thā
thirsty from gathering of wine would I leave this way
if I had vowed to abstain where was the saaqii pray?
hai ek tiir jis meñ donoñ chhide paḌe haiñ
vo din ga.e ki apnā dil se jigar judā thā
both of these lie pierced now, with merely one dart
those days are past when my heart and liver were apart
darmāñdagī meñ 'ġhālib' kuchh ban paḌe to jānūñ
jab rishta be-girah thā nāḳhun girah-kushā thā
achievement would be if in sorrow's desperation be
when threads possessed no knots, my nails, possessed facility
main aur bazm-e-mai se yun tishna-kaam aaun
gar main ne ki thi tauba saqi ko kya hua tha
thirsty from gathering of wine would I leave this way
if I had vowed to abstain where was the saaqii pray?
hai ek tir jis mein donon chhide paDe hain
wo din gae ki apna dil se jigar juda tha
both of these lie pierced now, with merely one dart
those days are past when my heart and liver were apart
darmandagi mein 'ghaalib' kuchh ban paDe to jaanun
jab rishta be-girah tha naKHun girah-kusha tha
achievement would be if in sorrow's desperation be
when threads possessed no knots, my nails, possessed facility
Source:
Deewan-e-Ghalib Jadeed (Pg. 192)
- Author: Mirza Ghalib
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- Publisher: Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Bhopal
- Year of Publication: 1982
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