Woh firaaq aur woh vissal kahaN
Woh shab-O-roz-O-maah-O-saal kahaaN

Fursat-E-karobaar-E-shauq kise
Zauq-E nazzaara-E jamaal KahaaN

Dil to dil vo dimagh bhi na raha
Shor-E-sauda E khatt-O-Khal KahaaN

Thi wo ik shakhs ke tasawwur se
Ab wo raanaayi-E-khayal kahaaN

Aisaa aasaaN nahiN lahoo ronaa
Dil meN taaqat jigar meN haal kahaaN

Humse chhuta Qumaar-khana E-ishq
WaaN Jo JayeN girah meN maal kahaaN

Fikr-E-duniya meN sar khapata HuN
MaiN kahaaN aur yeh vabaal kahaaN

Muzmahil ho gaye Quwaa ‘Ghalib’
Woh anaasir meN aitedaal kahaaN

Dard se mere hai tujhko beqaraarii haaye haaye
Kyaa hui zaalim teri Ghafalatshi’aari haaye haaye

Tere dil meN gar na thaa aashob-E-Gham kaa hausalaa
Tu ne phir kyun kii thii merii Gham-gusaari haaye haaye

Kyun meri Gham-Khaaragii kaa thujhko aayaa thaa Khyaal
Dushmanii apanii thii merii dost daari haaye haaye

Umr bhar kaa tuune paimaan-E-vafaa baaNdhaa to kyaa
Umr ko bhii to nahiN hai paayadaari haaye haaye

Zahr lagtii hai mujhe aab-O-havaa-E-zindagii
Yaa’nii tujh se thi ise naasaazgaari haaye haaye

Ghulfeshaani haaye naaz-E-jalvaa ko kya ho gaya
Khaak par hoti hai terii laalaakaari haaye haaye

Sharm-E-rusvaayii se jaa chhupnaa naqaab-E-Khaak meN
Khatm hai ulfat kii tujh par pardaadaari haaye haaye

Khaak meN naamuus-E-paimaan-E-muhabbat mil gayii
Uth gayii dunyaa se raah-O-rasm-E-yaari haaye haaye

Haath hi teGh-aazmaa kaa kaam se jaataa rahaa
Dil pe ik lagne naa paayaa zakhm-e-kaari haaye haaye

Kis tarah kaaTe koii shab_haaye taar-E-barshigaal
Hai nazar khun kardaa-E-akhtar-shumaari haaye haaye

Gosh mahjuur-E-payaam-O-chashm mahruum-E-jamaal
Ek dil, tis par ye naa-ummiid-vaari haaye haaye

Ishq ne pakaRa na thaa ‘Ghalib’ abhii vahshat ka rang
Rah gaya thaa dil meN jo kuchh zauq-E-Khaari haaye haaye

Koyi ummeed bar naheeN aatii
Koyi soorat nazar naheeN aatee

Maut ka ek din mu’ayyan hai
NeeNd kyuN raat bhar naheeN aaatii?

Aage aatii thii haal-e-dil pe haNsi
Ab kisii baat par naheeN aatii

Jaanta hooN sawaab-e-taa’at-o-zohd
Par tabee’at idhar naheeN aatii

Hai kuchch aeisee hi baat jo chup huN
Warna kya baat kar naheeN aatii

KyoN na cheeKHooN K yaad karate haiN
Meree aawaaz gar naheeN aatii

DaaGH-e-dil gar nazar naheeN aata
Boo bhee ae chaaraagar ! naheeN aatii

Ham wahaaN haiN jahaaN se hamko bhee
Kuchch hamaaree KHabar naheeN aatii

Marte haiN aarzoo meiN marne ki
Maut aatii hai par naheeN aatii

Kaa’baa’ kis muNh se jaaoge ‘GHalib’
Sharm tumko magar naheeN aatii

The life I want, may not be the life I am living.

The dreams I have seen, may not be, for now, alive.

To get it, I must risk a lot! Life as I know it, dreams as I see them.

Everything.

The life that I want, the dreams I have seen.

Do I want them enough?

enough to risk it all?

all?

I must risk it all to find out the answers…

but, do I risk it all?

all?

…

—

“…न हो मरना, तो जीने का मज़ा क्या?” – मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब

“…but those who do not observe the impulse of their own minds must, of necessity be unhappy.” – The Meditations, Marcus Aurelius.

—

“हवस को है निशाते-कार क्या-क्या| न हो मरना, तो जीने का मज़ा क्या?” – मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब

“Do wrong to thyself, do wrong to thyself, my soul; but later thou wilt no longer have the opportunity of respecting and honoring thyself. For every man has but one life. But yours is nearly finished, though in it you had no regard for yourself, but placed thy felicity in the souls of others… But those who do not observe the impulses of their own minds must of necessity by unhappy.“  – The Meditations, Marcus Aurelius.

S.

Dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht, dard se bhar na aaye kyuN
RoyeNge ham hazaar baar koi hameiN sataaye  kyuN

Dair nahi, haram nahi, dar nahi, aastaN nahi
Baithe hain rahguzar pe ham, ghair hamein uthaaye kyuN

Jab wo jamal-e-dilfaroz, surat-e-mahr-e-nimaroz
Aap hi ho nazaarasoz, parde mein munh chupaaye kyuN

Dashna-e-gamza jansitaN, nawak-e-naz bepanaah
Tera hi aks-e-rukh sahi, samane tere aaye kyuN

Qaid-e-hayat-o-band-e-gham asl mein donoN ek haiN
Maut se pahle aadmi gham se najat paaye   kyuN

Husn aur us pe husn-e-zan rah gayi bulahawas ki sharm
Apne pe etimaad hai ghair ko aazamaaye   kyuN

WaN wo ghuroor-e-izz-o-naz, yaN ye hijab-e-pas waz’a
Raah mein ham milen kahaN, bazm mein wo bulaaye kyuN

HaaN wo nahi khudaparast, jaao wo bewafa sahi
Jisko ho din-o-dil aziz, us ki gali mein jaaye kyuN

“Ghalib”-e-khastaa k baghair kaun se kam band haiN
Roiye zar-zar kyaa, kijiye haaye-haaye kyuN


Ishq mujhko nahin wahshat hi sahi
Meri wahshat teri shohrat hi sahi

Qat’aa kieje na taa’alluq hum se
Kuchh nahin hai to adaawat hi sahi

Mere hone main hai kya ruswaai
Ye woh majlis nahin khalwat hi sahi

Hum bhi dushman to nahin hain apne
Ghair ko tujh se mohabbat hi sahi

Apni hasti hi se ho jo kuchh ho
Aagahi gar nahin ghaflat hi sahi

Umr harchand k hai barq-E-kharaam
Dil ko khuN karne ki fursat hi sahi

Hum koi tark-e-wafaa karte hain
Naa sahi ishq, museebat hi sahi

Kuchh to de Ae falak-e-na-insaaf
Aah-o-fariyaad ki rukhsat hi sahi

Hum bhi tasleem ki khuu dalenge
Be – neyaazi teri aadat hi sahi!!!

Yaar se chheR chali jaaye “Asad”
Gar nahin wasl to hasrat hi sahi

Lyrics by Mirza Ghalib

har ek baat pe kahate ho tum ki tuu kyaa hai
tumhii.n kaho ke ye a.ndaaz-e-guftaguu kyaa hai

Andaaz: Genre, Manner, Mode, Type, Style, Way
Guftaguu: Conversation, Discourse, Speech, Talk

na shole me.n ye karishmaa na barq me.n ye adaa
koii bataao ki vo shoKh-e-tu.nd-Khuu kyaa hai

Shola: Blaze, Light
Karishmaa: Wonder, Miracle
Barq: Lightning
Adaa: Beauty, Charm, Elegance, Fascination, Grace, Payment Of Debt Performance, Pose, Settlement, Style
Shokh: Attractive, Bold, Bright, Coquettish One, Daring, Insolent, Kittenish, Lascivious, Malapert, Mischief
Tund: Quick, swift, rapid, fast, fleet; brisk, active; hot, sharp, acrid; hot-spirited, impetuous, hasty; severe, stern, acrimonious; fierce, furious, violent
Khoo: Nature, disposition, temper; habit, custom; way, manner
Tund-khuu: Hot-tempered, passionate, irascible, violent-tempered, furious; fretful, peevish

ye rashk hai ki vo hotaa hai hamsuKhan hamase
vagarnaa Khauf-e-bad_aamozii-e-adu kyaa hai

Rashk: Envy, Jealousy, Malice
Ham-Sukhan: To Speak Together, To Agree, Someone who agrees with you
Vagarnaa: Otherwise
Khauf: Awe, Fear, Jeopardy, Jitters, Threat
Bad: Bad, evil, wicked, vicious, corrupt, mischievous; inauspicious, unlucky
Aamozii: Education, Teaching
Bad_Aamozii: Mis-education, Incorrect teachings
Ad: From Aadha — half, partial, partly
Adu: Foe, Enemy

chipak rahaa hai badan par lahuu se pairaahan
hamaarii jeb ko an ab haajat-e-rafuu kyaa hai

Chipaknaa: To Adhere
Lahuu: Blood
Pairaahan: Dress, Shirt, Robe, Cloth
Jeb: Pocket
An: A negative or privative prefix
Haajat: Want, need, necessity, exigency, poverty; a thing wanted, an object of want or need, a requirement, a needful or requisite thing, affair or business; a call of nature; hope, wish
Rafuu: Darning, Mending, Repair, Stitching
An-Haajat-e-Rafuu: Unnecessary need for darning

jalaa hia jism jahaa.N dil bhii jal gayaa hogaa
kuredte ho jo ab raakh justajuu kyaa hai

Jism: Body
Kurednaa: To scratch, scrape, rake, poke, stir (a fire, &c.); to scrape or scratch up (with a rake or other instrument); to grub up or out, to explore; to scoop out
Rakkh: Ash
Justajuu: Desire, Inquiry, Quest, Search

rago.n me.n dau.Date phirane ke ham nahii.n qaayal
jab aa.Nkh hii se na Tapakaa to phir lahuu kyaa hai

Rag: Nerve, Vessele, Veins
Phirna: Back Out, Ramble, Rove, Revolve, Turn, Twist, Wander, Whirl
Qaayal: Fan, Follower, In Favour Of, Fond (Of)

vo chiiz jisake liye hamako ho bahisht aziiz
sivaa_e baadaa-e-gulfaam-e-mushkabuu kyaa hai

Bahisht: Heaven, Paradise
Aziiz: Beloved, Dear, Desirable, Esteemed, German, Favourite, Honored, Kin, Kinsman, Relative, Respected
Sivaa: Except, Save, But, Besides, Other Than, More
Baadaa: Booze, Win
Gulfaam: Delicate And Fragrant Like Flowers
Muskhkabuu: Like The Smell Of Musk

piyuu.N sharaab agar Khum bhii dekh luu.N do chaar
ye shiishaa-o-qadaah-o-kuuzaa-o-subuu kyaa hai

Khum: Wine Barrel
Shiishaa: Glass, Mirror, Windowpane, Bottle
Qadaah: Peg, Goblet, Wine
Kuuzaa: Wine Pitcher
Subuu: Wine Pitcher

rahii na taaqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhii
to kis ummiid pe kahiye ke aarzuu kyaa hai

Taaqat: Ability, Capability, Energy, Faculty, Force, Might, Power, Strength, Tantamount, Valiant, Vigour
Guftaar: Conversation, Discourse, Speech, Talk
Ummiid: Anticipation, Chances, Expectation, Hope, Trust
Aarzuu: Aspiration, Desire, Hankering, Hunger, Longing, Solicitude, Wish, Yearning, Yen

banaa hai shaah kaa musaahib, phire hai itaraataa
vagarnaa shahar me.n “Ghalib” kii aabaruu kyaa hai

Shaah: King, Prince, Monarch
Musaahib: Comrade, Associate
Itaraana: To exult greatly or unduly; to behave with pride, or self-conceitedness, or boastfulness, or arrogance, or insolence; to give oneself airs (by reason of), to be conceited or vain or supercilious; to act affectedly or coquettishly; to strut, swagger, show off
Ghalib: A reference to the poet, Mirza Ghalib
Aabruu: Credit, Chastity, Dignity, Honor, Fame, Good Name, Reputation, Respect, Status

Lyrics by Mirza Ghalib

main hoon mushtaq-e-jafa mujh pe jafa aur sahi
tum ho be-daad se khush is se siva aur sahi

Mushtaq: Ardent, Eager, Interested, Keen
Jafa: Oppression, Unfaithful, Injustice, Injury, Violence
Be-daad: Iniquity, Injustice, Oppression

ghair ki marg ka gham kis liye ai ghairat.e.maah!
hain havas-pesha bohat woh na hua aur sahi

Ghair: Stranger, Foreigner, Besides, Other, Different, Alien, Bad, Without, Except, But, Save
Marg: Death
Gham: Concern, Care, Grief, Sorrow, Woe
Ghairat: Honor, Modesty, Bashfulness, Envy, Enmity, Shame, Fear Of Exposure
Maah: Moon, Month
Havas: Ambition, Desire, Lust, Greed
Peshaa: Craft, Trade, Profession

tum ho butt phir tumhein pindaar-e-khudayii kyun hai
tum khuda-vand hi kehlao khuda aur sahi

Butt: Beloved, Icon, Idol, Image, Lover, Sculpture, Statute
Pindaar: Arrogance, Ego, Pride, Self-esteem
Khydaayii: God. ship, godhead, divinity, providence; almighty power, omnipotence;—creation, nature, the world

husn main hoor se badhkar nahin hone ke kamii
aap ka sheva-o-andaaz-o-adaa aur sahi

Hoor: Virgin Of Paradise, Nymph, Beauty
Shevaa: Tradition, Way, Behaviour, Habit, Manner, Nature
Andaaz: Genre, Manner, Mode, Type, Style
Adaa: Beauty, Charm, Elegance, Fascination, Grace, Payment Of Debt Performance, Pose, Settlement, Style

tere kooche ka hai maa-ind mein muztar mera
kabaa ik aur sahi kibla numaa aur sahi

Koocha: A Narrow Street, Lane
Maa: Which, that which, what, whatever, whatsoever;—somewhat, something;—who, he who; those who
Ind: At, near, nigh, about; by, close by; with, present with; in the presence of; at the place of; at the time of; among, amongst
Muztar: Restless
Kabaa: House Of Allah In Mecca
Kibla: That part to which people turn their face when at prayer; Mecca, an altar
Numaa: Showing, exhibiting, pointing out;—showing itself, appearing (used as last member of compounds)
Kibla-numaa: An arrow/sign that points to the direction of Mecca (for prayer)

kyun na firdaus mein dozakh ko mila lein yaarab!
sair ke vaaste thodi si fazaa aur sahi

Firdaus: Garden, Heaven, Paradise
Dozakh: Hell
Yaarab: O God (It Is Used As An Interjection)
Sair: Walk, Excursion, Recreation, Amusement, Stroll In, Visit
Vaaste: For, For The Sake Of, On behalf of
Fazaa: Atmosphere, Environment

mujh ko wo do ke jise khaake na paanii maanguun
zehar kuch aur sahi aab-e-baqa aur sahi

Zehar: Poison
Aab: Brightness, Brilliance, Cool, Water, Splendor, Elegance, Gloss,Polish, Temper Steel, Luster Gems
Baqa: Remaining; duration, permanence; eternity; immortality
Aab-e-Baqaa: Water from the fountain of immortality

koi duniya mein magar baagh nahi vaaiz
khuld be-baagh hai khair aab-o-havaa aur sahi

Baagh: Garden, Orchard, Grove
Vaaiz: Preacher, Advisor, Religious Wise Man, Learned Man, Wise Man
Khuld: Heaven, Paradise
Khair: Good, Best, Very Well, Welfare, Happiness
Aab-o-Havaa: Water and Air

mujhse ‘Ghalib’ yeh Allah hi Alaai ne ghazal likhvaayi
ek bedaad jale ranj-e-saza aur sahi

Ghalib: A reference to the poet, Mirza Ghalib
Alaai: Per comment below, a reference to the saint Alauddin Aulia
Ranj: Distress, Grief, Sorrow, Trouble, Inconvenience
Sazaa: Correction, Punishment, Requital

hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale
bahut nikale mere armaa.N lekin phir bhii kam nikale

There are thousands of ambitions that each such wish could consume my life
My desires , and I experience them all intensely, aren’t enough for this one lifetime.

Dare kyuu.N meraa qaatil kyaa rahegaa usakii gardan par
vo Khuu.N jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yuu.N dam-ba-dam nikale

so don’t cry , my love, you didn’t cause this pain
It was my fault that I fell so intensly in love with you.

nikalanaa Khuld se aadam kaa sunate aaye hai.n lekin
bahut be-aabaruu hokar tere kuuche se ham nikale

Of the(unclean* ) birth of man, from the womb, one has heard
but you must see my rebirth when I passed shamelessly by your door!

bharam khul jaaye zaalim tere qaamat kii daraazii kaa
agar is turraa-e-purapech-o-Kham kaa pech-o-Kham nikale

The beauty of your flowing, offending, tresses can be fully exposed/experiened
only when I let down my hair (proper attitudes) as I would open my turban.

magar likhavaaye koii usako Khat to hamase likhavaaye
huii subah aur ghar se kaan par rakkhar qalam nikale

( for a long while), I wanted no more than that I get to write the poetic letters
your many admires make me write to you,

huii is daur me.n ma.nsuub mujhase baadaa-ashaamii
phir aayaa vo zamaanaa jo jahaa.N se jaam-e-jam nikale

and I was acquainted with such intoxication during this period(of knowing you), my love
that the world , after , appeared passionless and dry.

huii jinase tavaqqo Khastagii kii daad paane kii
vo hamase bhii ziyaadaa Khastaa-e-teG-e-sitam nikale

I wandered looking for sympathy (to god)
who was himself , it turned out,was lovesick for you

muhabbat me.n nahii.n hai farq jiine aur marane kaa
usii ko dekh kar jiite hai.n jis kaafir pe dam nikale

then for me, there was no difference between living and dying
and I lived , each last breath looking at you (the infidel) from afar,

zara kar jor siine par ki tiir-e-pursitam nikale
jo vo nikle to dil nikale jo dil nikale to dam nikale

I then steeled myself and prised out the arrow of cupid from my heart
so that when it left, it took my heart with it, and with it, my last breath.

Khudaa ke vaaste pardaa na kaabe se uThaa zaalim
Kahii.n aisaa na ho yaa.N bhii vahii kaafir sanam nikale

but now you come back to me, and ask me to lift your veil(marriage for the moslems),
Stop! because you may find me as unfaitful(as you once were) in love..

Kahaa.N maiKhaane ka daravaazaa ‘Ghalib’ aur kahaa.N vaaiz
par itanaa jaanate \nhai.n kal vo jaataa thaa ke ham nikale

And now my love, that we have both been love sick like this , I wonder
Where were those days of intoxication, and what is this call to faith
(it’s like we’re in revolving doors..You now want me to be married and faithful, when at one point I would have been nothing but that, from my intoxication! )

hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale
bahut nikale mere armaa.N lekin phir bhii kam nikale

All these desires now drive my heart
and I could die of each
that no matter how much I suffer from them,
it’s still not enough .

Lyrics of Uski Hasrat Hai by Ameer Minai sung by Jagjit Singh
and
Lyrics of Meharbaan Hoke by Mirza Ghalib sung by Chitra Singh

us kii hasrat hai jise dil se miTaa bhii na sakuu.N
Dhuu.NDhane us ko chalaa huu.N jise paa bhii na sakuu.N

Hasrat: Desire, Intense Sorrow, Longing, Regret, Wish, Yearning
Mitaana: Erase, Eradicate, Exterminate, Obliterate, Quell

meharbaa.N ho ke bulaa lo mujhe chaaho jis waqt
mai.n gayaa waqt nahii.n huu.N ke phir aa bhii na sakuu.N

Meharbaan: Beneficent, Kind

daal kar khaak mere khuun pe qaatil ne kahaa
kuchh yeh mehandii nahii.n merii ke chhupaa bhii na sakuu.N

Khaakh: Ashes, Dust, Dirt, Earth, Land
Qaatil: Assassin, Homicide, Killer, Lethal, Murderer
Mehandii: The Henna plant, or Broad Egyptian Privet, Lawsonia alba, or L. inermis, or L. spinosa

zauf me.n taanaa-e-aGyaar kaa shikvaa kyaa hai
baat kuchh sar to nahii.n hai ke uThaa bhii na sakuu.N

Zauf: Weakness
Taanaa: Taunt, Sarcastic Remarks
Agyaar: Strangers, Enemy, Rivals, Plural Of ‘Gair’
Shikvaa: Complaint, Chiding

zabt kam-baKht ne aur aa ke galaa gho.NTaa hai
ke use haal sunaa_uu.N to sunaa bhii na sakuu.N

Zabt: Administration, Confiscation, Control, Fore-Beareance, Governing, Patience, Restraint, Seizure
Bakht: Destiny, Fate, Good Fortune, Luck, Prosperity
Kam_Bakht: Unfortunate, Wretched
Galaa: Throat
Ghont: A sense of suffocation
Ghontnaa: Suffocate, Throttle

zahar milataa hii nahii.n mujhako sitam_gar varnaa
kyaa qasam hai tere milane kii ke khaa bhii na sakuu.N

Zahar: Poison, Venom
Sitamgar: Oppressor, Tyrant
Varnaa: And If Not, Else, Otherwise
Qasam: An Oath

us ke pahaluu me.n jo lejaa ke sulaa duu.N dil ko
niind aisii use aaye ke jagaa bhii na sakuu.N

Pahaluu: Side, Advantage, Flank Of An Army, Lap
Niind: Sleep

naqsh-e-paa dekh to luu.N laakh karuu.Ngaa sajade
sar meraa arsh nahii.n hai ki jhukaa bhii na sakuu.N

Naqsh: Copy, Engraving, Print, Painting, Picture, Mark
Paa: Feet
Sajda: Bow In Prayer, Touching The Forehead To The Ground, To Prostrate Oneself
Arsh: Roof, Canopy, Heaven, Highest Heaven, Seventh Heaven, Closest To God, Sky

bevafaa likhate hai.n vo apanii kalam se mujh ko
ye vo qismat kaa likhaa hai jo miTaa bhii na sakuu.N

Bevafaa: Faithless, Ungrateful, Treacherous, Unfaithful
Kalam: Pen

is tarah soye hai.n sar rakh ke mere zaano.n par
apanii so_ii hu_ii qismat ko jagaa bhii na sakuu.N

Zaanon: Thigh, Knee

Mirza Ghalib was a legendary Urdu poet who was born in 1800s. Many of his poems have been sung by a host of singers.

His poem “ye na thi hamari qismat” ( it was not in my destiny) has been sung by many singers. The first time it was sung was perhaps in the movie “Mirza Ghalib” (1953). There it was sung by Suraiyya.

Here is this nice song from “Mirza Ghalib”. Ghulam Mohammad was the music director of this song.

Song-Ye na thi hamaari qismat (Mirza Ghalib) (1954) Singer-Suraiyya, Lyrics-Ghalib, MD-Ghulam Mohammad

Lyrics

ye naa thi hamaari qismat
ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jeete rahte,
yahi intzaar hotaa
ye naa thi
ye naa thi hamaari qismat
ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jeete rahte,
yahi intzaar hotaa
ye naa thi
ye naa thi
ye naa thi hamaari qismat

tere waade par jiye ham,
to ye jaan jhooth jaanaa
tere waade par jiye ham,
to ye jaan jhooth jaanaa
ke khushi se mar na jaate,
agar aitbaar hotaa
ye naa thi hamaari qismat
ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
ye naa thi
ye naa thi
ye naa thi hamaari qismat

huye mar ke ham jo rusvaa,
huye kyun na gharq-e-daryaa
aaa
huye mar ke ham jo rusvaa,
huye kyun na gharq-e-daryaa
na kabhi janaazaa uthtaa, na kahin mazaar hotaa
ye naa thi hamaari qismat
ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
ye naa thi
ye naa thi
ye naa thi hamaari qismat

koyi mere dil se poochhe, tere teer-e-neem kash ko
ye khalish kahaan se hoti, jo jigar ke paar hotaa

With all due respect for Ghalib Mirza Asadullah Khan, here is my take on clinging to the faintest hope in life, and moving on…

दिल ही तो है, ना नज्म-ए-गालिब, उम्मिद से भर ना आए क्यू …
हस देन्गे कल खूद पर हजार बार, आज गुदगूदा के मूस्कूराए ना क्यू…

उम्मिद-ए-सूबह के बगैर, कौनसी रात पूरी है?
सर उठा के हम अंधेरे मे सितारो के पार नजर गङाए ना क्यू…
दिल ही तो है, ना नज्म-ए-गालिब, उम्मिद से भर ना आए क्यू …

चाहत नही, नफरत नही, गूनाह नही, माफी नही,
उम्मिद से भरा यह आज है, कल की हमे हो सोच क्यू…
दिल ही तो है, ना नज्म-ए-गालिब, उम्मिद से भर ना आए क्यू …

अपनाए, ठूकराए, बक्शे जिन्दगी, बन्दे का कभी रहा है जोर कहा?
बस है हमारा, दम है हमारा, हमारी उम्मिद पर फिर हो आन्च क्यू…
दिल ही तो है, ना नज्म-ए-गालिब, उम्मिद से भर ना आए क्यू…

Abhi To Baaj Ki Asli Udaan Baaki Hai,
Abhi To Aapka Imtihan Baaki Hai,
Abhi Tak To Aapne Zamin Dekhi Hai,
Abhi To Pura Aasmaan Baaki Hai.

Ek Ada Aapke Dil Churane Ki,
Ek Ada Aapke Dil Me Bas Jane Ki.
Chera Aapka Chand Sa,
Aur Ek Zid Hamari Chand Pane Ki.

Nazar Tumhari, Nazar Hamari,
Najar Ne Dil ki Nazar Utari.
Nazar Ne Dekha Nazar Ko Aise Ki..
Nazar Dosti Ko Lage Na Hamari.

Nanhe Se Dil Mai Armaan Koi Rakhna,
Dunya Ki Bheer Me Pehchan Koi Rakhna.
Ache Nahi Lagte Jab Rahte Ho Tum Udaas,
In Hoton Pe Sada Muskaan Yehi Rakhna.

Jhele Hain Kai Gam Humne Bhi,
Na Socho Ki Akele Hain Hum Abhi.
Lekin Jo Sahara Bana Tha Humara,
Ab Lagne Laga Kyun Who Bhi Ajnabi?

Aasan Nahi Hota Kisi Ko Bhulana,
Chahe Vo Apna Ho Ya Begana.
Dil Ki Batein Bas Samajhta Hai Dil Hi,
Inhe Kya Samjhega Ye Zalim Zamana.

Ishq Ke Bhi Andaz Hote Hain,
Jagti Ankhon Mein Bhi Khawab Hote Hain.
Zaroori Nahi K Gam Mein Anshu Nikle,
Muskurati Aankhon Mein Bhi Sailab Hote Hain.

Chehrey Par Banawat Ka Gussa,
Aankhon Se Chalkta Pyar Bhi Hai,
Is Shauq-E-Ada Ko Kya Kahiye,
Inkar Bhi hai, Iqraar Bhi Hai.

Har Baar Dil Se Yeh Paigaam Aaye,
Zubaan Kholu To Tere Hi Naam Aaye.
Tum Hi Kyon Bhaye Dil ko Kya Malum,
Jab Nazroo Ke Saamne Haseen Tamaam Aaye.

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Lyrics by Mirza Ghalib

rone se aur ishq me.n bebaak ho gae
dhoe gae ham aise ki bas paak ho gae

Bebaak: Bold, Confident, High Spirited, Unconstrained, Undaunted, Outspoken
Dhona: Bear, Lift, Wash
Paak: Blamless, Clean, Holy, Pure

sarf-e-bahaa-e-mai hue aalaat-e-maikashii
the ye hii do hisaab so yo.n paak ho gae

Sarf: Etymology, Expenditure
Bahaa: Brilliancy, Luster, Price, Value
Mai: Wine, Liquor
Aalaat: Apparatus, Instruments, Machinery
Maikashii: Boozing, Drinking
Hisaab: Reckoning, Account, Computation, Rate, Sense

rusavaa-e-dahar go hue aavaargii se tum
baare tabiiyato.n ke to chaalaak ho gae

Rusvaa: Dishonored, Disgraced, Infamous, Notorious, Reputation, To Give A Bad Name
Dahar: World, Period, Era
Go: Although, Though
Aavaargii: Loiter Vagrancy, Wackiness, Waywardness
Baare: At Last
Tabiiyat: Disposition Mood, Nature, Temperament
Chaalaak: Adroit, Agile, Clever, Cunning, Expert, Nimble, Quirky Tricky, Smart, Willful

kahataa hai kaun naalaa-e-bul_bul ko beasar
parde me.n gul ke laakh jigar chaak ho gae

Naalaa: Lamentation, Watercourse, Weeping
Bul-Bul: Nightingale
Be-Asar: Frustrate, Immune, Ineffective, Jerk, Nugatory, Null, Void, Unavailing, Vain
Pardaa: Veil Curtain, Secrecy, Privacy
Chaak: Slit, Torn, Tear Off

puuchhe hai kyaa vajuud-o-adam ahl-e-shauq kaa
aap apanii aag se Khas-o-Khaashaak ho gae

Puuchhna: Ask, Query, Question
Vajuud: Existence, Entity
Adam: Non-Existence, Nothing, Annihilation, Life After Death
Ahl: People
Shauq: Aspiration, Desire, Eagerness, Enthusiasm, Fondness, Keenness, Interest, Taste, Yearning, Zeal
Khas: Hay, Grass
Khashaak: Rubbish, Trash
Khas-o-Khaashaak: Destroyed

karane gaye the us se taGaaful kaa ham gilaa
kii ek hii nigaah ki bas Khaak ho gae

TaGaaful: Indifference
Gilaa: Complaint, Blame, Reproach, Lamentation
Nigaah: Attention, Care, Close, Custody, Glance, Look, Regard, Sight
Khaak: Ashes, Dust, Dirt, Earth, Land

is rang se uThaaii kal us ne ‘Asad’ kii naash laash
dushman bhii jis ko dekh ke Gam_naak ho gae

Asad: A reference to the poet, Mirza Ghalib
Naash: Disappearance; loss perdition, destruction, ruin, devastation annihilation; non-existence; death
Laash: Corpse, Dead Body
Dushman: Enemy, foe, adversary
Naak: Affected With, Full Of
Gam-Naak: Filled with Grief, Grief striken

I am a die-hard fan of Ghalib, since the days when I first understood what the stuff is all about. He was truly a genius, as is evident from his poetry. Its just so real.

I dont know why, but whenever I read Ghalib, I feel like being happy Just open the dewan from any page, and you’ll find a masterpiece lying there.

You are amazed by the combination of simplicity and sophistication:

جان تم پر نثار کرتا ہوں

میں نہیں جانتا دعا کیا ہے؟

And see the style

بے نیازی حد سے گزری بندہ پرور، کب تلک

ہم کہیں گے حالِ دل، اور آپ فرمائیں گے ‘کیا’؟

- Urdu script by UrduWeb

Khair, what triggered this post is this copy of Dewan-e-Ghalib available in Urdu script. Thanks to UrduWeb guys. They are actually doing some great work for Urdu.

Thanks MUF for sharing this resource.

Lyrics by Mirza Ghalib

daayam pa.Daa huaa tere darr par nahii.n huu.N mai.n
Khaak aisii zindagii pe ke paththar nahii.n huu.N mai.n

Daayam: At All Times, Always, Perpetual
Darr: About, Abode, By, Door, Entrance, Fear, Gate, In, Into, Terror, To, Within
Khaak: Ashes, Dust, Dirt, Earth, Land
Paththar: Stone

kyuu.N gardish-e-mudaam se ghabaraa na jaaye dil
insaan huu.N, pyaalaa-o-saaGar nahii.n huu.N mai.n

Gardish: About, Bad Time, Circulation, Luck, Misfortune, Revolution, Vagrancy, Wandering
Mudaam: Continuous; continual, lasting; perpetual; eternal;—continually; perpetually; always; eternally;—s.f. Wine; spirits
Gardish-e-Mudaam: Two meanings at once: (1) Eternal Misfortune (2) Swirling Wine
Pyaalaa: Bowl
Saagar: Wine
Pyaalaa-o-SaaGar: Wine Glass

yaarab! zamaanaa mujh ko miTaataa hai kis liye
lauh-e-jahaa.N pe harf-e-mukarrar nahii.n huu.N mai.n

Yaarab: O God (It Is Used As An Interjection)
Zamaanaa: Age, Era, Epoch, Time, Period
Mitaanaa: Erase, Eradicate, Exterminate,Obliterate, Quell
Lauh: Board, Plank, Table, Tablet, Title Page, Writing Board
Jahaan: The World, Where, Whither
Lauh-e-Jahaan: History Books
Harf: Syllable, Letter, Alphabet, A Letter Of The Alphabet, Talk
Mukarrar: Repeatedly, Again
Harf-e-Mukarrar: Repeating letter/alphabet

hadd chaahiye sazaa me.n uquubat ke waaste
aaKhir gunaahagaar huu.N, kaafir nahii.n huu.N mai.n

Hadd: Boundary, Limit, Very, At Most, Utmost Point
Sazaa: Correction, Punishment, Requital
Uquubat: Pain, Punishment, Torment, Torture
Vaaste: For, For The Sake Of, On Behalf Of
Aakhir: Close, Conclusion, End, Extreme, Final, Hindmost, Issue, Last, Later, Termination, Utmost
Gunaahagaar: Guilty Person, Wrongdoer, Wicked
Kaafir: Infidel, Sweetheart, Mistress, Impious, Ungrateful, Wanton, Non-Believer, Disbeliever

kis waaste aziiz nahii.n jaanate mujhe
laal-o-zumurrud-o-zar-o-gauhar nahii.n huu.N mai.n

Aziiz: Beloved, Dear, Desirable, Esteemed, German, Favourite, Honored, Kin, Kinsman, Relative, Respected
Laal: Ruby
Zumurrud: Emerald
Zar: Gold
Gauhar: Pearl

rakhate ho tum qadam merii aa.Nkho.n se kyuu.n dareG
rutabe me.n mahr-o-maah se kam-tar nahii.n huu.N mai.n

Qadam: Footstep, Measure, Pace, Step
Daregh: Denial, refusal; repugnance, disinclination; regret, sorrow, vexation, grief; a sigh
Daregh rakhna: To withhold (from, -se), be niggard or grudging (in respect of), to grudge, to think much, To keep concealed or shielded
Rutabaa: Position, Status
Mahr: Sun
Maah: Moon
Mahr-o-Maah: Sun and Moon
Kam-tar: Less; least; smaller; few; meaner, lower, inferior

karate ho mujhako manaa-e-qadam_bos kis liye
kyaa aasmaa.N ke bhii baraabar nahii.n huu.N mai.n

Manaa: Prohibition, Refusal, Hindrance, Forbidding
Bosa: Kiss
Qadam-Bos: Kissing the feet/footsteps
Baraabar: Accurate, Adjoining Alike, Continually, Equal, Even, Flat, Identical, Level, Opposite, Straight

‘Ghalib’ wazifaa_Khwaar ho, do shaah ko duaa
wo din gaye ki kahate the “naukar nahii.n huu.N mai.n”

Ghalib: A reference to the poet Mirza Ghalif
Wazifaa: A pension, stipend, salary, pay or allowance
Khwaar: Eater; drinker; sufferer
Wazifaa-Khwaar: A pensioner; stipendiary;—an exhibitioner, a scholar, scholarship-holder
Shaah: King, Prince, Monarch
Duaa: Blessing, Prayer, Wish
Naukar: Employee, Servant

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Lyrics by Mirza Ghalib

qadd-o-gesoo mein qais-o-koh.kan ki aazmaaish hai
jahaan ham hain vahaan daar-o-rasan ki aazmaaish hai

Qadd: Figure, Stature, Size, Height
Gesoo: Hair , Locks, Tresses
Qadd-o-Gesso: Length of hair
Qais: Majnu’s Real Name (Majnu of Laila-Majnu Fame)
Koh.kan: Mountain-digger; an epithet of Farhād — a celebrated Persian sculptor (who, to please his mistress Shīrīn, dug through an immense mountain)
Aazmaaish: Trial, Experiment, Testing, Proving
Daar: Country Gallows, Having, Holding, House, Mansion, Piece Of Wood
Rasan: Rope, String, Cord, Noose

nahin kuch subh-o-zunnaar ke phande mein giir aayi
wafaa daari mein shaikh-o-barhaman ki aazmaaish hai

Zunnaar: The Sacred Thread Worn By Hindus
Phanda: Trap, Chain, Noose, snare, gin, net; a long stick with a noose attached
Giir: Taking, Holding, Seizing, Conquering
Wafaa daari: Fidelity
Shaikh: Elder, Preacher
Barham: Anger, Upset
Barhaman: Alternate spelling for Brahman — a Brahmin

rag-o-pai mein jab utare zahar-e-gham tab dekhiye kya ho
abhi toh talkhii-e-kaam-o-dahan ki aazmaaish hai

Rag: Nerve, Vessel, Veins
Pai: The foot; footstep; track, trace, mark, vestige; pursuit;–nerve, tendon, sinew
Zahar-e-Gham: Poison of sorrow
Talkh: Acrimonious, Bitter, Galling, Pungent, Unpalatable
Dahan: Mouth, Lips
Kaam-o-Dahan: Spoken words
Talkhii-e-kaam-o-dahan: Bitterly uttered words