aaiinaa kyuu.N na duu.N ke tamaashaa kahe.n jise


aaiinaa kyuu.N na duu.N ke tamaashaa kahe.n jise
aisaa kahaa.N se laauu.N ke tujhasaa kahe.n jise


hasarat ne laa rakhaa terii bazm-e-Khayaal me.n
guladastaa-e-nigaah suvedaa kahe.n jise


phuu.Nkaa hai kisane goshe muhabbat me.n ai Khudaa
afasuun-e-intazaar tamannaa kahe.n jise


sar par hujuum-e-dard-e-Gariibii se Daliye
vo ek musht-e-Khaak ke saharaa kahe.n jise


hai chashm-e-tar me.n hasarat-e-diidaar se nihaa.N
shauq-e-inaa.N guseKhtaa dariyaa kahe.n jise


darakaar hai shiguftan-e-gul haaye aish ko
sub_h-e-bahaar pa.nbaa-e-miinaa kahe.n jise


"Ghalib" buraa na maan jo vaaiz buraa kahe
aisaa bhii koii hai ke sab achchhaa kahe.n jise

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aamad-e-Khat se huaa hai sard jo baazaar-e-dost

aamad-e-Khat se huaa hai sard jo baazaar-e-dost
duud-e-shama-e-kushtaa thaa shaayad Khat-e-ruKhsaar-e-dost


[aamad=arrival; Khat=hair; sard=cold]
[duud-e-shama-e-kushtaa=smoke from a broken (extinguished) lamp]


ai dil naa'aaqabat a.ndesh zabt-e-shauq kar
kaun laa sakataa hai taab-e-jalvaa-e-diidaar-e-dost


[naa'aaqabat a.ndesh=unaware of the consequences]
[zabt-e-shauq=control one's desire]
[taab-e-jalvaa-e-diidaar=brilliance of vision of beauty]


Khaanaa viraa.Nsaazii-e-hairat tamaashaa kiijiye
suurat-e-naqsh-e-qadam huu.N raftaa-e-raftaar-e-dost


[Khaanaa viraa.Nsaazii-e-hairat=amazement at the ruin of one's home]
[suurat-e-naqsh-e-qadam=like footprints; raftaa-e-raftaar=walking in a delirium]


ishq me.n bedaad-e-rashq-e-Gair ne maaraa mujhe
kushtaa-e-dushman huu.N aaKhir garche thaa biimaar-e-dost


[bedaad-e-rashq-e-Gair=injustice of rival's envy]
[kushtaa-e-dushman=broken by the enemy]


chashm-e-may raushan ke us bedard kaa dil shaad hai
diidaa-e-pur-Khuu.N hamaaraa saagar-e-sar-shaar-e-dost


chashm-e-may=intoxicated eyes; shaad=happy]
[diidaa-e-pur-Khuu.N=bloodshot eyes; saagar-e-sar-shaar=filled to the brim]