Mirza Ghalib
chahiye achchhon ko jitna chahiye
ye agar chahen to phir kya chahiye
love beauties to your full relish
if they love back what else to wish
sohbat-e-rindan se vajib hai hazar
ja-e-mai apne ko khincha chahiye
the company of drunks eschew
in bars let wine not near you
chahne ko tere kya samjha tha dil
baare ab is se bhi samjha chahiye
it thought was easy loving you
this with my heart I must pursue
chaak mat kar jaib be-ayyam-e-gul
kuchh udhar ka bhi ishara chahiye
rend not your clothes till spring is here
a signal from there should appear
dosti ka parda hai beganagi
munh chhupana ham se chhoda chahiye
for love, indifference is a guise
stop hiding from me I’d advise
dushmani ne meri khoya ghair ko
kis qadar dushman hai dekha chahiye
it cost him all, my enmity
behold my foe’s hostility
apni rusvai men kya chalti hai sai
yaar hi hangama-ara chahiye
in vain efforts at self-disgrace
do need a stormy sweetheart’s face
munhasir marne pe ho jis ki umiid
na-umidi us ki dekha chahiye
whose hopes depend on death merely
his despondency you should see
ghafil in mah-talaton ke vaste
chahne vaala bhi achchha chahiye
you seek these beauties company
the mirror first you need to see
chahte hain khub-ruyon ko ‘asad’
aap ki surat to dekha chahiye
these moon-faced beauties, be aware
seek lovers good-looking and fair
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