dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai
akhir is dard ki dava kya hai
Foolish heart what ails you pray?
Can antidotes this ache allay?
ham hain mushtaq aur vo be-zar
ya ilahi ye majra kya hai
I’m ardent and she turns away
Lord! what is this game you play?
main bhi munh men zaban rakhta huun
kaash puchho ki muddaa kya hai
I too am capable of speech
Just ask me what I want today
jab ki tujh bin nahin koi maujud
phir ye hangama ai khuda kya hai
when but for you, naught else exists
why then o lord this noisy fray?
ye pari-chehra log kaise hain
ghamza o ishva o ada kya hai
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shikan-e-zulf-e-ambarin kyuun hai
nigah-e-chashm-e-surma sa kya hai
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sabza o gul kahan se aae hain
abr kya chiiz hai hava kya hai
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ham ko un se vafa ki hai ummid
jo nahin jante vafa kya hai
From her I hope for constancy
who knows it not, to my dismay
haan bhala kar tira bhala hoga
aur darvesh ki sada kya hai
good you do and goodness reap
what else does the dervish say
jaan tum par nisar karta huun
main nahin janta dua kya hai
to you I do bequeath my life
I know not what it is to pray
main ne maana ki kuchh nahin ‘ghalib’
muft haath aae to bura kya hai
Ghalib’s worthless I accept
but if comes free then why delay?