hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale

hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale bahut nikale mere armaa.N lekin phir bhii kam nikale
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
[chashm=eye; tar=wet; dam_ba_dam=continously]
nikalanaa Khuld se aadam kaa sunate aaye hai.n lekin bahut be-aabaruu hokar tere kuuche se ham nikale
[Khuld=Paradise; be-aabaruu=disgrace; kuuchaa=street]
bharam khul jaaye zaalim tere qaamat kii daraazii kaa agar is turraa-e-purapech-o-Kham kaa pech-o-Kham nikale
[qaamat=stature; daraazii=length/delay; turra=ornamental tassel worn in the turban] [pech-o-Kham=curls in the hair]
magar likhavaaye koii usako Khat to hamase likhavaaye huii subah aur ghar se kaan par rakkhar qalam nikale
huii is daur me.n ma.nsuub mujhase baadaa-ashaamii phir aayaa vo zamaanaa jo jahaa.N se jaam-e-jam nikale
[ma.nsuub=association, baada_aashaamee=havign to do with drinks]
huii jinase tavaqqo Khastagii kii daad paane kii vo hamase bhii ziyaadaa Khastaa-e-teG-e-sitam nikale
[tavaqqo=expectation; Khastagii=injury, daad=justice] [Khasta=broken/sick/injured, teG=sword, sitam=cruelity ]
muhabbat me.n nahii.n hai farq jiine aur marane kaa usii ko dekh kar jiite hai.n jis kaafir pe dam nikale
zara kar jor siine par ki tiir-e-pursitam nikale jo vo nikle to dil nikale jo dil nikale to dam nikale
Khudaa ke vaaste pardaa na kaabe se uThaa zaalim Kahii.n aisaa na ho yaa.N bhii vahii kaafir sanam nikale
Kahaa.N maiKhaane ka daravaazaa 'Ghalib' aur kahaa.N vaaiz par itanaa jaanate hai.n kal vo jaataa thaa ke ham nikale
[vaaiz=preacher]

Epilogue: Above lines have been written by Ghalib [a.k.a Mirza Assadullah Khan].
Courtesy www.urdupoetry.com