daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n
Mirza Ghalib
daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n
Khaak aisii zindagii pe ke paththar nahii.n huu.N mai.n
[daayam=forever]
kyuu.N gardish-e-mudaam se ghabaraa na jaaye dil
insaan huu.N, pyaalaa-o-saaGar nahii.n huu.N mai.n
[gardish=bad time/luck; mudaam=always]
yaarab! zamaanaa mujh ko miTaataa hai kis liye
lauh-e-jahaa.N pe harf-e-mukarrar nahii.n huu.N mai.n
[harf=alphabet; mukarrar=again]
had chaahiye sazaa me.n uquubat ke waaste
aaKhir gunaahagaar huu.N, kaafir nahii.n huu.N mai.n
[uqoobat=pain]
kis waaste aziiz nahii.n jaanate mujhe
laal-o-zumaruud-o-zar-o-gauhar nahii.n huu.N mai.n
[laal=ruby; zumuruud=emerald; zar=gold; gauhar=pearl]
rakhate ho tum qadam merii aa.Nkho.n se kyuu.n dareG
rutabe me.n mahr-o-maah se kamatar nahii.n huu.N mai.n
[dareG=concealed, mahr=sun, maah=moon]
karate ho mujhako manaa-e-qadam_bos kis liye
kyaa aasmaa.N ke bhii baraabar nahii.n huu.N mai.n
[bosa=kiss]
'Ghalib' wazifaa_Khwaar ho, do shaah ko duaa
wo din gaye ki kahate the "naukar nahii.n huu.N mai.n"
[wazifaa_Khwaar=pensioner]