dekhanaa qismat ki aap apane pe rashk aa jaaye hai
Mirza Ghalib

dekhanaa qismat ki aap apane pe rashk aa jaaye hai
mai.n use dekhuu.N bhalaa kab mujhase dekhaa jaaye hai

[rashk=envy]

haath dho dil se yahii garmii gar a.ndeshe me.n hai
aab_giinaa tu.ndii-e-sahabaa se pighalaa jaaye hai

[a.ndeshe=suspicions; aab_giina=glass; tu.ndii=heat; sahabaa=wine]

Gair ko yaarab vo kyo.n kar manaa-e-gustaaKhii kare
gar hayaa bhii usako aatii hai to sharmaa jaaye hai

shauq ko ye lat ke hardam naalaa Khe.nche jaaiiye
dil ki vo haalat ki dam lene se ghabaraa jaaye hai

duur chashm-e-bad terii bazm-e-taraab se vaah vaah
naGmaa ho jaataa hai vaa.N gar naalaa meraa jaaye hai

garche hai tarz-e-taGaaful pardaadaar-e-raaz-e-ishq
par ham aise khoye jaate hai.n ki vo paa jaaye hai

[tarz-e-taGaaful=style of neglect; pardaadaar-e-raaz-e-ishq=hidding the secret of love]

usakii bazmaaraaiiyaa.N sunakar dil-e-ra.njuur yaa.N
misl-e-naqsh-e-muddaa-e-Gair baiThaa jaaye hai

[bazmaaraaiiyaa.N =joyful meetings; ra.njuur=sad; misl-e-naqsh=figuratively]

hoke aashiq vo parii_ruKh aur naazuk ban gayaa
rang khulataa jaaye hai jitanaa ki u.Dataa jaaye hai

[parii_ruKh=angel faced]

naqsh ko usake musavvir par bhii kyaa kyaa naaz hai
khe.nchataa hai jis qadar utanaa hii khi.nchataa jaaye hai

saayaa meraa mujhase misl-e-duud bhaage hai 'Asad'
paas mujh aatish_ba-jaa.N ke kis se Thaharaa jaaye hai

[misl-e-duud=like smoke; aatish_ba-jaa.N=burning body]

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