ibn-e-mariyam huaa kare koii
Mirza Ghalib

ibn-e-mariyam huaa kare koii
mere dukh kii davaa kare koii

[ibn=son; mariyam=The Virgin Mary]

shuraa-o-aa_iin par madaar sahii
aise qaatil kaa kyaa kare koii

[shuraa=the Islamic divine code of life; aa_iin=law]
[madaar=circumference / place of turning ]

chaal jaise ka.Dii kamaa.N kaa tiir
dil me.n aise ke jaa kare koii

[jaa=space ]

baat par vaa.N zubaan kaTatii hai
vo kahe.n aur sunaa kare koii

bak rahaa huu.N junuu.N me.n kyaa kyaa kuchh
kuchh na samajhe Khudaa kare koii

[junuu.N=ecstasy]

na suno gar buraa kahe koii
na kaho gar buraa kare koii

rok lo gar Galat chale koii
baKhsh do gar Khata kare koii

[baKhsh=pardon, Khata=mistake]

kaun hai jo nahii.n hai haajatama.nd
kisakii haajat ravaa kare koii

[haajatama.nd=person in need; haajat=need; ravaa=fulfill]

kyaa kiyaa Khijr ne sika.ndar se
ab kise rahanumaa kare koii

jab tavaqqo hii uTh gayii "Ghalib"
kyo.n kisii kaa gilaa kare koii

[tavaqqo=expectations; gilaa=complaint]

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