dil hii to hai na sa.ng-o-Khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyuu.N
Mirza Ghalib

dil hii to hai na sa.ng-o-Khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyuu.N
roe.nge ham hazaar baar koii hame.n sataaye kyuu.N

[sa.ng=stone, Khisht=brick]

dair nahii.n haram nahii.n dar nahii.n aastaa.N nahii.n
baiThe hai.n rahaguzar pe ham Gair hame.n uThaaye kyuu.N

[dair=temple, haram=mosque, dar=gate, aastaa.N=doorstep]

qaid-e-hayaat-o-band-e-Gam asl me.n dono.n ek hai.n
maut se pahale aadamii Gam se najaat paaye kyuu.N

[qaid-e-hayaat=prison of life; band-e-Gam=bindings/chains of sorrow; najaat=freedom/liberation]

haa.N vo nahii.n Khudaaparast, jaao vo bevafaa sahii
jisako ho diin-o-dil aziiz, usakii galii me.n jaaye kyuu.N

[Khudaaparast=follower of Khuda=Muslim; diin-o-dil =religion/faith and heart; aziiz=dear]

"Ghalib"-e-Khastaa ke baGair kaun se kaam band hai.n
roiie zaar-zaar kyaa, kiijie haaye-haaye kyuu.N

[Khastaa=wretched/durdashaa-grast; zaar-zaar=bitterly/phuuT-phuuT kar]