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aah ko chaahiye ik 'umr asar hone tak
kaun jeeta hai teree zulf ke sar hone tak ?

daam har mauj meiN hai halqa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahaNg
dekhaiN kya guzre hai qatre pe guhar hone tak

[ daam = net/trap, mauj = wave, halqa = ring/circle, sad = hundred,
nahaNg = crocadile, sad_kaam-e-nahaNg = crocadile with a hundred
jaws, guhar = pearl ]

aashiqee sabr talab aur tamanna betaab
dil ka kya rang karooN KHoon-e-jigar hone tak ?

[ sabr = patience, talab = search ]

ham ne maana ke taGHaful na karoge, lekin
KHaak ho jaayeNge ham tumko KHabar hone tak

[ taGHaful = neglect/ignore ]

5. partav-e-khur se hai shabnam ko fana'a ki taaleem
maiN bhee hooN ik inaayat ki nazar hone tak

[ partav-e-khur = sun's reflection/light/image, shabnam = dew,
fana'a = mortality, inaayat = favour ]

yak_nazar besh naheeN fursat-e-hastee GHaafil
garmi-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak

[ besh = too much/lots, fursat-e-hastee = duration of life,
GHaafil = careless, raqs = dance, sharar = flash/fire ]

GHam-e-hastee ka 'Asad' kis'se ho juz marg ilaaz
shamma'a har rang meiN jaltee hai sahar hone tak

[ hastee = life/existence, juz = other than, marg = death,
sahar = morning ]

aa, ki meree jaan ko qaraar naheeN hai
taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intazaar naheeN hai

[ qaraar = rest/repose, bedaad = injustice ]

dete haiN jannat hayaat-e-dahar ke badle
nashsha ba_andaaza-e-KHummaar naheeN hai

[ hayaat = life, dahar = world, ba_andaaza = according to,
KHummaar = intoxication ]

giriya nikaale hai teree bazm se mujh ko
haay ! ki roone pe iKHtiyaar naheeN hai

[ giriya = weeping, iKHtiyaar = control ]

hamse 'abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-KHaatir
KHaak meiN ushshaaq kee GHubaar naheeN hai

[ 'abas = indifferent, gumaan = suspicion, ranjish = unpleasantness,
KHaak = ashes/dust, ushshaaq = lovers, GHubaar = clouds of dust ]

dil se uThaa lutf-e-jalva haay ma'anee
GHair-e-gul aainaa-e-bahaar naheeN hai

[ ma'anee = meanings, GHair-e-gul = blossoms ]

qatl ka mere kiya hai 'ahad to baare
waae ! akhar 'ahad ustuwaar naheeN hai

[ 'ahad = promise, baare = at last, ustuwaar = frim/determined ]

toone qasam mai_kashee kee khaaee hai 'GHalib'
teree qasam ka kuchch 'eitbaar naheeN hai !

[ mai_kashee = boozing, 'eitbaar = trust/faith ]