Wednesday 4 December 2013

Bahot Sahii Gam-E-Getii Sharaab Kam Kyaa Hai

Bahot Sahii Gam-E-Getii Sharaab Kam Kyaa Hai
Mirza Ghalib



Bahot sahii Gam-e-getii sharaab kam kyaa hai
Gulaam-e-saaqii-e-kausar huu.N mujhako Gam kyaa hai



[Gam-e-getii=sorrows of the world]
[Gulaam-e-saaqii-e-kausar=servant of the person who serves

 drinks from 'kausar', a river which flows in heaven]


tumhaarii tarz-o-ravish jaanate hai.n ham kyaa hai
raqiib par hai agar lutf to sitam kyaa hai



[tarz-o-ravish=behaviour and character; raqiib=rival]
[lutf=benevolence; sitam=torture]



suKhan me.n Khaamaa-e-Gaalib kii aatash_afashaanii
yaqii.n hai hamako bhii lekin ab us me.n dam kyaa hai



[suKhan=poem; Khaamaa-e-Gaalib=Ghalib's pen]
[aatash_afshaa.N=to pour fire; yaqii.n=trust; dam=pride]

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