Daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n

Daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n
Mirza Ghalib 



daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n
Khaak aisii zindagii pe ke paththar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[daayam=forever] 


kyuu.N gardish-e-mudaam se ghabaraa na jaaye dil
insaan huu.N, pyaalaa-o-saaGar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[gardish=bad time/luck; mudaam=always] 


yaarab! zamaanaa mujh ko miTaataa hai kis liye
lauh-e-jahaa.N pe harf-e-mukarrar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[harf=alphabet; mukarrar=again] 


had chaahiye sazaa me.n uquubat ke waaste
aaKhir gunaahagaar huu.N, kaafir nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[uqoobat=pain] 


kis waaste aziiz nahii.n jaanate mujhe
laal-o-zumaruud-o-zar-o-gauhar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[laal=ruby; zumuruud=emerald; zar=gold; gauhar=pearl] 


rakhate ho tum qadam merii aa.Nkho.n se kyuu.n dareG
rutabe me.n mahr-o-maah se kamatar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[dareG=concealed, mahr=sun, maah=moon] 


karate ho mujhako manaa-e-qadam_bos kis liye
kyaa aasmaa.N ke bhii baraabar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[bosa=kiss]
 
'Ghalib' wazifaa_Khwaar ho, do shaah ko duaa
wo din gaye ki kahate the "naukar nahii.n huu.N mai.n"