Us bazm me.n mujhe nahii.n banatii hayaa kiye Mirza Ghalib

Us bazm me.n mujhe nahii.n banatii hayaa kiye
Mirza Ghalib 



us bazm me.n mujhe nahii.n banatii hayaa kiye
baiThaa rahaa agarche ishaare huaa kiye


dil hii to hai siyaasat-e-darbaa.N se Dar gayaa
mai.n aur jaauu.N dar se tere bin sadaa kiye


[siyaasat=politics, darbaa.N=doorkeeper/sentry, dar=door]
[sadaa=sound, here it means conversation ]


rakhataa phiruu.N huu.N Khiirqaa-o-sajjaadaa rahan-e-mai
muddat huii hai daavat-e-aab-o-havaa kiye


[Khiirqa=a patched garme.nt, sajjaada=a prayer carpet,
 rahn=mortgage, aab-o-hava=climate]


be_sarfaa hii guzaratii hai, ho garche umr-e-Khizr
hazarat bhii kal kahe.nge ki ham kyaa kiyaa kiye


[be_sarfaa=simple life, umr-e-Khijz=everlasting life ]


maqaduur ho to Khaak se puuchhuu.N ke ae laiim
tuune vo ga.nj haaye giraa.N_maayaa kyaa kiye


[maqaduur=capable, Khaak=dust/earth, laiim=miserly]
[ga.nj=treasure/wealth, giraa.N_maayaa=valuble/precious ]


kis roz tohamate.n na taraashaa kiye aduu
kis din hamaare sar pe na aare chalaa kiye


[tohamate.n=accusations, aduu=enemy ]


sohabat me.n Gair kii na pa.Dii ho kahii.n ye Khuu
dene lagaa hai bose baGair iltijaa kiye


[sohabat=company, Khuu=habit, bose=kisses, iltijaa=request ]


zid kii hai aur baat magar Khuu burii nahii.n
bhuule se us ne saika.Do.n vaade-vafaa kiye


[Khuu=habit ]


'Ghalib' tumhii.n kaho ki milegaa javaab kyaa
maanaa ki tum kahaa kiye aur vo sunaa kiye