lagta nahin hai dil mera ujDe dayar mein

lagta nahin hai dil mera ujde dayar mein
kis ki bani hai aalam-e-na-paedar mein
my heart, these dismal ruins, cannot now placate
who can find sustenance in this unstable state
kah do in hasraton se kahin aur ja basen
itni jagah kahan hai dil-e-dagh-dar mein
desires should be told to find some alternate
this scarred heart has no room to accomodate
kanton ko mat nikal chaman se o baghban
ye bhi gulon ke sath pale hain bahaar mein
a long life, four days in all, i did negotiate
two were spent in hope and two were spent in wait
bulbul ko baghban se na sayyaad se gila
qismat mein qaid likkhi thi fasl-e-bahaar mein
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kitna hai bad-nasib 'zafar' dafn ke liye
do gaz zamin bhi na mili ku-e-yar mein
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jhuki jhuki si nazar be-qarar hai ki nahin

jhuki jhuki si nazar be-qarar hai ki nahin
daba daba sa sahi dil mein pyar hai ki nahin
tu apne dil ki jawan dhadkanon ko gin ke bata
meri tarah tera dil be-qarar hai ki nahin
wo pal ki jis mein mohabbat jawan hoti hai
us ek pal ka tujhe intizar hai ki nahin
teri umid pe thukra raha hun duniya ko
tujhe bhi apne pe ye e'tibar hai ki nahin

in aankhon ki masti ke mastane hazaron hain

in aankhon ki masti ke mastane hazaron hain
in aankhon se wabasta afsane hazaron hain
ek tum hi nahin tanha ulfat mein meri ruswa
is shahr mein tum jaise diwane hazaron hain
ek sirf hamin mai ko aankhon se pilate hain
kahne ko to duniya mein mai-khane hazaron hain
is sham-e-farozan ko aandhi se daraate ho
is sham-e-farozan ke parwane hazaron hain

faqirana aae sada kar chale

faqirana aae sada kar chale
ki myan khush raho hum dua kar chale
i came chanting as a mendicant
and bestowed a blessing, be content
jo tujh bin na jine ko kahte the hum
so is ahd ko ab wafa kar chale
i will not live without you, i did say
lo, now i fulfill that vow today
shifa apni taqdir hi mein na thi
ki maqdur tak to dawa kar chale
no cure was there in my fate's intent
even gifted healers tried and went
pade aise asbab payan-e-kar
ki na-chaar yun ji jala kar chale
in the end such tasks did there present
helpless and heartbroken that i went
wo kya chiz hai aah jis ke liye
har ek chiz se dil utha kar chale
pray, what object was it, for whose sake?
everything my heart chose to forsake
koi na-umidana karte nigah
so tum hum se munh bhi chhupa kar chale
lest i might cast a despairing glance
you passed by me looking askance
bahut aarzu thi gali ki teri
so yan se lahu mein naha kar chale
in your lane oh! how i wished to stay
so there, bathed in blood, i made my way
dikhai diye yun ki be-khud kiya
hamein aap se bhi juda kar chale
self-forgetful your sight made me be
from my very self you parted me
jabin sajda karte hi karte gai
haq-e-bandagi hum ada kar chale
head bowed, constantly, without a fuss
call of love's worship was answered thus
parastish ki yan tak ki ai but tujhe
nazar mein sabhon ki khuda kar chale
i worshipped you, idol, to such degree
that you, as god, would every person see
jhade phul jis rang gulbun se yun
chaman mein jahan ke hum aa kar chale
flowers strewn in every shape and hue
in life's garden as i did pass through
na dekha gham-e-dostan shukr hai
hamin dagh apna dikha kar chale
i never saw the pain of friends, thanks be!
displayed my scars, passed on quietly
gai umr dar-band-e-fikr-e-ghazal
so is fan ko aisa bada kar chale
life i spent in thoughts of poetry
and raised this art to such degree
kahen kya jo puchhe koi hum se 'mir'
jahan mein tum aae the kya kar chale
"what did you do miir in your earthly stay?"
if i were asked, what can i ever say?

dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai

dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai
aakhir is dard ki dawa kya hai
foolish heart what ails you pray?
can antidotes this ache allay?
hum hain mushtaq aur wo be-zar
ya ilahi ye majra kya hai
i'm ardent and she turns away
lord! what is this game you play?
main bhi munh mein zaban rakhta hun
kash puchho ki muddaa kya hai
i too am capable of speech
just ask me what i want today
jab ki tujh bin nahin koi maujud
phir ye hangama ai khuda kya hai
when but for you, naught else exists
why then o lord this noisy fray?
ye pari-chehra log kaise hain
ghamza o ishwa o ada kya hai


shikan-e-zulf-e-ambarin kyun hai
nigah-e-chashm-e-surma sa kya hai


sabza o gul kahan se aae hain
abr kya chiz hai hawa kya hai


hum ko un se wafa ki hai ummid
jo nahin jaante wafa kya hai
from her i hope for constancy
who knows it not, to my dismay
han bhala kar tera bhala hoga
aur darwesh ki sada kya hai
good you do and goodness reap
what else does the dervish say
jaan tum par nisar karta hun
main nahin jaanta dua kya hai
to you i do bequeath my life
i know not what it is to pray
main ne mana ki kuchh nahin 'ghaalib'
muft hath aae to bura kya hai
ghalib's worthless i accept
but if comes free then why delay?

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