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Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 30th, 2018

10/30/2018

 
ishq se tabeeyat ne zeest kaa mazaa paayaa
dard kii dawaa paa_ii, dard-e-bedawaa paayaa


zeest = life
mazaa = enjoyment
dard = pain
dawaa = cure
dard-e-bedawaa = incurable pain
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Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 27th, 2018

10/27/2018

 
baazeechaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage
hotaa hai shab-o-roz tamaashaa mere aage

baazeechaa = game
atfaal = children (plural of "tifl" which means child/infant)
shab-o-roz = day and night
tamaashaa = spectacle

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 23rd, 2018

10/23/2018

 
kahooN kis se maiN ki kyaa hai, shab-e-Gam burii balaa hai
mujhe kyaa buraa thaa maranaa, agar ek baar hotaa


shab = night
Gam = sorrow
burii = bad
balaa = calamity, misfortune

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 20th, 2018

10/20/2018

 
le to looN sote meN us ke paaNv ke bose magar
aisii baatoN se wo kaafir bad_gumaaN ho jaayegaa


sote meN = while asleep
paaNv= feet
bosaa = kiss
kaafir = infidel, impious (used as a metaphor for the beloved here)
bad_gumaaN = suspicious, distrustful

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 16th, 2018

10/16/2018

 
tere waade par jeeye ham, to ye jaan JhooTh jaanaa
ki khushii see mar na jaate agar aitabaar hotaa


waadaa = promise
JhooTh = lie/lying
khushii = joy, happiness
aitabaar = trust, confidence

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 13th, 2018

10/13/2018

 
huaa hai shah kaa musaahib phire hai itaraataa
wagarnaa shahar meN Ghalib kii aabaroo kyaa hai


shah (shaah) = king, ruler
musaahib = associate, companion
itaraanaa = strut in pride
wagarnaa = otherwise
aabaroo = honor

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 9th, 2018

10/9/2018

 
kis se maharoom-e-qismat kii shikaayat keejiye
ham ne chaahaa thaa ki mar jaaye so wo bhii na huaa


maharoom = deprive
qismat = fate, luck
shikaayat = complaint (shikaayat karnaa = to complain)

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 6th, 2018

10/6/2018

 
ye na thii hamaarii qismat ki visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jeete rahate, yahii intazaar hotaa


qismat = fate
visaal = meeting, union with
yaar = friend, (beloved/lover in this context)
intazaar = wait

Andaaz-e-BayaaN Aur - October 2nd, 2016

10/2/2018

 
kii mere qatl ke baad us ne jafaa se taubaa
haaye us zood_pashemaaN kaa pashemaaN honaa


qatl = murder
jafaa = infidelity; being unfaithful
taubaa = penitance; promising to sin no more
haaye = alas
zood_pashemaaN = one who is quick to repent/regret
pashemaaN = repentance, regret

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    Mirza Asadullah Khan "Ghalib" is the most quoted and well known of all Urdu poets.  His poetry is posted here as a tribute to him, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays

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