ham ko un se wafaa kii hai ummeed
jo nahiiN jaanate wafaa kyaa hai
- Mirza Ghalib
wafaa = (being) faithful (in love)
ummeed = hope
jo nahiiN jaanate wafaa kyaa hai
- Mirza Ghalib
wafaa = (being) faithful (in love)
ummeed = hope
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kyaa wo namrood kii Khudaa_ii thii
bandagii meN meraa bhalaa na huaa - Mirza Ghalib maiN ne chaanaa thaa ki andoh-e-wafaa se chhooTooN
wo sitam_gar mere marane pe bhii raazii na huaa -Mirza Ghalib andoh-e-wafaa = pain of being faithful sitam_gar = oppressor/torturer i.e. lover/object of (usually unrequited) love raazii = agree to jab ki tujh bin nahiiN ko_ii maujood
phir ye hangaamaa ai Khudaa kyaa hai - Mirza Ghalib jab = when tujh bin = without you maujood = present phir = then hangaamaa = ruckus, noise Khudaa = God nuktaa_cheeN hai, Gam-e-dil us ko sunaaye na bane
kyaa bane baat jahaaN baat banaaye na bane - Mirza Ghalib jaan tum par nisaar karataa hooN
maiN nahiiN jaanataa duaa kyaa hai - Mirza Ghalib jaan = life nisaar = bestow/sacrifice duaa = prayer/wish meharbaaN hoke bulaa lo mujhe chaaho jis waqt
maiN gayaa waqt nahiiN hooNki phir aa bhii na sakooN - Mirza Ghalib chaahe hai phir kisii ko muqaabil meN aarazoo
surme se tez dashnaa-e-mizgaaN kiye huye - Mirza Ghalib muqaabil = opposite (in front of) aarazoo = desire surme = kohl (kaajal) tez = sharpened dashnaa = dagger mizgaaN = eyelash huye mar ke ham jo ruswaa huye kyooN na Garq-e-dariyaa
na kabhii janaazaa uThataa na kahiiN mazaar hotaa - Mirza Ghalib ruswaa = infamous, notorious Garq-e-dariyaa = drowned in the river janaazaa = funeral procession mazaar = tomb bojh wo sar se giraa hai ki uThaaye na bane
kaam wo aan paRaa hai ki banaaye na bane - Mirza Ghalib |
Mirza GhalibMirza 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 Archives
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