kii wafaa ham se to Gair use jafaa kahate haiN - Mirza Ghalib

kii wafaa ham se to Gair use jafaa kahate haiN
hotii aa_ii hai ke achchhoN ko buraa kahate haiN

aaj ham apanii pareshaanii-e-Khaatir un se
kahane jaate to haiN, par dekhiye kyaa kahate haiN

agale waqtoN ke haiN ye log, inheN kuchh na kaho
jo may-o-naGmeN ko andoh_roobaa kahate haiN

aNdoharoobaa = cure for pain or sorrow

dil meN aa jaaye hai, hotii hai jo fursat Gash se
aur phir kaun se naale ko rasaa kahate haiN

Gash = senseless/in a faint; rasaa = with a long reach

hai par-e-sarahad-e-idaraak se apanaa masjood
qible ko, ahal-e-nazar, qiblaanumaa kahate haiN

par-e-sarahad-e-idaraak = beyond the boundaries of knowledge
masjood = to whom one bows i.e. God

paa-e-afagaar pe jab se tujhe raham aayaa hai
Khaar-e-raah ko tere ham mehr-e-giyaa kahate haiN

paa-e-afagaar = wounded feet; Khaar-e-raah = thorn in the road; 
mehr-e-giyaa = (blade of) grass of kindness

ik sharar dil meN hai, us se ko_ii ghabaraayegaa kyaa
aag mataloob hai hamako, jo hawaa kahate haiN

dekhiye laatii hai us shoKh kii naKhwat kyaa raNg
us kii har baat pe ham naam-e-Khudaa kahate haiN

naKhwat = pride

wahashat-o-sheftaa ab marsiyaa kahaweN shaayad
mar gayaa "Ghalib"-e-aashuftaanawaa kahate haiN

wahashat-o-sheftaa = two poets of that time; marsiyaa = eulogy/poem of 
sorrow; aashuftaanawaa = one who speaks nonsense

har ek baat pe kahate ho tum ki tuu kyaa hai - Mirza Ghalib

har ek baat pe kahate ho tum ki tuu kyaa hai 
tumhiiN kaho ke ye andaaz-e-guftagoo kyaa hai 

na shole meN ye karishmaa na barq meN ye adaa 
koii bataao ki wo shoKh-e-tund_Khoo kyaa hai 

ye rashk hai ki wo hotaa hai ham_suKhan ham se 
wagarnaa Khauf-e-badaamozii-e-adoo kyaa hai 

[rashk=jealousy; ham_suKhan=some who agrees with you] 
[Khauf=fear; aamozii=teaching; adoo=enemy] 

chipak rahaa hai badan par lahoo se pairaahan 
hamaarii jeb ko an haajat-e-rafoo kyaa hai 

[pairaahan=dress/cloth/robe; haajat=need; rafoo=darning] 

jalaa hai jism jahaaN dil bhii jal gayaa hogaa 
kuredate ho jo ab raakh justajoo kyaa hai 

ragoN meN dauRate phirane ke ham nahiiN qaayal 
jab aaNkh hii se na Tapakaa to phir lahoo kyaa hai 

wo cheez jis ke liye ham ko ho bahisht azeez 
siwaaye baadaa-e-gulfaam-e-mushkaboo kyaa hai 

[bahisht = heaven; azeez = dear; siwaaye = except for]
[aadaa = wine; gulfaam = delicate/like a flower] 
[mushkaboo = the smell of musk] 

piyooN sharaab agar Khum bhii dekh looN do chaar 
ye sheeshaa-o-qadaah-o-koozaa-o-suboo kyaa hai 

[Khum = wine barrel, qadaah = goblet, suboo = wine pitcher ] 

rahii na taaqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhii 
to kis ummeed pe kahiye ke aarazoo kyaa hai 

[guftaar = speech] 

banaa hai shaah kaa musaahib phire hai itaraataa 
wagarnaa is shahar meN "Ghalib" kii aabaroo kyaa hai