Ghalib Ghazals

Mirza Ghalib as a Person

1. ibn-e-mariyam huwa kare koee
mere dukh kee dawa kare koee

[ ibn = son/child, mariyam = virgin Mary ]

2. shar'a-o-aaeen par madaar sahee
'eise qaatil ka kya kare koee ?

[ shar'a = the Islamic divine code of life, aaeen = law/custom/mode,
madaar = orbit/circumference/a place of turning ]

3. chaal, jaise kaDee kamaaN ka teer
dil meiN 'eise ke jaa kare koee

[ jaa = space ]

4. baat par waaN zubaan kaT_tee hai
woh kahaiN aur suna kare koee

5. bak rahaa hooN junooN meiN kya kya kuchch
kuchch na samjhe KHuda kare koee

[ junooN = ecstasy ]

6. na suno gar bura kahe koee
na kaho gar bura kare koee

7. rok lo, gar GHalat chale koee
baKHsh do gar KHata kare koee

[ baKHsh = pardon, KHata = mistake/slip ]

8. kaun hai jo naheeN hai haajat_mand ?
kiskee haajat rawa kare koee

[ haajat_mand = person in need, haajat = need, rawa = fulfill ]

9. kya kiyaa KHijr ne sikandar se
ab kise rehnuma kare koee ?

10. jab tavaqqo hee uTh gayee 'GHalib'
kyoN kisee ka gila kare koee ?

[ tavaqqo = expectations, gila = complaint ]