jaur se baz aae par baz aaen kya
kahte hain hum tujh ko munh dikhlaen kya
she, even though contrite, torture cannot eschew
says" I'm ashamed, I can't, now show my face to you"
raat din gardish mein hain sat aasman
ho rahega kuchh na kuchh ghabraen kya
night and day the seven skies do perambulate
why should I as something's surely in my fate
lag ho to us ko hum samjhen lagao
jab na ho kuchh bhi to dhoka khaen kya
enmity, as affection I would have perceived
when she feels nothing why, should I be self-deceived
ho liye kyun nama-bar ke sath sath
ya rab apne KHat ko hum pahunchaen kya
I now seek to go along with the messenger
O Lord! should I carry my own letter to her?
mauj-e-KHun sar se guzar hi kyun na jae
aastan-e-yar se uTh jaen kya
what if the waves of blood now do wash over me
for this should I arise and leave her company?
umr bhar dekha kiya marne ki rah
mar gae par dekhiye dikhlaen kya
all my life, for death's advent, I did surely wait
now that I am dead lets see what I demonstrate?
puchhte hain wo ki 'ghaalib' kaun hai
koi batlao ki hum batlaen kya
she asks of everyone "who is this Gaalib say?"
someone should tell me now what I should I tell her pray
Ghazal
Jaur se baz aae par baz aaen kya
Mirza Ghalib

