Koi umeed bar nahi aati
Koi surat nazar nahi aati
There is no hope to be found
There is no resolution to be sought
Maut ka aik din moeyyin hai
Neend kyun raat bhar nahi aati
Death is destined to arrive one day
But why does sleep fail to come all night
Aage aati thi haal-e-dil pe hansi
Ab kisi baat par nahi aati
Once I was able to laugh at the predicament of my heart
Now I am unable to laugh at anything
Jaanta hun sawab-e-ta’at-o-zuhad
Par tabeeyat idhar nahi aati
Though I am aware of the rewards of prayer and virtue
But I am prohibited by my disposition
Hai kuch aisi hi baat, jo chup hoon
Warna kiya baat kar nahi aati
This matter is such that I am prevented from speaking of it
Otherwise what is there that I cannot speak of
Kyun na cheekhun ke yaad karte hain
Meri awaaz gar nahi aati
Why shouldn’t I shout for I reminisce
Yet my voice fails to produce any sound
Daagh-e-dil, gar nazar nahi aata
Boo bhi aye chaara gar nahi aati?
Though the wound of my heart cannot be seen
but my healer, even a trace of its smoldering is missing
Ham wahan hein, jahan se hum ko bhi
Kuch hamari khabar nahi aati
I am in such a state, from where even I am
Unable to get any news of myself
Marte hein aarzoo mein marne ki
Maut aati hai, par nahi aati
I am dying of impatience in hope of death
Death appears,yet fails to arrive
Kaabe kis munh se jao ge Ghalib!
Sharm tum to magar nahi aati!
How will you go to Kaaba, O Ghalib!
You do not bear any shame!
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