Poetry

aadatan tum ne kar diye vaade
aadatan ham ne aitabaar kiyaa

terii raaho.n me.n baarahaa ruk kar
ham ne apanaa hii intazaar kiiyaa

ab naa maa.Nge.nge zindagii yaa rab
ye gunaah ham ne ek baar kiyaa

aa ki merii jaan me.n qaraar nahii.n hai
taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intazaar nahii.n hai

[qaraar=rest/repose, bedaad=injustice]

dete hai.n jannat hayaat-e-dahar ke badale
nashshaa baa_andaazaa-e-Khumaar nahii.n hai

[hayaat = life; dahar = world]
[baa_andaazaa = according to; Khumaar = intoxication]

giriyaa nikaale hai terii bazm se mujh ko
haaye! ki rone pe iKhtiyaar nahii.n hai

[giriyaa = weeping; iKhtiyaar = control]

ham se abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-Khaatir
Khaak me.n ushshaq kii Gubaar nahii.n hai

[abas=indifferent; gumaan=suspicion; ranjish=unpleasantness;]
[Khaak=ashes/dust; ushshaq=lovers; Gubaar=clouds of dust]

dil se uThaa lutf-e-jalvaa haaye ma_anii
Gair-e-gul aa_iinaa-e-bahaar nahii.n hai

[ma_anii = meanings, Gair-e-gul = other than blossoms ]

qatl kaa mere kiyaa hai ahad to baare
vaaye! agar ahad ustavaar nahii.n hai

[ahad = promise, baare = at last, ustavaar = firm/determined ]

tuu ne qasam mai_kashii kii khaa_ii hai ‘Ghalib’
terii qasam ka kuchh aitabaar nahii.n hai

[mai_kashii = boozing; aitabaar = trust/faith]

aa ke patthar to mere sahan me.n do-chaar gire
jitane us pe.D ke phal the pas-e-diivaar gire

[sahan = courtyard; pas-e-diivaar = other side of the wall]

aisii dahashat thii fazaao.n me.n khule paanii kii
aa.Nkh jhapakii bhii nahii.n haath se patavaar gire

mujhe giranaa hai to mai.n apane hii qadamo.n me.n giruu.N
jis tarah saayaa-e-diivaar pe diivaar gire

[saayaa-e-diivaar = wall’s shadow]

tiiragii chho.D gaye din me.n ujaale ke Khutuut
ye sitaare mere ghar TuuT ke bekaar gire

[tiiragii = darkness; Khutuut = letters]

dekh kar apane dar-o-baam laraz uThataa huu.N
mere ham_saaye me.n jab bhii ko_ii diivaar gire

[dar-o-baam = walls and roofs; laraz = tremble]
[ham_saaye = neighbourhood]

vaqt kii Dor Khudaa jaane kahaa.N se TuuTe
kis gha.Dii sar pe ye laTakii hu_ii talvaar gire

[Dor = string]

ham se Takaraa ga_ii Khud ba.Dh ke andhere kii chaTTaan
ham sambhal_kar jo bahut chalate the naachaar gire

haath aayaa nahii.n kuchh raat kii dal_dal ke sivaa
haaye kis mo.D pe Khvaabo.n ke parastaar gire

kyaa kahuu.N diidaa-e-tar ye to meraa cheharaa hai
sang kaT jaate hai.n baarish kii jahaa.N dhaar gire

[diidaa-e-tar = tear filled eyes; sang = stone]

dekhate kyo.n ho ‘Shakeb’ itanii bulandii kii taraf
na uThaayaa karo sar ko ki ye dastaar gire

[bulandii = height; dastaar = turban]

aa jaaye.n ham nazar jo koii dam bahut hai yaa.N
mohalat basaa.N-e-barq-o-sharaar kam bahut hai yaa.N

yak lahazaa siinaa kobii se furasat hame.n nahii.n
yaani ki dil ke jaane kaa maatam bahut hai yaa.N

ham raharavaa.N-e-raah-e-fanaa der rah chuke
vaqfaa basaa.N-e-sub_h koii dam bahut hai yaa.N

haasil hai kyaa sivaaye tarai ke dahar me.n
uTh aasmaa.N tale se ke shabanam bahut hai yaa.N

is butakade me.n maanii kaa kis se kare.n savaal
aadam nahii.n suurat-e-adam bahur hai yaa.N

ajaaz-e-isavii se nahii.n bahas ishq me.n
terii hii baat jaan-e-mujassim bahut hai yaa.N

mere hilaak karane kaa Gam hai abas tumhe.n
tum shaad zi.ndagaanii karo Gam bahut hai yaa.N

shaayad ke kaam sub_h tak apanaa khi.nche na ‘Meer’
ahavaal aaj shaam se daraham bahut hai yaa.N

aa chaa.Ndanii bhii merii tarah jaag rahii hai
palako.n pe sitaaro.n ko liye raat kha.Dii hai

ye baat ki suurat ke bhale dil ke bure ho.n
allaah kare jhuuTh ho bahuto.n se suunii hai

vo maathe kaa matalaa ho ki ho.nTho.n ke do misare
bachapan kii Gazal hii merii mahabuub rahii hai

Gazalo.n ne vahii.n zulfo.n ke phailaa diye saaye
jin raaho.n pe dekhaa hai bahut dhuup ka.Dii hai

ham dillii bhii ho aaye hai.n laahaur bhii ghume
ai yaar magar terii galii terii galii hai