dil hi to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aae kyun

dil hī to hai na sañg-o-ḳhisht dard se bhar na aa.e kyuuñ

ro.eñge ham hazār baar koī hameñ satā.e kyuuñ

it'sjustaheart,nostonyshard;whyshouldn'titfillwithpain

iwillcryathousandtimes,whyshouldsomeonecomplain?

dair nahīñ haram nahīñ dar nahīñ āstāñ nahīñ

baiThe haiñ rahguzar pe ham ġhair hameñ uThā.e kyuuñ

neitherdoornorthreshold'tis,notemple'tisnormosque

whyshouldrivalsbidmeleave?thestreet'spublicdomain

jab vo jamāl-e-dil-faroz sūrat-e-mehr-e-nīm-roz

aap hī ho nazzāra-soz parde meñ muñh chhupā.e kyuuñ

whenshehasalustrousface,asbrightasthesunatnoon

aburningspectacleisshe,whyveileddoessheremain?

dashna-e-ġhamza jāñ-sitāñ nāvak-e-nāz be-panāh

terā hī aks-e-ruḳh sahī sāmne tere aa.e kyuuñ

dagger-likeglances,arrow-likeairs,fatalwellcouldbe

thusevenfromfacingyou,yourimageshouldrefrain

qaid-e-hayāt o band-e-ġham asl meñ donoñ ek haiñ

maut se pahle aadmī ġham se najāt paa.e kyuuñ

prisonoflifeandsorrow'schainsintrutharejustthesame

thenrelieffrompain,eredeath,whyshouldmanobtain

husn aur us pe husn-e-zan rah ga.ī bul-havas kī sharm

apne pe e'timād hai ġhair ko āzmā.e kyuuñ

beautyanditsself-esteemdidsparemyrivalshame

whensheisself-confident,intestinghimwhatgain?

vaañ vo ġhurūr-e-izz-o-nāz yaañ ye hijāb-e-pās-e-vaza.a

raah meñ ham mileñ kahāñ bazm meñ vo bulā.e kyuuñ

shewon'tcallmetoherhouse,bythewaysideIcan'tmeet

sheisproudofnameandgrace,andIbyformrefrain

haañ vo nahīñ ḳhudā-parast jaao vo bevafā sahī

jis ko ho diin o dil aziiz us kī galī meñ jaa.e kyuuñ

letheranon-believerbe,unfaithfultoo,andtherefore

ifyouvaluefaithandheart,thenfromherstreetabstain

'ġhālib'-e-ḳhasta ke baġhair kaun se kaam band haiñ

roiye zaar zaar kyā kījiye haa.e haa.e kyuuñ

InpoorGhalib'sabsencesay,whattasksarestoppedtoday

thenwhyshedsuchcopioustears,whylamentinvain?