Vatan se Dur
Mujhko dayare gair me mara vatan se dur , rakh li mere khuda neh , meri bekasi ki SharmOh for a death In a foreign land Far from a country
That’s my own. And so has God Saved me from disgrace Of my own Helplessness!
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Trapped in temptations
Ima mujhe roke hai, Jo khiche hai mujhe kufr , kabah mere piche hai , kalisa mere aage “ Virtue pulls me From behind But oh For the pull of temptations In front . With the ka’ba Behind me It’s the heresy In front! 威而鋼
Andaz se Bahar
Phir is andaz se bahar ai , ki hue mehr-o-mah tamasai Into spectators Have turned The moon and the Sun For spring has come Again with glory And all splendor!
Maikhane
Kahan Maikhane ka darwaza Ghalib aaur Kahan vaiz , par itna jante hai , kal voh jata tha ki hum nikle ! I only know That yesterday I saw him going in As I was coming out! Who would have thought The tavern door Playing a host To the priest? कहाँ मयखाने का दरवाजा और…
Unke dekhe se …
“Unke Dekhe seh joh aa jati hai joh muh par raunak , Woh samajhte hein ki bimar ka hal accha hai ” Even a sight of hers And my whole face brightens. Oh the irony of it ! For she feels I am better And my illness Is fading away!
A shroud clouds vice
“dhapa kafan mein dage uyube barahnagi mai, Varnah har libas mei nange vujud thaa ” “No raiment doth hide The nakedness of life It’s only the shroud Which will cloud All signs of my vice .”
Spring has come again
“Guncha phir laga khilne , Aaj Kiya hua dekha , gum Kiya hua Paya “ The spring has come again And all around. Again The flowers have taken bloom I too have found my heart Lost and stained with blood.