daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n 
Khaak aisii zindagii pe ke paththar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[daayam=forever] 


kyuu.N gardish-e-mudaam se ghabaraa na jaaye dil 
insaan huu.N, pyaalaa-o-saaGar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[gardish=bad time/luck; mudaam=always] 


yaarab! zamaanaa mujh ko miTaataa hai kis liye 
lauh-e-jahaa.N pe harf-e-mukarrar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[harf=alphabet; mukarrar=again] 


had chaahiye sazaa me.n uquubat ke waaste 
aaKhir gunaahagaar huu.N, kaafir nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[uqoobat=pain] 


kis waaste aziiz nahii.n jaanate mujhe 
laal-o-zumaruud-o-zar-o-gauhar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[laal=ruby; zumuruud=emerald; zar=gold; gauhar=pearl] 


rakhate ho tum qadam merii aa.Nkho.n se kyuu.n dareG 
rutabe me.n mahr-o-maah se kamatar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[dareG=concealed, mahr=sun, maah=moon] 


karate ho mujhako manaa-e-qadam_bos kis liye 
kyaa aasmaa.N ke bhii baraabar nahii.n huu.N mai.n 


[bosa=kiss] 


'Ghalib' wazifaa_Khwaar ho, do shaah ko duaa 
wo din gaye ki kahate the "naukar nahii.n huu.N mai.n" 


[wazifaa_Khwaar=pensioner]