Ye na thee hamaree qismat
1. Ye na thee hamaree qismat ke wisaal-e-yaar hota
it was not in my fate to meet my lover
agar aur jeete rehte yahee intezaar hota
had I lived longer, this would still be my only desire
2. Tere waade par jiye ham to ye jaan jhoot jaanaa
to live on your promise is to make my life a lie
ke khushee se mar na jaate agar ‘eitabaar hota
would I not have died of happiness if i trusted it
3. Teree naazukee se jaana ke bandha tha ‘ehed_booda
from your frailty I learnt that the promise was delicate
zulmat_kade meiN mere
zulmat_kade meiN mere shab-e-GHam ka josh hai
ik shamma’a hai daleel-e-sahar, so KHamosh hai
[ zulmat = darkness, daleele = proof, sahar = morning ]
nai muzda-e-wisaal na nazzaara-e-jamaal
muddat huee ki aashtee-e-chashm-o-gosh hai
[ muzda = good news, wisaal = meeting, nazzaara-e-jamaal = seeing
a beautiful face, aashtee = harmony/friendship/peace, chashm = eye,
gosh = ear ]
mai ne kiya hai, husn-e-KHud_aara ko be_hijaab
‘ai shauq, yaaN ijaazat-e-tasleem-e-hosh hai
[ mai = bar, KHud_aara = self adorer, hijaab = veil,
tasleem = greeting ]
Na tha kuch to Khuda tha
na tha kuchch to KHuda tha, kuchch na hota to KHuda hota
duboya mujhko hone ne, na hota maiN to kya hota ?
huaa jab GHam se yooN behis to GHam kya sar ke kaTne ka
na hota gar juda tan se to zaanooN par dhaRa hota
[ behis = shocked/stunned, zaanooN = knee ]
huee muddat ke ‘GHalib’ mar gaya par yaad aata hai
wo har ek baat pe kehana, ke yooN hota to kya hota ?
[ muddat = duration/period ]
arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq ke qaabil naheeN raha
‘arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq ke qaabil naheeN raha
jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe wo dil naheeN raha
[ niyaaz = desire/an offering ]
jaata hooN daaGH-e-hasarat-e-hastee liye hue
hooN shamma’a_kushta darKHur-e-mehfil naheeN raha
[ hastee = life/existence, shamma’a_kushta = extinguished lamp,
darKHur = worthy ]
marne ki ‘ei dil aur hee tadabeer kar ki maiN
shaayaan-e-dast-o-baazu-e-qaatil naheeN rahaa
[ tadabeer = solution/remedy, shaayaan = worthy, dast = hand,
baazoo = shoulder ]
bararoo-e-shash jihat dar-e-aaina_baaz hai
yaaN imtiaz-e-naakis-o-qaamil naheeN rahaa


