koii ummiid bar nahii.n aatii
koii suurat nazar nahii.n aatii

[ummiid = hope, bar = achievement]

maut kaa ek din mu’ayyaa.N hai
nii.nd kyo.n raat bhar nahii.n aatii

[mu’ayyaa.N=definite]

aage aatii thii haal-e-dil pe ha.Nsii
ab kisii baat par nahii.n aatii

[aage = some time back, ha.Nsii =amusement]

jaanataa huu.N savaab-e-taa’at-o-zahad
par tabiiyat idhar nahii.n aatii

[savaab = reward of good deeds in next life, taa’at=devotion, zahad=religious deeds]

[tabiiyat = frame of mind]

ham vahaa.N hai.n jahaa.N se ham ko bhii
kuchh hamaarii Khabar nahii.n aatii

marate hai.n aarazuu me.n marane kii
maut aatii hai par nahii.n aatii

[aarzuu = craving, par= but]

kaabaa kis muu.Nh se jaaoge ‘Ghalib’
sharm tumako magar nahii.n aatii

[Kaaba = House of GOD ]

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