2. aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak

Mirz Ghalib
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aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak 
kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak 


daam har mauj me.n hai halqaa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahang 
dekhe.n kyaa guzare hai qatare pe gauhar hone tak 

[daam = net/trap; mauj = wave; halqaa = ring/circle]
[sad = hundred; nahang = crocodile; gauhar = pearl] 


aashiqii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab 
dil kaa kyaa rang karuu.N Khuun-e-jigar hone tak 

[sabr-talab=patient] 


ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin 
Khaak ho jaaye.nge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak 

[taGaaful=neglect/ignore] 


partav-e-Khuur se hai shabanam ko fanaa kii taaliim 
mai.n bhii huu.N ek inaayat kii nazar hone tak 

[partav-e-Khuur = sun's rays; shabanam=dew]
[fanaa = perish; inaayat = favour] 


yak_nazar besh nahii.n fursat-e-hastii Gaafil 
garmii-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak 

[besh = excess; Gaafil = ignorant]
[raqs = dance; sharar = flash/fire] 


Gam-e-hastii kaa 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj 
shammaa har rang me.n jalatii hai sahar hone tak 

[juz = other than; marg = death] 

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