49. kab vo sunataa hai kahaanii merii

Mirza Ghalib 

kab vo sunataa hai kahaanii merii 

aur phir vo bhii zabaanii merii 

Khalish-e-Gamzaaa-e-Khuu.Nrez naa puuchh 

dekh Khuunaabaa_fishaanii merii 

[Khalish=prick; Gamzaa-e-Khuu.Nrez=blood drenched sarcastic barbs] 

[Khuunaabaa_fishaanii=to shed tears of blood] 

kyaa bayaa.N karake meraa roye.ge yaar 

magar aashuftaa-bayaanii merii 

[aashuftaa-bayaanii=meaningless talk] 

huu.N ziKhud raftaa-e-baidaa-e-Khayaal 

bhuul jaanaa hai nishaanii merii 

[ziKhud raftaa-e-baidaa-e-Khayaal=to be lost in one's thoughts] 

mutaqaabil hai muqaabil meraa 

ruk gayaa dekh ravaanii merii 

[mutaqaabil=face-to-face/present; muqaabil=rival] 

qadr-e-sang-e-sar-e-rah rakhataa huu.N 

saKht arzaa.N hai giraanii merii 

[qadr-e-sang-e-sar-e-rah=value the stone that lies by the road] 

[saKht=difficult/hard; arzaa.N=exceedingly cheap; giraanii= expense/cost] 

dahan us kaa jo na maluum huaa 

khul ga_ii hechamandaanii merii 

[dahan=mouth; hechamandaanii=foolishness] 

kar diyaa zof ne aajiz "Ghalib" 

na.ng-e-piirii hai javaanii merii 

[zof=old age/weakened state; aajiz =helpless; na.ng-e-piri=ashamed in old age]