laazim tha ki dekho mera rasta........

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1. laazim tha ki dekho mera rasta koee din aur
tanha gaye kyoN ? ab raho tanha koee din aur

[ laazim = necessary, tanha = alone ]

2. mit jaayega sar, gar tera patthar na ghisega
hooN dar pe tere naasiyaa_farsa koee din aur

[ dar = door, naasiyaa = forehead, farsa = to kneel down and touch
the forehead on the ground as in prostrate ]

3. aaye ho kal aur aaj hee kehte ho ki jaaooN
maana ki hamesha naheeN, achchaa, koee din aur

4. jaate huve kahte ho, qayaamat ko milenge
kya khoob ! qayaamat ka hai goya koee din aur ?

5. haaN 'ei falak-e-peer, javaaN tha abhee 'aarif'
kya tera bigaData jo na marta koee din aur ?

[ falak = sky/heaven, falak-e-peer = reffering to the sky ]

6. tum maah-e-shab-e-char_dahum the; mere ghar ke
phir kyoN na raha ghar ka woh naqsha koee din aur ?

[ maah-e-shab-e-char_dahum = moon of the fourteenth night ]

7. tum kaun se 'eise the; khare daad-o-sitad ke ?
karta malak_ul_maut taqaaza koee din aur ?

[ daad = justice, sitad = to take (Note : the word 'sitad'
is not used by itself, but is used along with 'daad' as
in 'daad-o-sitad', meaning 'buyling and selling'/'settlement
of accounts'. I have given separate meanings of the words
for the benefit of the readers.), malak = an angel,
malak_ul_maut = angel of death, taqaaza = demanding/pressing
settlement of a claim ]

8. mujhse tumhaiN nafrat sahee, 'nayyar' se laDaayee
bachhoN ka bhee dekha na tamaasha koee din aur ?

9. guzree na baharhaal yah muddat KHushee-naaKHush
karna tha, javaaN_marg ! guzaara koee din aur

[ baharhaal = in any case, javaaN_marg = one who dies young ]

10. naadaaN ho jo kehte ho ki kyoN jeete ho 'GHalib'
qismat meiN hai marne ki tamanna koee din aur ?

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