Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

    Cover for Diwan-E-Ghalib

    Diwan-E-Ghalib

    Jab ba-taqreeb-e-safar yaar ne mehmil baandha

    Mirza Ghalib

    transliterator: thothica

    work_id: "74ed4c1c-c3d2-47b4-b350-4539659ce0f9" work_slug: "mirza-ghalib-diwan-e-ghalib-74ed4c" work_title: "Diwan-E-Ghalib" author_name: Mirza Ghalib chapter_number: 88 chapter_title: "Jab ba-taqreeb-e-safar yaar ne mehmil baandha" chapter_slug: "88-jab-ba-taqreeb-e-safar-yaar-ne-mehmil-baandha" variant_id: "8019d013-c1c6-40b4-bec4-8a25492fcd7c" content_type: transliteration layout: verse language: Urdu source_language: Urdu language_direction: ltr script: latin word_count: 134 estimated_read_time: 1

    Jab ba-taqreeb-e-safar yaar ne mehmil baandha Tapish-e-shauq ne har zarre pe ik dil baandha

    Ahl-e-beenish ne ba-hairat-kada-e-shokhi-e-naaz Jauhar-e-aaina ko tooti-e-bismil baandha

    Yaas o ummeed ne yak-arbada maidaan maanga Ajz-e-himmat ne tilism-e-dil-e-saail baandha

    Na bandhe tashnagi-e-zauq ke mazmoon Ghalib Garche dil khol ke dariya ko bhi saahil baandha

    Istilahaat-e-aseeran-e-taghaful mat poochh Jo girah aap na kholi use mushkil baandha

    Yaar ne tashnagi-e-shauq ke mazmoon chaahe Hum ne dil khol ke dariya ko bhi saahil baandha

    Tapish-e-aaina parwaaz-e-tamanna laayi Naama-e-shauq ba-haal-e-dil-e-bismil baandha

    Deeda ta-dil hai yak-aaina charaaghaan kis ne Khalwat-e-naaz pe pairaaya-e-mehfil baandha

    Na-umeedi ne ba-taqreeb-e-mazaamin-e-khumaar Koocha-e-mauj ko khamyaaza-e-saahil baandha

    Mutrib-e-dil ne mere taar-e-nafas se Ghalib Saaz par rishta paye naghma-e-Bedil baandha

    Na-tawaani hai tamashaayi-e-umr-e-rafta Rang ne aaina aankhon ke muqaabil baandha

    Nok-e-har-khaar se tha bas-ke sar-e-duzdi-e-zakhm Chun namad hum ne kaf-e-pa pe Asad dil baandha