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daa.im paḌā huā tire dar par nahīñ huuñ maiñ

ḳhaak aisī zindagī pe ki patthar nahīñ huuñ maiñ

I do not lie embedded, ensconced upon your door

I am not merely a stone, such life I do abhor

kyuuñ gardish-e-mudām se ghabrā na jaa.e dil

insān huuñ piyāla o sāġhar nahīñ huuñ maiñ

why shouldn’t life’s revolutions agitate my heart?

I’m human, not a chalice to be passed around the floor.

yā-rab zamāna mujh ko miTātā hai kis liye

lauh-e-jahāñ pe harf-e-mukarrar nahīñ huuñ maiñ

Lord what reason that this world seeks to erase me so

I’m not a superfluous word that’s been written before

had chāhiye sazā meñ uqūbat ke vāste

āḳhir gunāhgār huuñ kāfar nahīñ huuñ maiñ

Viciousness, in punishment, needs to be restrained

after all it’s sin, not heresy I answer for

kis vāste aziiz nahīñ jānte mujhe

la.al o zamurrad o zar o gauhar nahīñ huuñ maiñ

Neither rubies, gems, nor gold nor pearls, I am therefore

is it for this reason that you choose to thus ignore

rakhte ho tum qadam mirī āñkhoñ se kyuuñ dareġh

rutbe meñ mahr-o-māh se kam-tar nahīñ huuñ maiñ

why do you have to keep your feet hidden from my eyes?

less in stature than the sun and moon I am not for sure

karte ho mujh ko man.a-e-qadam-bos kis liye

kyā āsmān ke bhī barābar nahīñ huuñ maiñ

what reason that you now refuse to let me kiss your feet

am I not equal even to the heavens anymore

‘ġhālib’ vazīfa-ḳhvār ho do shaah ko duā

vo din ga.e ki kahte the naukar nahīñ huuñ maiñ

Ghalib you should praise the king, dependent that you are

You used to say “I do not serve”, those were the days of yore

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