Har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ki tu kya hai

Sher byMirza Ghalib · 1797–1869

Hinglish

har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ki tu kya hai tumhi kaho ki ye andaaz-e-guftagu kya hai

— Mirza Ghalib

हर एक बात पे कहते हो तुम कि तू क्या है तुम्हीं कहो कि ये अंदाज़-ए-गुफ़्तगू क्या है

At every word, you say to me, "And what are you?" You tell me — what way of talking is this?

hum ko un se wafa ki hai ummeed jo nahin jaante wafa kya hai

hui muddat ki 'Ghalib' mar gaya par yaad aata hai wo har ik baat par kehna ki yun hota to kya hota

ye masail-e-tasawwuf, ye tera bayaan 'Ghalib' tujhe hum wali samajhte jo na baada-khwaar hota

nikalna khuld se aadam ka sunte aaye hain lekin bahut be-aabru ho kar tere kooche se hum nikle

aah ko chahiye ik umr asar hone tak kaun jeeta hai teri zulf ke sar hone tak

hum ne maana ki taghaful na karoge lekin khaak ho jayenge hum tum ko khabar hone tak