Ishq par zor nahin hai ye wo aatish ghalib

Sher byMirza Ghalib · 1797–1869

Hinglish

ishq par zor nahin, hai ye wo aatish 'Ghalib' ki lagaye na lage aur bujhaye na bane

— Mirza Ghalib

इश्क़ पर ज़ोर नहीं है ये वो आतिश 'ग़ालिब' कि लगाए न लगे और बुझाए न बने

No one has power over love, Ghalib — it is a fire that will not light when you want it, and will not go out once it burns.

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

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