POEM · PERMANENT EDITION
Mirza Ghalib Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi ●sher 1 of 2

ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے

hazāroñ khwāhisheñ aisī ke har khwāhish pe dam nikle

بہت نکلے مرے ارمان لیکن پھر بھی کم نکلے

bahut nikle mere armān lekin phir bhī kam nikle

A thousand desires — each one worth dying for.
So many of my longings were fulfilled — and still, too few.

دلِ ناداں تجھے ہوا کیا ہے

dil-e nādān tujhe huā kyā hai

Naive heart — what has become of you?

Attribution

Mirza Ghalib, Dīwān-e-Ghalib

love & longing (ishq, judāī) · wit & rebuke

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