POEM · PERMANENT EDITION
Mirza Ghalib میں انہیں چھیڑوں اور کچھ نہ کہیں Main unhein chhedoon aur kuch na kahein ●sher 1 of 4

میں انہیں چھیڑوں اور کچھ نہ کہیں

Main unhein chhedoon aur kuch na kahein

چل نکلتے جو مے پیے ہوتے

Chal nikalte jo mai piye hote

I tease them and they say nothing.
They would have been stirred if they had drunk wine.

قہر ہو یا بلا ہو جو کچھ ہو

Qahar ho ya bala ho jo kuch ho

کاش کے تم مرے لیے ہوتے

Kaash ke tum mere liye hote

Be it wrath or calamity, whatever it may be,
I wish you were for me.

میری قسمت میں غم گر اتنا تھا

Meri qismat mein gham gar itna tha

دل بھی یارب کئی دیے ہوتے

Dil bhi ya rab kai diye hote

If there was so much sorrow in my destiny,
Oh Lord, I wish I had been given many hearts.

آ ہی جاتا وہ راہ پر غالبؔ

Aa hi jaata woh raah par Ghalib

کوئی دن اور بھی جیے ہوتے

Koi din aur bhi jiye hote

He would have come to the right path, Ghalib,
If only we had lived a few more days.

Context

This is a poignant ghazal by Mirza Ghalib, a towering figure in Urdu poetry, deeply rooted in the classical tradition. It expresses themes of unrequited love, deep longing, and the philosophical exploration of fate and sorrow. Ghalib's signature style, blending profound emotional depth with intellectual complexity and a touch of dramatic hyperbole, is evident as the poet laments missed opportunities, yearns for the beloved's affection, and questions the burden of grief bestowed upon him by destiny.

love & longing (ishq, judāī) · grief (gham) · the world's unfairness (shikwa)

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