Koee ummeed bar naheeN aatee

1.      koee  ummeed  bar naheeN aatee   

        koee soorat nazar naheeN aatee

  2.      maut  ka  ek  din   mu'ayyan  hai  

       neeNd kyoN raat bhar naheeN aatee ? 

         [ mu'ayyan = definite ] 

 3.      aage aatee thee haal-e-dil pe haNsee  

       ab   kisee  baat  par  naheeN  aatee  

4.      jaanta hooN sawaab-e-taa'at-o-zahad   

      par  tabeeyat  idhar  naheeN  aatee     

     [ sawaab = reward of good deeds in next life, taa'at = devotion,       

    zahad = religious deeds or duties ] 

 5.      hai kuchch 'eisee hee baat jo chup hooN 

        warna  kya   baat   kar  naheeN   aatee ?

  6.      kyoN na cheeKHooN ki yaad karate haiN   

      meree   aawaaz   gar   naheeN   aatee 

 7.      daaGH-e-dil  gar  nazar   naheeN  aata   

      boo bhee 'ei chaaraagar ! naheeN aatee     

     [ chaaraagar = healer/doctor ]  

8.      ham  wahaaN  haiN jahaaN se hamko bhee     

    kuchch  hamaaree KHabar  naheeN  aatee 

 9.      marte haiN aarzoo meiN marne ki    

     maut aatee hai par naheeN aatee  

10.     kaaba'a kis muNh se jaaoge 'GHalib'    

     sharm  tumko  magar  naheeN  aatee