Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi
da Dum is a foot in an iambic pentameter.
I will begin this with a reading of this very beautiful poem by Ghalib.
The English translation of it, which is in the same audio file is from here.
hazaaroN KHwahishaiN ‘eisee ke har KHwahish pe dam nikle
bohot nikle mere armaaN lekin fir bhee kam nikle
Dare kyooN mera qaatil kya rahega uskee gardan par
wo KHooN, jo chashm-e-tar se ‘umr bhar yooN dam_ba_dam nikle
nikalna KHuld se aadam ka sunte aayaiN haiN lekin
bohot be_aabru hokar tere kooche se ham nikle
bharam khul jaaye zaalim tere qaamat ki daraazee ka
agar is turra-e-pur_pech-o-KHam ka pech-o-KHam nikle
magar likhwaaye koee usko KHat, to hamse likhawaaye
huee subah aur ghar se kaan par rakhkar qalam nikle
huee is daur meiN mansoob mujhse baada_aashaamee
fir aaya wo zamaana, jo jahaaN se jaam-e-jam nikle
huee jinse tavaqqo KHastagee kee daad paane kee
wo hamse bhee ziyaada KHasta-e-teGH-e-sitam nikle
mohabbat meiN naheeN hai farq jeene aur marne kaa
usee ko dekh kar jeete haiN jis kaafir pe dam nikle
zara kar jor seene par ki teer-e-pursitam nikle
jo wo nikle to dil nikle, jo dil nikle to dam nikle
KHuda ke waaste parda na kaabe se uThaa zaalim
kaheeN ‘eisa na ho yaaN bhee wohee kaafir sanam nikle
kahaaN maiKHaane ka darwaaza ‘GHalib’ aur kahaaN waaiz
par itana jaante haiN kal wo jaata tha ke ham nikle.
Translation from here.
A thousand desires such as these,that each takes a lifetime (an eternity)
I found many desires and yet they aren’t enough
I have heard of Adam coming from Heaven
Disgraced a lot I came from your street (home)
If someone wants to write (her) a letter, let me write it
It is morning and I have started from home with a pen on my ear
There is no difference between living and dying in love
I live by the sight of that unfaithful (infidel) taking whose name I die
For God’s sake don’t remove the curtain from Kaaba tyrant
Lest that unfaithful (infidel) sweetheart appear from there too
Where a door to the tavern ‘Ghalib,’ and where the preacher
All I know is yesterday he was going (in) when I stepped out
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