dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyo
royenge ham hazaar baar, koi hame sataye kyo

kede haaya to band hai aslm me dono ek hai
maut se pehle aadmi gham se nijat paaye kyo
dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyo
royenge ham hazaar baar, koi hame sataye kyo

ghalib-e-khasta ke baghair kaun se kaam band hai
ghalib-e-khasta ke baghair kaun se kaam band hai
roiye zaar-zaar kya, kijiye haay-haay kyo
dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyo
royenge ham hazaar baar, koi hame sataye kyo

It is but a heart of stone and dust,
Why should it not overflow with pain?
We will weep a thousand times,
Why should anyone torment us again?

They say the door is closed, alas,
Both are in reality the same.
Before death claims the man,
Why should he find refuge from sorrow's name?
It is but a heart of stone and dust,
Why should it not overflow with pain?
We will weep a thousand times,
Why should anyone torment us again?

Ghalib, the wounded,
Without him, what work can be locked?
Ghalib, the wounded,
Without him, what work can be locked?
Weep with endless tears,
Why wail and cry in vain?
It is but a heart of stone and dust,
Why should it not overflow with pain?
We will weep a thousand times,
Why should anyone torment us again?