hazaaro khwahishe aisi ki
har khwahish pe dum nikle
bahut nikle mere arman
lekin phir bhi kam nikle
nikalna khurd se aadam ka sunte aaye hai lekin
bahut beaabru hokar tere kuche se hum nikle

mohabbat me nahi hai fark jeene aur marne ka
mohabbat me nahi hai fark jeene aur marne ka
usi ko dekhkar jeete hai
jis kaafir pe dum nikle
usi ko dekhkar jeete hai
jis kaafir pe dum nikle
hazaaro khwahishe aisi ki
har khwahish pe dum nikle
bahut nikle mere arman
lekin phir bhi kam nikle

khuda ke vaaste parda na kabili se utha zalim
khuda ke vaaste parda na kabili se utha zalim
kahin aisa na ho yaha bhi wahi kaafir sanam nikle

kahan maikhane ka darwaza galib aur kahan mayiz
kahan maikhane ka darwaza galib aur kahan mayiz
par itna jaante hai kal wo jata tha ke gham nikle
hazaaro khwahishe aisi ki
har khwahish pe dum nikle
bahut nikle mere arman
lekin phir bhi kam nikle

A thousand desires, a breath for each,
On each wish, a life to beseech.
So many longings, I thought I knew,
But still, they fell, a paltry few.
We've heard of man's emergence, the birth of the soul,
But from your street, disgraced, we take our toll.

In love, no difference between life and death's embrace,
In love, no difference, in this forsaken space.
We live by gazing on that face,
Upon that infidel, find our grace.
A thousand desires, a breath for each,
On each wish, a life to beseech.
So many longings, I thought I knew,
But still, they fell, a paltry few.

For God's sake, do not lift the veil,
Oh, cruel one, let secrets prevail.
Lest here, too, that same infidel,
That same idol, should also unveil.

Where is the tavern, Ghalib, and where the drunkard's plight?
Where is the tavern, lost in the night?
Yet this I know, yesterday he went,
And from his departure, sorrow was sent.
A thousand desires, a breath for each,
On each wish, a life to beseech.
So many longings, I thought I knew,
But still, they fell, a paltry few.