aur bazar se le aaye agar tut gaya
sagar e zam se mera zame safal
achha hai unke dekhe se
unke dekhe se jo aa jati hai
munh par ronak wo samjhte hain
ki bimar ka haal achha hai

dekhiye pate hain kushak buto se kya fes
dekhiye pate hain kushak buto se kya fes
ek badaman ne kaha ki ye saal achha hai
ek badaman ne kaha ki ye saal achha hai
humko malum hai jannat ki hakikat lekin
humko malum hai jannat ki hakikat lekin
dil ke khush rakhne ko galib ye khyal achha hai
dil ke khush rakhne ko galib ye khyal achha hai

If from the bazaar, I brought a cup, and it shattered,
My earthen bowl against the sea's vast roar,
Then let it be.

Their gaze, the bloom it brings to my face,
They think it health, this glow upon the skin.

What tidings from the idol's silent guise?
A Brahmin whispers, "This year is kind."

Though we know heaven's truth, its veiled core,
To keep the heart content, O Ghalib, this thought is good.