us bazm me mujhe nahi banati hayaa kiye
baithaa rahaa agarache ishaare huaa kiye
baithaa rahaa agarache ishaare huaa kiye

kis roz tohamate na taraashaa kiye huzur
kis roz tohamate na taraashaa kiye huzur
kis din hamaare sar pe na aare chalaa kiye
kis din hamaare sar pe na aare chalaa kiye

zid ki hai aur baat magar khubari nahi
bhule se usane saikado waad-e-wafaa kiye
bhule se usane saikado waad-e-wafaa kiye

'gaalib' tumhi kaho ke milegaa jawaab kyaa
'gaalib' tumhi kaho ke milegaa jawaab kyaa
maanaa ke tum kahaa kiye aur wo sunaa kiye
maanaa ke tum kahaa kiye aur wo sunaa kiye
us bazm me mujhe nahi banati hayaa kiye

In that gathering, shame could not contain,
Though signals beckoned, I remained the same.
Though signals beckoned, I remained the same.

What day, O Lord, were accusations spared?
What day, O Lord, were accusations spared?
What day the saw upon my head was not declared?
What day the saw upon my head was not declared?

Stubbornness it is, but beauty’s now unseen,
A thousand promises, by chance, she did convene.
A thousand promises, by chance, she did convene.

Ghalib, you alone, the answer, can you claim?
Ghalib, you alone, the answer, can you claim?
That you did speak, and she did hear the name,
That you did speak, and she did hear the name,
In that gathering, shame could not contain.