\startsong
\stitle{laazim thaa ki dekho meraa rastaa koii din aur}
\lyrics{Mirza Ghalib}
\singers{Mirza Ghalib}
\printtitle
#indian

laazim thaa ki dekho meraa rastaa koii din aur
tanhaa gaye kyo.n ab raho tanhaa koii din aur

%[laazim = necessary, tanhaa = alone ]

miT jaaegaa sar, gar teraa paththar na ghisegaa
huu.N dar pe tere naasiyaa_farsaa koii din aur

%[naasiyaa = forehead, farsaa = to kneel down and touch the forehead to the ground]

aae ho kal aur aaj hii kahate ho ki jaauu.N
maanaa ki hameshaa nahii.n achchaa koii din aur

jaate  hue kahate ho qayaamat  ko mile.nge
kyaa Kuub! qayaamat kaa hai goyaa koii din aur

haa.N ae falak-e-piir, javaa.N thaa abhii aarif
kyaa teraa biga.Dataa jo na marataa koii din aur

%[falak-e-piir = referring to God]

tum maah-e-shab-e-char_duhum  the mere ghar ke
phir kyo.n na rahaa ghar kaa vo naqshaa koii din aur

%[maah-e-shab-e-char_duhum = moon of the fourteenth night]

tum kaun se aise the khare daad-o-sitad ke
karataa malak_ul_maut  taqaazaa koii din aur

%[daad = justice, sitad = to take; malak_ul_maut = angel of death]

mujhase  tumhe.n nafrat sahii, nayyar se la.Daaii
bachho.n kaa bhii dekhaa na  tamaashaa koii din aur

guzarii na bahar_haal yaa muddat Kushii-naaKush
karanaa thaa javaa.N_marg! guzaaraa koii din aur

%[javaa.N_marg = one who dies young]

naadaa.N ho jo kahate ho ki kyo.n jiite ho 'Ghalib'
qismat  me.n hai marane kii tamannaa  koii din aur

#endindian
\endsong