\startsong
\stitle{nahii.n ki mujhako qayaamat kaa etiqaad nahii.n}
\lyrics{Mirza Ghalib}
\singers{Mirza Ghalib}
\printtitle
#indian

nahii.n ki mujhako qayaamat kaa etiqaad nahii.n
shab-e-firaaq se roz-e-jazaa ziyaad nahii.n

%[qayaamat = day of judgement; etiqaad = trust/have faith in]
%[shab-e-firaaq = night of separation; roz-e-jazaa = day of judgement; ziyaad = more than]

ko_ii kahe ki shab-e-mah  me.n kyaa buraa_ii hai
balaa se aaj agar din ko abr-o-baad nahii.n

%[shab-e-mah = moonlit night; abr-o-baad = cloud and wind]

jo aauu.N saamane un ke to marahabaa na kahe.n
jo jaauu.N vaa.N se kahii.n ko, to Kairabaad nahii.n

%[marahabaa = an exclamation indicating extreme pleasure; Kairabaad = to bid farewell]

kabhii jo yaad bhii aataa huu.N mai.n to kahate hai.n
ke aaj bazm me.n kuchh fitnaa-o-fasaad nahii.n

%[fitnaa = mischief; fasaad = fight/riot/uproar]

alaavaa iid ke milatii hai aur din bhii sharaab
gadaa-e-kuuchaa-e-maiKaanaa naamuraad nahii.n

%[gadaa = beggar; kuuchaa = streets; naamuraad = unrewarded]

jahaa.N me.n ho Gam-o-shaadii baham, hame.n kyaa kaam
diyaa hai hamako Kudaa ne vo dil ke shaad nahii.n

%[Gam-o-shaadii = sadness and happiness; baham = next to each  other]

tum un ke vaade zikr un se kyuu.N karo "Ghalib"
ye kyaa ke tum kaho aur vo kahe.n ke yaad nahii.n

#endindian
\endsong