This is one of my favorite ghazals from Mirza Ghalib \u2013 with some words of translated below each verse. Here is the audio file in Jagjit\u2019s voice (not the full version of the poem though)<\/p>\n
1. baazeechaa-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aage
\n hota hai shab-o-roz tamaasha mere aage<\/p>\n
[ baazeechaa = play\/sport, atfaal = children ]<\/p>\n
2. ik khel hai auraNg-e-sulemaaN mere nazdeek
\n ik baat hai \u2018eijaz-e-maseeha mere aage<\/p>\n
[ auraNg = throne, \u2018eijaz = miracle ]<\/p>\n
3. juz naam naheeN soorat-e-aalam mujhe manzoor
\n juz waham naheeN hastee-e-ashiya mere aage<\/p>\n
[ juz = other than, aalam = world, hastee = existence,
\n ashiya = things\/items ]<\/p>\n
4. hota hai nihaaN gard meiN sehara mere hote
\n ghisata hai jabeeN KHaak pe dariya mere aage<\/p>\n
[ nihaaN = hidden, gard = dust, sehara = desert, jabeeN = forehead ]<\/p>\n
5. mat pooch ke kya haal hai mera tere peeche ?
\n too dekh ke kya rang tera mere aage<\/p>\n
6. sach kahte ho, KHudbeen-o-KHud_aaraa na kyoN hooN ?
\n baiTha hai but-e-aainaa_seemaa mere aage<\/p>\n
[ KHudbeen = proud\/arrogant, KHud_aaraa = self adorer,
\n but = beloved, aainaa_seemaa = like the face of a mirror ]<\/p>\n
7. fir dekhiye andaaz-e-gul_afshaani-e-guftaar
\n rakh de koee paimaanaa-o-sahba mere aage<\/p>\n
[ gul_afshaanee = to scatter flowers, guftaar = speech\/discourse,
\n sahaba = wine, esp. red wine ]<\/p>\n
8. nafrat ka gumaaN guzare hai, maiN rashk se guzaraa
\n kyoN kar kahooN, lo naam na uska mere aage<\/p>\n
[ gumaaN = doubt, rashk = envy ]<\/p>\n
9. imaaN mujhe roke hai jo khiNche hai mujhe kufr
\n ka\u2019aba mere peeche hai kaleesa mere aage<\/p>\n
[ kufr = impiety, kaleesa = church\/cathedral ]<\/p>\n
10. aashiq hooN, pe maashooq_farebee hai mera kaam
\n majnooN ko bura kehti hai laila mere aage<\/p>\n
[ farebee = a fraud\/cheat ]<\/p>\n
11. KHush hote haiN par wasl meiN yoN mar naheeN jaate
\n aayee shab-e-hijaraaN ki tamanna mere aage<\/p>\n
[ hijr = separation ]<\/p>\n
12. hai mauj_zan ik qulzum-e-KHooN, kaash, yahee ho
\n aata hai abhee dekhiye kya-kya mere aage<\/p>\n
[ mauj_zan = exciting, qulzum = sea, KHooN = blood ]<\/p>\n
13. go haath ko jumbish naheeN aaNhoN meiN to dam hai
\n rehne do abhee saaGHar-o-meena mere aage<\/p>\n
[ jumbish = movement\/vibration, saaGHar-o-meena = goblet ]<\/p>\n
14. ham_pesha-o-ham_masharb-o-ham_raaz hai mera
\n \u2018GHalib\u2019 ko bura kyoN kaho achchaa mere aage !<\/p>\n
[ ham_pesha = of the same profession, ham_masharb = of the
\n same habits\/a fellow boozer, ham_raaz = confidant ]<\/p>\n