Aah Ko Chaahiye - Mirza Ghalib
aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak
aashiqii sabrtalab aur tamannaa betaab
dil kaa kyaa rang karuuN Khuunejigar hone tak
ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jaayenge ham tumako Khabar hone tak
Gamehastii kaa ‘Asad’ kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
shamm’a har rang men jaltii hai sahar hone tak
Sar: Beginning, Chief, Desire, Epilepsy, Head, Origin, Pinnacle, Top
Sabr-talab: Suppressed desires(?)
Jigar: Courage, Liver, Heart, Soul, Mind, Vitals
Tagaaful: Apathy, Ignore, Indifference,Neglect, Negligence
Khaak: Ashes, Dust, Dirt, Earth, Land
Gham-e-hastii: Life of Sorrow
Asad: A reference to the poet, Mirza Ghalib, whose full name was Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan. He originally assumed the pen name ‘Asad’
Juz: Other Than
Juz Marg: Besides Death
Sahar: Dawn,
*Listen to Mirza Ghalib's 'Aah ko chahiye' - Jagjit Singh*