koi samjhe to ek baat kahun ishq taufiq hai gunah nahin if someone were to listen, one thing i will opine love is not a crime forsooth it is grace divine the speaker feels surrounded by misunderstanding and offers a single, clarifying truth to anyone capable of insight. by calling love “taufiq,” he frames it as a gift that elevates the heart rather than a moral offense. the couplet defends love against social or religious blame, turning accusation into spiritual dignity. its emotional core is quiet insistence: love deserves reverence, not condemnation.

saltanat ko tabah karte hain

saltanat ko tabah karte hain ye gunah badshah karte hain ham ghharibon ka zikr hi kya hai chhote mote gunah karte hain bech khate hain vo khudai ko ham to phir bhi khuda se darte hain saltanat ko tabah karte hain ye gunah baadshah karte hain hum gharibon ka zikr hi kya hai chhote mote gunah karte hain bech khate hain wo khudai ko hum to phir bhi khuda se darte hain

aata hai daghh-e-hasrat-e-dil ka shumar yaad mujh se mire gunah ka hisab ai khuda na maang ghalib turns inner regret into a vivid image: the heart is covered with countless “stains” of unfulfilled desires. remembering their number already overwhelms him, so the thought of a divine audit feels unbearable. the plea is not denial but helplessness—his failings and disappointments are too many to be tallied. the couplet captures guilt, exhaustion, and a trembling appeal for mercy.

yuun zindagi guzar raha huun tire baghhair jaise koi gunah kiye ja raha huun main

farishte hashr men puchhenge pak-bazon se gunah kyuun na kiye kya khuda ghhafur na tha

teri bakhshish ke bharose pe khataen ki hain teri rahmat ke sahare ne gunahgar kiya

apne kisi amal pe nadamat nahin mujhe tha nek-dil bahut jo gunahgar mujh men tha

gunah-garon men shamil hain gunahon se nahin vaqif saza ko jante hain ham khuda jaane khata kya hai

gunahgar to rahmat ko munh dikha na saka jo be-gunah tha vo bhi nazar mila na saka

shirkat gunah men bhi rahe kuchh savab ki tauba ke saath todiye botal sharab ki

vo jo raat mujh ko bade adab se salam kar ke chala gaya use kya khabar mire dil men bhi kabhi arzu-e-gunah thi

mire khuda ne kiya tha mujhe asir-e-bahisht mire gunah ne rihai mujhe dilai hai

khud-parasti khuda na ban jaae ehtiyatan gunah karta huun

gunahon se hamen raghhbat na thi magar ya rab tiri nigah-e-karam ko bhi munh dikhana tha o lord, i was not drawn to sinning all the time how else could i confront your mercy so sublime

mohabbat nek-o-bad ko sochne de ghhair-mumkin hai badhi jab be-khudi phir kaun darta hai gunahon se

mujhe gunah men apna suraghh milta hai vagarna parsa-o-din-dar main bhi tha

yaad aae hain uff gunah kya kya haath uthae hain jab dua ke liye

is bharose pe kar raha huun gunah bakhsh dena to teri fitrat hai i keep on sinning as i do believe it is your nature to grant reprieve

puchhega jo khuda to ye kah denge hashr men haan haan gunah kiya tiri rahmat ke zor par

ruuh men rengti rahti hai gunah ki khvahish is amarbel ko ik din koi divar mile

koi samjhe to ek baat kahun ishq taufiq hai gunah nahin if someone were to listen, one thing i will opine love is not a crime forsooth it is grace divine the speaker feels surrounded by misunderstanding and offers a single, clarifying truth to anyone capable of insight. by calling love “taufiq,” he frames it as a gift that elevates the heart rather than a moral offense. the couplet defends love against social or religious blame, turning accusation into spiritual dignity. its emotional core is quiet insistence: love deserves reverence, not condemnation.

saltanat ko tabah karte hain

saltanat ko tabah karte hain ye gunah badshah karte hain ham ghharibon ka zikr hi kya hai chhote mote gunah karte hain bech khate hain vo khudai ko ham to phir bhi khuda se darte hain saltanat ko tabah karte hain ye gunah baadshah karte hain hum gharibon ka zikr hi kya hai chhote mote gunah karte hain bech khate hain wo khudai ko hum to phir bhi khuda se darte hain

aata hai daghh-e-hasrat-e-dil ka shumar yaad mujh se mire gunah ka hisab ai khuda na maang ghalib turns inner regret into a vivid image: the heart is covered with countless “stains” of unfulfilled desires. remembering their number already overwhelms him, so the thought of a divine audit feels unbearable. the plea is not denial but helplessness—his failings and disappointments are too many to be tallied. the couplet captures guilt, exhaustion, and a trembling appeal for mercy.

yuun zindagi guzar raha huun tire baghhair jaise koi gunah kiye ja raha huun main

farishte hashr men puchhenge pak-bazon se gunah kyuun na kiye kya khuda ghhafur na tha

teri bakhshish ke bharose pe khataen ki hain teri rahmat ke sahare ne gunahgar kiya

gunah gin ke main kyuun apne dil ko chhota karun suna hai tere karam ka koi hisab nahin

apne kisi amal pe nadamat nahin mujhe tha nek-dil bahut jo gunahgar mujh men tha

vo kaun hain jinhen tauba ki mil gai fursat hamen gunah bhi karne ko zindagi kam hai who are those that seem to find the time for to repent for us this life is too short to sin to heart's content

na-karda gunahon ki bhi hasrat ki mile daad ya rab agar in karda gunahon ki saza hai for the sins uncommitted, i hope to get applause if sins one did commit for punishment are due cause the poet enters into a bold negotiation with the divine regarding the nature of sin and justice. ghalib argues that if he is to be held accountable and punished for his actions, he should conversely be rewarded or compensated for the suffering caused by his unfulfilled desires to sin. it highlights that the pain of suppressed longing is as significant as the act of sinning itself.

gunahgar to rahmat ko munh dikha na saka jo be-gunah tha vo bhi nazar mila na saka

shirkat gunah men bhi rahe kuchh savab ki tauba ke saath todiye botal sharab ki

vo jo raat mujh ko bade adab se salam kar ke chala gaya use kya khabar mire dil men bhi kabhi arzu-e-gunah thi

mire khuda ne kiya tha mujhe asir-e-bahisht mire gunah ne rihai mujhe dilai hai

khud-parasti khuda na ban jaae ehtiyatan gunah karta huun

gunahon se hamen raghhbat na thi magar ya rab tiri nigah-e-karam ko bhi munh dikhana tha o lord, i was not drawn to sinning all the time how else could i confront your mercy so sublime

mohabbat nek-o-bad ko sochne de ghhair-mumkin hai badhi jab be-khudi phir kaun darta hai gunahon se

mujhe gunah men apna suraghh milta hai vagarna parsa-o-din-dar main bhi tha

yaad aae hain uff gunah kya kya haath uthae hain jab dua ke liye

ruuh men rengti rahti hai gunah ki khvahish is amarbel ko ik din koi divar mile