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.

ik fursat-e-gunah mili vo bhi chaar din dekhe hain ham ne hausle parvardigar ke

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

mire gunah ziyada hain ya tiri rahmat karim tu hi bata de hisab kar ke mujhe

whether my sins are greater of your mercy pray? my lord take account and tell me this today

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

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

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

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

dekha to sab ke sar pe gunahon ka bojh tha khush the tamam nekiyan dariya men daal kar

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

suna hai khvab mukammal kabhi nahin hote suna hai ishq khata hai so kar ke dekhte hain

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

rahmaton se nibah men guzri umr saari gunah men guzri

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

lazzat kabhi thi ab to musibat si ho gai mujh ko gunah karne ki aadat si ho gai

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

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.

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

ishq men vo bhi ek vaqt hai jab be-gunahi gunah hai pyare

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.

ik fursat-e-gunah mili vo bhi chaar din dekhe hain ham ne hausle parvardigar ke

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

mire gunah ziyada hain ya tiri rahmat karim tu hi bata de hisab kar ke mujhe

whether my sins are greater of your mercy pray? my lord take account and tell me this today

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

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

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

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.

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

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

dekha to sab ke sar pe gunahon ka bojh tha khush the tamam nekiyan dariya men daal kar

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

suna hai khvab mukammal kabhi nahin hote suna hai ishq khata hai so kar ke dekhte hain

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

rahmaton se nibah men guzri umr saari gunah men guzri

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

lazzat kabhi thi ab to musibat si ho gai mujh ko gunah karne ki aadat si ho gai

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

ishq men vo bhi ek vaqt hai jab be-gunahi gunah hai pyare