aap ke baa'd har ghadi ham ne aap ke saath hi guzari hai

vo aa rahe hain vo aate hain aa rahe honge shab-e-firaq ye kah kar guzar di ham ne

tum se bichhad kar zinda hain jaan bahut sharminda hain

milna tha ittifaq bichhadna nasib tha vo utni duur ho gaya jitna qarib tha

aai hogi kisi ko hijr men maut mujh ko to niind bhi nahin aati

kuchh khabar hai tujhe o chain se sone vaale raat bhar kaun tiri yaad men bedar raha

guzar to jaegi tere baghhair bhi lekin bahut udaas bahut be-qarar guzregi

rote phirte hain saari saari raat ab yahi rozgar hai apna

the speaker’s sorrow has become so constant that it fills the entire night, leaving no room for rest or relief. calling weeping a “livelihood” is a bitter metaphor: grief has turned into routine, almost like a profession. the couplet captures exhaustion, loneliness, and a resigned acceptance of pain as the new normal.

mumkina faislon men ek hijr ka faisla bhi tha ham ne to ek baat ki us ne kamal kar diya

bahut dinon men mohabbat ko ye hua maalum jo tere hijr men guzri vo raat raat hui

the couplet captures how the meaning of separation becomes clear only through prolonged suffering. “night” is a metaphor for darkness, loneliness, and emotional heaviness, and repeating it (“night, night”) suggests an unbroken chain of sorrow. the beloved’s absence stretches time, so even a single period of waiting feels multiplied. the emotional core is a delayed realization: love learns its own depth through the cruelty of long, dark nights.

bichhad gae to ye dil umr bhar lagega nahin lagega lagne laga hai magar lagega nahin

kaav kav-e-sakht-jani hae-tanhai na puchh subh karna shaam ka laana hai ju-e-shir ka

what constant pain this loneliness you may not believe like from mountains drawing milk, is passing morn to eve ghalib portrays solitude as a hard, grinding test of survival: one must keep living despite the mind’s constant strain. the passing of time itself becomes torturous—getting from one part of the day to the next feels like hauling something that cannot be hauled. “jo-e-sheer” is a metaphor for a near-impossible labor, showing how loneliness turns ordinary time into an ordeal.

firaq-e-yar ne bechain mujh ko raat bhar rakkha kabhi takiya idhar rakkha kabhi takiya udhar rakkha

ik tiis jigar men uthti hai ik dard sa dil men hota hai ham raat ko roya karte hain jab saara aalam sota hai

jis ki ankhon men kati thiin sadiyan us ne sadiyon ki judai di hai

ik umr kat gai hai tire intizar men aise bhi hain ki kat na saki jin se ek raat

the couplet contrasts two measures of time to show the intensity of emotion: a lifetime can feel “spent” in patient longing for the beloved, while with certain people even one night becomes unbearable. waiting turns into proof of love and devotion, and the irony highlights how companionship can either soothe time or make it heavy. the emotional core is steadfast desire mixed with a sharp comparison.

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

ham kahan aur tum kahan janan hain kai hijr darmiyan janan

miri zindagi to guzri tire hijr ke sahare miri maut ko bhi pyare koi chahiye bahana

khuda kare ki tiri umr men gine jaaen vo din jo ham ne tire hijr men guzare the

aap ke baa'd har ghadi ham ne aap ke saath hi guzari hai

vo aa rahe hain vo aate hain aa rahe honge shab-e-firaq ye kah kar guzar di ham ne

tum se bichhad kar zinda hain jaan bahut sharminda hain

milna tha ittifaq bichhadna nasib tha vo utni duur ho gaya jitna qarib tha

kab thahrega dard ai dil kab raat basar hogi sunte the vo aenge sunte the sahar hogi

aai hogi kisi ko hijr men maut mujh ko to niind bhi nahin aati

badan men jaise lahu taziyana ho gaya hai use gale se lagae zamana ho gaya hai

guzar to jaegi tere baghhair bhi lekin bahut udaas bahut be-qarar guzregi

rote phirte hain saari saari raat ab yahi rozgar hai apna

the speaker’s sorrow has become so constant that it fills the entire night, leaving no room for rest or relief. calling weeping a “livelihood” is a bitter metaphor: grief has turned into routine, almost like a profession. the couplet captures exhaustion, loneliness, and a resigned acceptance of pain as the new normal.

aa ki tujh bin is tarah ai dost ghabrata huun main jaise har shai men kisi shai ki kami paata huun main

bahut dinon men mohabbat ko ye hua maalum jo tere hijr men guzri vo raat raat hui

the couplet captures how the meaning of separation becomes clear only through prolonged suffering. “night” is a metaphor for darkness, loneliness, and emotional heaviness, and repeating it (“night, night”) suggests an unbroken chain of sorrow. the beloved’s absence stretches time, so even a single period of waiting feels multiplied. the emotional core is a delayed realization: love learns its own depth through the cruelty of long, dark nights.

ik umr kat gai hai tire intizar men aise bhi hain ki kat na saki jin se ek raat

the couplet contrasts two measures of time to show the intensity of emotion: a lifetime can feel “spent” in patient longing for the beloved, while with certain people even one night becomes unbearable. waiting turns into proof of love and devotion, and the irony highlights how companionship can either soothe time or make it heavy. the emotional core is steadfast desire mixed with a sharp comparison.

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

ham kahan aur tum kahan janan hain kai hijr darmiyan janan

bichhad gae to ye dil umr bhar lagega nahin lagega lagne laga hai magar lagega nahin

vasl ho ya firaq ho 'akbar' jagna raat bhar musibat hai

whether in blissful union or in separation staying up all night, is a botheration

miri zindagi to guzri tire hijr ke sahare miri maut ko bhi pyare koi chahiye bahana

mar jaata huun jab ye sochta huun main tere baghhair ji raha huun

khuda kare ki tiri umr men gine jaaen vo din jo ham ne tire hijr men guzare the

'faraz' ishq ki duniya to khub-surat thi ye kis ne fitna-e-hijr-o-visal rakkha hai