Jagjit Singh

hosh walon ko khabar kya be-khudi kya chiz hai ishq kije phir samajhiye zindagi kya chiz hai

hazaron khwahishen aisi ki har khwahish pe dam nikle bahut nikle mere arman lekin phir bhi kam nikle i have a thousand yearnings , each one afflicts me so many were fulfilled for sure, not enough although the couplet captures the endlessness of human wanting: desires are so overpowering that each seems life-draining. even when some dreams are fulfilled, satisfaction remains out of reach, because the heart keeps multiplying new demands. the metaphor of “breath leaving” intensifies the emotional weight of longing and exhaustion.

bahut pahle se un qadmon ki aahat jaan lete hain tujhe ai zindagi hum dur se pahchan lete hain the speaker says that with long experience, they can sense what is coming even before it arrives. “footsteps” stand for the familiar arrival of life’s troubles, routines, and inevitable demands. addressing life directly, they convey a tired, knowing intimacy: nothing in life surprises them anymore. the emotion is a mix of foreknowledge, resignation, and hard-earned insight.

aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hote tak kaun jita hai teri zulf ke sar hote tak a prayer needs a lifetime, an answer to obtain who can live until the time that you decide to deign ghalib laments the disparity between the brevity of human life and the time required to win a beloved's heart. while a plea for love might eventually be heard, life is too short to wait for that moment. the 'conquering of tresses' metaphorically refers to untangling the complexities of the relationship, a task that outlasts the lover's life.

jhuki jhuki si nazar be-qarar hai ki nahin daba daba sa sahi dil mein pyar hai ki nahin

be-nam sa ye dard thahar kyun nahin jata jo bit gaya hai wo guzar kyun nahin jata

tum itna jo muskura rahe ho kya gham hai jis ko chhupa rahe ho

pyar ka pahla khat likhne mein waqt to lagta hai nae parindon ko udne mein waqt to lagta hai

sarakti jae hai rukh se naqab aahista aahista nikalta aa raha hai aaftab aahista aahista the veil slips from her visage at such a gentle pace as though the sun emerges from a cloud's embrace

koi fariyaad tere dil mein dabi ho jaise tu ne aankhon se koi baat kahi ho jaise

mere jaise ban jaoge jab ishq tumhein ho jaega diwaron se sar takraoge jab ishq tumhein ho jaega

tere aane ki jab khabar mahke teri khushbu se sara ghar mahke translation when news of your arrival spreads in the air, thy fragrance fills my home, its every corner. sagar akbarabadi