Sadgi

is sadgi pe kaun na mar jae ai khuda ladte hain aur hath mein talwar bhi nahin the poet marvels at the beloved's paradoxical nature, where they engage in a conflict or claim to be a slayer without wielding any physical weapon. ghalib implies that the beloved's beauty and glances are far more lethal than any sword, yet the beloved innocently believes they are 'fighting' unarmed. it highlights the deadly charm of such naivety, where the lover is defeated not by force, but by the beloved's simple, unarmed presence.

hum ko un se wafa ki hai ummid jo nahin jaante wafa kya hai from her i hope for constancy who knows it not, to my dismay the poet mocks his own naivety in expecting loyalty from a beloved who is completely oblivious to the concept. it highlights a tragic irony where the lover's intense expectations are directed at someone incapable of fulfilling them, either due to innocence or cruel indifference.

tere ishq ki intiha chahta hun meri sadgi dekh kya chahta hun the speaker’s desire is absolute: not a portion of love, but its final height. in the second line he recognizes, with a tender irony, how naive and audacious this wish is. “intiha” becomes a metaphor for total union or complete fulfillment, while “sadgi” admits human limitation. the emotion is a mix of longing, devotion, and self-aware humility.

tu bhi sada hai kabhi chaal badalta hi nahin hum bhi sada hain isi chaal mein aa jate hain

tumhaara husn aaraish tumhaari sadgi zewar tumhein koi zarurat hi nahin banne sanwarne ki

mujhe zindagi ki dua dene wale hansi aa rahi hai teri sadgi par

wafa tujh se ai bewafa chahta hun meri sadgi dekh kya chahta hun fealty i seek from you, o my faithless friend behold my innocence and, see what i intend

allah-re sadgi nahin itni unhen khabar mayyat pe aa ke puchhte hain in ko kya hua

mujh se tu puchhne aaya hai wafa ke mani ye teri sada-dili mar na dale mujh ko

bade sidhe-sadhe bade bhole-bhaale koi dekhe is waqt chehra tumhaara

yun churain us ne aankhen sadgi to dekhiye bazm mein goya meri jaanib ishaara kar diya

hajat nahin banao ki ai naznin tujhe zewar hai sadgi tere rukhsar ke liye

hai jawani khud jawani ka singar sadgi gahna hai is sin ke liye youthfullness is itself an ornament forsooth innocence is the only jewel needed in ones youth

wo sadgi mein bhi hai ajab dilkashi liye is waste hum us ki tamanna mein ji liye

ba-zahir sadgi se muskura kar dekhne walo koi kam-bakht na-waqif agar diwana ho jae

achchhe logon se mil-jul kar dekho na hum bhi hain hum se bhi khul kar dekho na

mujh se baaten karo mohabbat ki talib-e-'ilm hun main urdu ka