phir is a.ndaaz se bahaar aa_ii 
ke huye mehar-o-maah tamaashaa_ii 


[mehar-o-maah=sun and moon] 


dekho ai sakinaan-e-khittaa-e-Khaak 
is ko kahate hai.n aalam-aaraa_ii 


[sakinaan-e-khittaa-e-Khaak=dwellers of this earth] 
[aalaam=world; aaraa_ii=ornament] 


ke zamii.n ho ga_ii hai sar taa sar 
ruukash-e-satahe charKhe minaa_ii 


[sar taa sar=infinite] 
[ruukash-e-satah-e-charKh-e-minaa_ii=a sky full of stars] 


sabze ko jab kahii.n jagah na milii 
ban gayaa ruu-e-aab par kaa_ii 


[sabze=greenery; ruu-e-aab=water surface; kaa_ii=moss] 


sabz-o-gul ke dekhane ke liye 
chashm-e-nargis ko dii hai binaa_ii 


[sabz-o-gul=greenery and flower (flora)] 
[chashm-e-nargis=Nargis is a flower which is shaped like an eye] 
[binaa_ii=sight] 


hai havaa me.n sharaab kii taasiir 
badaanoshii hai baad paimaa_ii 


[taasiir=effect; baadaanoshii=to drink wine] 
[baad paimaa_ii=to take a measure of the wind] 


kyuu.N na duniyaa ko ho Khushii "Ghalib" 
shaah-e-dii.ndaar ne shifaa pa_ii