मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब | Mirza Ghalib — दिल-ए-नादाँ तुझे हुआ क्या है | dil-e-nadaan tujhe hua kya hai (with English translation)

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दिल-ए-नादाँ तुझे हुआ क्या है
आख़िर इस दर्द की दवा क्या है

dil-e-nadaan tujhe hua kya hai
aakhir is dard ki davaa kya hai

What has afflicted you, my naive heart, my mind
A cure for this malady, is there one, can one find?

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हम हैं मुश्ताक़ और वो बेज़ार
या इलाही ये माजरा क्या है

hum hain mushtaaq aur vo bezaar
ya ilaahi ye maajra kya hai

My desire is ardent, while they¹ remain indifferent
O Lord! What a predicament, what a bind

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हमको उनसे वफ़ा की है उम्मीद
जो नहीं जानते कि वफ़ा क्या है

humko unse vafa ki hai ummeed
jo nahin jaante ke vafa kya hai

Why have I the expectation of their¹ reciprocation
They¹ who are to my love and devotion, blind

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मैं भी मुँह में ज़बान रखता हूँ
काश पूछो कि मुद्दआ क्या है

main bhi munh mein zabaan rakhta hoon
kaash poochho ke mudda’aa kya hai

I do have the heart and the tongue for it
But only if you ask, shall I speak my mind

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मैंने माना कि कुछ नहीं है ‘ग़ालिब’
मुफ़्त हाथ आए तो बुरा क्या है

mainne maana ke kuchh nahin hai ‘Ghalib’
muft haath aaye to bura kya hai

I admit he isn’t worth much, is he? that Ghalib!
But to get him gratis, surely, one wouldn’t mind?!

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Notes:
1. Singular they is the use in English of the pronoun they or its inflected or derivative forms, them, their, theirs, and themselves (or themself), as an epicene (gender-neutral) singular pronoun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

Posted: 15-Nov-2020; Translation: 01-Nov-2019