1. marte dam tak insaan khwahisheN kare jaataa hai, aur uskee khwahisheN kabhi bhee khatm nahiN hoti. Aur jitne bhi armaaN ya khwahisheN puree hogee to aur ek nayee khwahish janm le leti hai. (Humans are always dissatisfied :P )
2. mere qaatil ko Darne ki kya wajah hai? Wo agar mera qatl bhi kareN to uske jism par mere khuN ke daag to rehne se rahe, kyuN ki ye khuN to vaise bhi aansuoN ke zarye zindagee bhar bahe jaa rahe haiN aur mera dil vaise bhi sukha paRaa hai
3. Ees shey'r mein wazn 'Bahut' par dena munaasif samjhoonga.
Hamne bahot baar sunaa hai ke Adam ko be-abroo karke khuld (bahisht/heaven) se nikaalaa gayaa tha, par uss se zyaadaa to hum tere kuche (galli) se be-abroo ho kar nikaale gaye hai
4. ees daur (age) mein log jaam peene ko mujhse jod rahe haiN, to yuN samajh leN ke phir se wo Jamshed ka zamaanaa aa gayaa hai (jab jaam ko khoja gayaa tha)
5. Jinse ummeed karta tha ke wo mere zakhm kee qadr kareNge, pataa challa ke wo to mujhse bhee zyada sitam ke vaar se zakhmee haiN.
6. Mohabbat me jine aur marne ke beech koee farq nahiN hai, ees liye to log jiske liye jeete haiN usee pe marte haiN
7. Ye bahot hi laajawaab sheyr, maiN manta hooN. Ees me Ghalib ne vaaizoN (maulavi) par tanz baRee hi khubsurti se kiya hai.
Kehte haiN ke, jo kehte haiN (ya yuN kahe ke, jo hameN paRhaate haiN) ke sharaab peenaa buraa hai, wo vaaiz bhi kya kam hai, ke maiN (Ghalib) dekhta hooN ki ye log bhii waheeN se aa rahey the (maikhaane se) jahaaN pe maiN jaa rahaa tha.
Ees me unka kehne ka taatparya ye hai ke, jo hameN paRhaate haiN ke sach ki raah pe chalo, wo khud bhi behke hue haiN aur galat raah pe jaa rahey haiN (maikhana symbolic hai).
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