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Yeh Na Thee Hamari Qismat by Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib was a legendary Urdu poet who was born in 1800s. Many of his poems have been sung by a host of singers.

His poem “ye na thi hamari qismat” ( it was not in my destiny) has been sung by many singers. The first time it was sung was perhaps in the movie “Mirza Ghalib” (1954). There it was sung by Suraiyya.

Below is this nice song from “Mirza Ghalib”. Ghulam Mohammad was the music director of this song.

Song-Ye na thi hamaari qismat (Mirza Ghalib) (1954) Singer-Suraiyya, Lyrics-Ghalib, MD-Ghulam Mohammad

Yeh na thee hamari qismat..

ye naa thi hamaari qismat
ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jeete rahte,
yahi intzaar hotaa
ye naa thi
ye naa thi hamaari qismat

tere waade par jiye ham,
to ye jaan jhooth jaanaa
ke khushi se mar na jaate,
agar aitbaar hotaa

huye mar ke ham jo rusvaa,
huye kyun na gharq-e-daryaa
na kabhi janaazaa uthtaa, na kahin mazaar hotaa

koyi mere dil se poochhe, tere teer-e-neem kash ko
ye khalish kahaan se hoti, jo jigar ke paar hotaa


  T R A N S L A T I O N    I N     E N G L I S H  

It was never in my fate to meet my beloved.
Even if more years of life was to me allocated, 
I would have been still awaiting the prize cherished.

If you think that I had been living on your promise, 
it is a lie.
For, if I had faith in you, would not of joy I would die.

Curse my friendship, that the friends give 
pious advice and sermons,
I need someone on whose shoulders could I weep, 
who could allay my grief and my fears.

Whom should I tell that the night of sorrow is full of pangs.
I would not have resented the death, if it comes only once.

Disgraced, as I was after my death, 
why didn't I drown in a river or sea.
Neither, there would have been a funeral, 
nor tomb erected for me.

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