ये न थी हमारी क़िस्मत कि विसाल-ए-यार होता

The verses

1. ये न थी हमारी क़िस्मत कि विसाल-ए-यार होता अगर और जीते रहते यही इंतिज़ार होता

   Meaning: It was not our destiny for the beloved's embrace,Had we lived longer, this same waiting would still hold its place.

2. ग़म अगरचे जाँ-गुसिल है प कहाँ बचें कि दिल है ग़म-ए-इश्क़ गर न होता ग़म-ए-रोज़गार होता

   Meaning: Though grief is soul-consuming, where can we flee, since there's a heart? If the sorrow of love were absent, then the sorrow of the world would be.

3. उसे कौन देख सकता कि यगाना है वो यकता जो दुई की बू भी होती तो कहीं दो-चार होता

   Meaning: Who can behold Him, the matchless, the One,If a scent of duality existed, He'd be met by someone.

4. ये मसाईल-ए-तसव्वुफ़ ये तिरा बयान 'ग़ालिब' तुझे हम वली समझते जो न बादा-ख़्वार होता

   Meaning: These matters of mysticism, and your eloquent words, Ghalib,We would deem you a saint, were you not a wine-drinker.