kya hi iss chaand say mukhRhe peH bhala lagata hai!
hai tere husn-e-dil afroz ka zewar sah-ra
[ husn= beauty, afroz= enlighted,  zewar= ornament]

sar peH chaRhna tujhe zeba hai, bara-e-taraf-e-kulaah
mujh ko Dar hai, keH naH chhine tera lumbar sah-ra
[ zeba= befitting, bara-e-taraf-e-kulaah= like a crown
 chhine= snatch away, lumbar= the British]

naao bhar kar hi piroye gaye hoNge moti
warna kyuN laate haiN kashti meiN laga kar sah-ra
[ naao= boat, pirona= to string, kashti= boat/ large plate]

saat dariya kay kiye hoNge faraaham moti
tab bana hoga iss andaaz ka gaz bhar sah-ra
[ faraaham= available, gaz bhar= a yard long]

rukH-e-doolha say jo garmi meiN paseena Tapka
hai rag-e-abr-e-guharbaar saraasar sah-ra
[ rukH-e-doolha= face of the groom, rag= veins,
abr-e-guharbaar= pearls dropping clouds, saraasar= entirely]

yeH bhi ik be-adabi thi, keH qaba say baRh jaaye
rah gaya, aan kay daaman kay baraabar sah-ra
[ be-adabi= bad manner, qaba= coat, baRh= increase, daaman= skirt of the garment]

jee meiN itraaye naH moti, keH humieN haiN ik cheez
chaahiye phooloN ka bhi aik muqarar, sah-ra
[ itraaye= pride, humieN haiN ik cheez= we alone are extraordinary, muqarar= appointed]
 Sehra is usually made up of flowers and hence Ghalib provides a reason why a flower sehra was appointed instead of pearls which the shahzada could very well afford.

jab keH apne meiN samaweiN naH kHooshi kay maare
gooNdhe phooloN ka bhala phir koi kyuN-kar, sah-ra!
samaweiN is old usage of Samaa'aeN that is  "to contain".
If it's so hard for the flowers to contain themselves because of
the happiness how could one gather them and string sehra
out of them.

rukH-e-raushan ki damak, gauhar-e-gHaltaaN ki chamak
kyuN naH dikhlaaye farogH-e-mah-o-akHtar, sah-ra
[ rukH-e-raushan= glowing face, damak= spark, gauhar-e-gHaltaaN= rolling pearls
farogH= splendour, mah-o-akHta= moon and stars]

taar resham ka nahiN, hai yeH rag-e-abr-e-bahaar
laayega taab-e-garaaN- baari-e-gauhar, sah-ra
[ rag= viens, abr= clouds, bahaar= spring, taab= heat/radiance
garaaN-baar= heavy load, gauhar= pearl]

hum sukHan faham haiN, gHaalib kay tarafdaar nahiN
dekheiN, kah day koi  iss sah-re say baRh-kar sah-ra
[ sukHan faham= connoisseur, tarafdaar= partisan]

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