Ghazal 20, Verse 2

Ghazal 20, Verse 2

tire va((de par jiye ham to yih jaan jhuu;T jaanaa
kih ;xvushii se mar nah jaate agar i((tibaar hotaa

ترے وعدے پر جیے ہم تو یہ جان جھوٹ جانا
کہ خوشی سے مر نہ جاتے اگر اعتبار ہوتا

तिरे व`दे पर जिये हम तो यह जान झूट जाना
कि ख़वुशी से मर न जाते अगर इ`तिबार होता

1a) if we lived on your promise, then know this-- we knew [it to be] false
1b) if we lived on your promise, then this, {dearest / life}, we knew to be false
1c) we lived on your promise-- know [reading तू] this: we knew [it to be] false

2) for would we not have died of happiness, if we had had trust/confidence [in it]?

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