They offer Paradise in return for this worldly life, but the reward's intoxication is not proportional to the hangover endured.

In this witty and profound couplet, Ghalib playfully questions the grand bargain of the afterlife. He likens the trials and heartbreak of human life to an excruciating hangover ('khumaar'), and heaven's promised reward to intoxication ('nasha'). With his trademark irony, he suggests that the deal feels unfair—the sheer suffering endured in this mortal world far outweighs the modest pleasure being offered in Paradise.