Ghazal
अब वो अगला सा इल्तिफ़ात नहीं
This ghazal poignantly expresses the sorrow of fading warmth and affection in a relationship. It contrasts the lover's enduring faith and loyalty with the beloved's growing indifference and emotional distance.
Source: rekhta · HI
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अब वो अगला सा इल्तिफ़ात नहीं
जिस पे भूले थे हम वो बात नहीं
That former tenderness is felt no more; / The charm that once beguiled me is no longer there.
There is no longer that past attention and warmth; the charm that once captivated us is no longer there.
2
मुझ को तुम से ए'तिमाद-ए-वफ़ा
तुम को मुझ से पर इल्तिफ़ात नहीं
I place complete faith in your fidelity, yet you grant not the slightest regard to me.
I have complete faith in your loyalty and faithfulness, but you pay no attention or regard to me.
3
रंज क्या क्या हैं एक जान के साथ
ज़िंदगी मौत है हयात नहीं
What myriad griefs attend a single soul; this life is merely death, not life at all.
There are so many sorrows attached to a single life; this existence is merely like death and not true life at all.
4
यूँही गुज़रे तो सहल है लेकिन
फ़ुर्सत-ए-ग़म को भी सबात नहीं
If it passes like this, it is easy enough; yet even this respite of grief has no permanence.
If life passes just like this, it is easy, but even this respite of grief has no permanence.
5
कोई दिल-सोज़ हो तो कीजे बयाँ
सरसरी दिल की वारदात नहीं
If there were a sympathetic soul, I would recount my plight; the happenings of the heart are neither trivial nor slight.
One can only express their state if there is a truly sympathetic listener, for the happenings of the heart are neither trivial nor ordinary.
6
ज़र्रा ज़र्रा है मज़हर-ए-ख़ुर्शीद
जाग ऐ आँख दिन है रात नहीं
Every speck of dust reflects the radiant sun; awaken, O eye, for it is day, not night.
Every single particle reflects the sun; awaken, O eye, for it is day and not night.
7
क़ैस हो कोहकन हो या 'हाली'
आशिक़ी कुछ किसी की ज़ात नहीं
Be it Qais, the mountain-hewer Kohkan, or Hali— / Love is no one's private birthright or pedigree.
Whether it be Qais, Kohkan (Farhad), or Hali, being a lover is not anyone's exclusive birthright or personal monopoly.
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