Ghazal
हिज्र के हाथ से अब ख़ाक पड़े जीने में
This ghazal poignantly captures the profound anguish of separation and the weariness of enduring a life rendered hollow by grief. The poet depicts an intense intimacy with suffering, finding a bittersweet solace in heartbreak that surpasses any worldly pleasure.
Source: rekhta · HI
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हिज्र के हाथ से अब ख़ाक पड़े जीने में
दर्द इक और उठा आह नया सीने में
At separation's cruel hand, let dust fall on this living breath; / Alas, another pain stirs new within my weary chest.
Because of separation, life has become utterly worthless, and alas, yet another new pain has arisen in the chest.
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ख़ून-ए-दिल पीने से जो कुछ है हलावत हम को
ये मज़ा और किसी को नहीं मय पीने में
The sweetness that I savor from drinking my own heart's blood / Is a delight that no one ever finds in drinking wine.
The sweetness and pleasure I experience from drinking the blood of my own heart is a delight that no one ever finds in drinking wine.
3
दिल को किस शक्ल से अपने न मुसफ़्फ़ा रक्खूँ
जल्वा-गर यार की सूरत है इस आईने में
How could I not keep my heart polished and bright, / When the Beloved's radiant face is mirrored in its light?
How could I not keep my heart pure and polished, when the radiant face of my beloved is manifested in this mirror?
4
अश्क ओ लख़्त-ए-जिगर आँखों में नहीं हैं मेरे
हैं भरे लाल ओ गुहर इश्क़ के गंजीने में
Not merely tears and fragments of the heart dwell in my eyes; they are rubies and pearls brimming in the treasury of love.
My eyes do not merely hold tears and pieces of my heart; rather, they are rubies and pearls filled in the treasury of love.
5
शक्ल-ए-आईना 'ज़फ़र' से तो न रख दिल में ख़याल
कुछ मज़ा भी है भला जान मिरी लेने में
Harbor no grievance in your heart against Zafar, pure as a mirror; tell me, is there really any pleasure in taking away my life?
Do not keep any ill thoughts in your heart against Zafar, who is pure like a mirror; tell me, is there really any pleasure in taking my life?
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