Ghazal
अच्छी सूरत पे ग़ज़ब टूट के आना दिल का
This ghazal nostalgically reflects on the intense passion of youth, recalling how overwhelmingly the heart would fall captivated by a beautiful face. It poignantly captures the sweet vulnerability, longing, and tender tales of past love.
Source: rekhta · HI
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अच्छी सूरत पे ग़ज़ब टूट के आना दिल का
याद आता है हमें हाए ज़माना दिल का
How fiercely the heart would fall for a lovely face; alas, I still remember that bygone season of the heart.
The heart used to fall passionately and helplessly for a beautiful face; alas, I still remember those bygone days of my heart.
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तुम भी मुँह चूम लो बे-साख़्ता प्यार आ जाए
मैं सुनाऊँ जो कभी दिल से फ़साना दिल का
You too would kiss my face in a spontaneous surge of love, if ever from the depths of my heart I recounted the tale of this heart.
If I ever narrate the story of my heart sincerely from the depths of my soul, you too would feel such spontaneous love that you would kiss my face.
3
निगह-ए-यार ने की ख़ाना-ख़राबी ऐसी
न ठिकाना है जिगर का न ठिकाना दिल का
Such utter ruin did the beloved's glance impart, that no shelter remains for the liver, no home for the heart.
The beloved's glance has caused such complete ruin that neither my liver nor my heart has any stable place or shelter left.
4
पूरी मेहंदी भी लगानी नहीं आती अब तक
क्यूँकर आया तुझे ग़ैरों से लगाना दिल का
You do not even know as yet to paint your hands with henna; how did you learn so soon, my love, to give your heart to strangers?
You still do not even know how to apply henna properly; how, then, did you learn to attach your heart to strangers?
5
ग़ुंचा-ए-गुल को वो मुट्ठी में लिए आते थे
मैं ने पूछा तो किया मुझ से बहाना दिल का
Holding a rosebud clenched within their fist, they came; when I asked what it was, they feigned it was a heart.
They were coming with a rosebud held in their fist; when I asked what it was, they made an excuse saying it was a heart.
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इन हसीनों का लड़कपन ही रहे या अल्लाह
होश आता है तो आता है सताना दिल का
O God, may these beauties remain forever in their innocent youth, for once maturity arrives, they only learn to torment the heart.
O God, let these beautiful ones remain in their innocent youth, for as soon as maturity arrives, they only learn how to torment the heart.
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दे ख़ुदा और जगह सीना ओ पहलू के सिवा
कि बुरे वक़्त में हो जाए ठिकाना दिल का
May God grant another dwelling, beyond the chest and side, so in times of deep distress, the heart has a place to hide.
May God grant a place other than the chest and flank, so that in times of distress the heart can find a shelter.
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मेरी आग़ोश से क्या ही वो तड़प कर निकले
उन का जाना था इलाही कि ये जाना दिल का
With what wild agony did my love tear away from my embrace; O God, was that their departure, or the departing of my heart?
With what agony did my beloved break away from my embrace; O God, was that their departure, or the departure of my very heart?
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निगह-ए-शर्म को बे-ताब किया काम किया
रंग लाया तिरी आँखों में समाना दिल का
It stirred that modest glance to restless longing—what a feat it achieved; my heart's surrender to your eyes has finally borne its true colors.
My heart's settling into your eyes has finally shown its effect; it did a remarkable thing by making even your shy glance restless.
10
उँगलियाँ तार-ए-गरेबाँ में उलझ जाती हैं
सख़्त दुश्वार है हाथों से दबाना दिल का
My fingers get entangled in the threads of my torn collar; how arduous it is to quiet the aching heart with mere hands.
My fingers get entangled in the threads of my torn collar; it is extremely difficult to suppress or hold back the aching heart with one's hands.
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हूर की शक्ल हो तुम नूर के पुतले हो तुम
और इस पर तुम्हें आता है जलाना दिल का
You bear the countenance of a houri, an idol sculpted of pure light; and on top of all this, you master the art of burning the heart.
You have the appearance of a houri and are an embodiment of light, and on top of that, you know well how to burn and torment the heart.
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छोड़ कर उस को तिरी बज़्म से क्यूँकर जाऊँ
इक जनाज़े का उठाना है उठाना दिल का
How can I depart your gathering, leaving it behind? / To bear away this heart is like lifting a funeral bier.
How can I leave your gathering by leaving my heart behind? Bearing away my heart from here is as heavy as lifting a funeral bier.
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बे-दिली का जो कहा हाल तो फ़रमाते हैं
कर लिया तू ने कहीं और ठिकाना दिल का
When I confessed the hollow despair within my chest, they said, 'So you have found your heart another place to rest.'
When I told my beloved about the despondent state of my heart, they remarked that I must have found another place for my heart to rest.
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बा'द मुद्दत के ये ऐ 'दाग़' समझ में आया
वही दाना है कहा जिस ने न माना दिल का
After ages, O Dagh, this truth at last has dawned on me: truly wise is only he who never heeded the heart's decree.
After a long time, O Dagh, I have finally realized that the truly wise person is the one who never listened to their heart.
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