Ghazal
बात मेरी कभी सुनी ही नहीं
This ghazal captures the poet's sorrow over the beloved's persistent apathy and refusal to listen to his pleas. It conveys the anguish of enduring casual mockery and emotional neglect that turns playful teasing into deep, lingering grief.
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1
बात मेरी कभी सुनी ही नहीं
जानते वो बुरी भली ही नहीं
They never chose to listen to a single word of mine; whether it was good or bad, they never could divine.
They never listened to what I said, so they do not even know whether it was good or bad.
2
दिल-लगी उन की दिल-लगी ही नहीं
रंज भी है फ़क़त हँसी ही नहीं
Her playful teasing is no simple jest; there is sorrow in it too, not merely laughter.
Their teasing is not merely a lighthearted jest; it contains sorrow as well, not just laughter.
3
लुत्फ़-ए-मय तुझ से क्या कहूँ ज़ाहिद
हाए कम-बख़्त तू ने पी ही नहीं
How can I describe to you, O ascetic, the sweet delight of wine? Alas, you wretched soul, you have never tasted it at all!
O ascetic, how can I describe the pleasure of wine to you; alas, you unfortunate one, you have never even tasted it.
4
उड़ गई यूँ वफ़ा ज़माने से
कभी गोया किसी में थी ही नहीं
Fidelity has vanished from the world in such a way, as though it never had existed in anyone at all.
Fidelity has vanished from the world in such a way, as if it never existed in anyone at all.
5
जान क्या दूँ कि जानता हूँ मैं
तुम ने ये चीज़ ले के दी ही नहीं
Why should I surrender my life, when well I know: this is something you take and never return.
Why should I give you my life, because I well know that once you take this thing, you never give it back.
6
हम तो दुश्मन को दोस्त कर लेते
पर करें क्या तिरी ख़ुशी ही नहीं
I would have turned even an enemy into a friend, / But what can I do, when it brings no joy to you?
We would have made even an enemy our friend, but what can we do when you are not pleased by it?
7
हम तिरी आरज़ू पे जीते हैं
ये नहीं है तो ज़िंदगी ही नहीं
We live solely upon the longing for you; without this desire, there is no life at all.
We live solely on the longing for you. If this desire does not exist, then there is no life at all.
8
दिल-लगी दिल-लगी नहीं नासेह
तेरे दिल को अभी लगी ही नहीं
This affair of the heart is no mere jest, O preacher; your own heart has never yet been struck by love.
O counselor, this affair of the heart is not a mere joke; it only seems so because your own heart has not yet suffered the blow of love.
9
'दाग़' क्यूँ तुम को बेवफ़ा कहता
वो शिकायत का आदमी ही नहीं
Why would Dagh ever call you faithless? He is simply not a man given to complaint.
Why would Dagh ever call you unfaithful? He is simply not the kind of person who complains.
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