Ghazal
Sabaq Aisa PaDha Diya Tu Ne
सबक़ ऐसा पढ़ा दिया तू ने
This ghazal captures the all-consuming and transformative nature of love, wherein the beloved's lesson detaches the lover completely from mundane worldly pursuits. It blends tender irony with deep surrender, expressing how profound devotion makes one seemingly useless to society yet entirely fulfilled in passion.
Source: rekhta · HI
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सबक़ ऐसा पढ़ा दिया तू ने
दिल से सब कुछ भला दिया तू ने
Such a lesson you have taught to me, that from my heart you erased all memory.
You have taught me such a lesson that you made me forget everything from my heart.
2
हम निकम्मे हुए ज़माने के
काम ऐसा सिखा दिया तू ने
Useless to this world have I become; such was the craft you taught me.
You taught me such a craft or task that I became completely useless to the world.
3
कुछ तअ'ल्लुक़ रहा न दुनिया से
शग़्ल ऐसा बता दिया तू ने
No bond remains between me and the world; such an obsession you have bestowed upon me.
You have engaged me in such a pursuit or preoccupation that I have no connection left with the world.
4
किस ख़ुशी की ख़बर सुना के मुझे
ग़म का पुतला बना दिया तू ने
What tidings of joy did you bring unto me, that you sculpted me into an effigy of grief?
What kind of joyful news did you share with me that, instead, you ended up turning me into an embodiment of grief?
5
क्या बताऊँ कि क्या लिया मैं ने
क्या कहूँ मैं की क्या दिया तू ने
How can I tell what I have taken? How can I say what you have given?
How can I explain what I have received or taken, and how can I express in words what you have given me?
6
बे-तलब जो मिला मिला मुझ को
बे-ग़रज़ जो दिया दिया तू ने
Without my asking, whatever came, was granted to me; without a selfish motive, whatever was given, was given by Thee.
Whatever I received, I received without asking, and whatever You gave, You gave selflessly without any selfish motive.
7
उम्र-ए-जावेद ख़िज़्र को बख़्शी
आब-ए-हैवाँ पिला दिया तू ने
You granted Khizr life eternal, making him drink from the nectar of immortality.
You bestowed eternal life upon Khizr by making him drink the water of immortality.
8
नार-ए-नमरूद को किया गुलज़ार
दोस्त को यूँ बचा दिया तू ने
You turned the fire of Nimrod into a blooming garden; in such a wondrous way did You deliver Your friend.
You turned the fire of Nimrod into a blooming garden, and in this way You saved Your friend.
9
दस्त-ए-मूसा में फ़ैज़ बख़्शिश है
नूर-ओ-लौह-ओ-असा दिया तू ने
In Moses' hand shines the bounty of Your grace; the radiant light, the sacred Tablet, and the staff You did bestow.
The hand of Moses holds the bounty of Your bestowal, for You granted him the divine light, the sacred tablet, and the staff.
10
सुब्ह मौज नसीम गुलशन को
नफ़स-ए-जाँ-फ़ज़ा दिया तू ने
To the morning breeze through the garden, / You gave a soul-reviving breath.
You granted a soul-reviving and life-giving breath to the morning breeze flowing through the garden.
11
शब-ए-तीरा में शम्अ' रौशन को
नूर ख़ुर्शीद का दिया तू ने
To the glowing candle in the pitch-dark night, You bestowed the radiant splendor of the sun.
You bestowed the radiant light of the sun upon the burning candle in the dark night.
12
नग़्मा बुलबुल को रंग-ओ-बू गुल को
दिल-कश-ओ-ख़ुशनुमा दिया तू ने
To the nightingale You granted song, to the rose its hue and scent; charming and delightful are the gifts Your grace has sent.
You gave the nightingale its song and granted the flower its color and fragrance, making them delightful and charming.
13
कहीं मुश्ताक़ से हिजाब हुआ
कहीं पर्दा उठा दिया तू ने
To the yearning lover You drew a veil at times, while at other times, You cast the veil aside.
At times You concealed Yourself from the yearning lover, and at other times You lifted the veil before him.
14
था मिरा मुँह न क़ाबिल-ए-लब्बैक
का'बा मुझ को दिखा दिया तू ने
My lips were never worthy to cry 'Here am I!', and yet, to me You showed the sacred Kaaba.
My lips were not worthy of uttering 'Labbaik' (Here I am at Your service), yet You bestowed upon me the vision of the Kaaba.
15
जिस क़दर मैं ने तुझ से ख़्वाहिश की
इस से मुझ को सिवा दिया तू ने
Whatever measure of desire I pleaded from You, far more than that You have bestowed upon me.
You have granted me far more than whatever desire or wish I asked of You.
16
रहबर-ए-ख़िज़्र-ओ-हादी-ए-इल्यास
मुझ को वो रहनुमा दिया तू ने
A guide to Khizr and a beacon to Ilyas—such was the mentor You bestowed on me.
You have bestowed upon me such a guide who is a mentor even to Khizr and a leader to Ilyas.
17
मिट गए दिल से नक़्श-ए-बातिल सब
नक़्शा अपना जमा दिया तू ने
All false impressions from the heart have faded away; firmly in their place, you have etched your own image.
All false impressions have vanished from my heart, and you have firmly established your own image in their place.
18
है यही राह मंज़िल-ए-मक़्सूद
ख़ूब रस्ते लगा दिया तू ने
Is this then the path to my cherished goal? How splendidly you have sent me on my way!
Is this really the path to my desired destination? You have indeed set me on quite a path.
19
मुझ गुनहगार को जो बख़्श दिया
तो जहन्नुम को क्या दिया तू ने
If You have pardoned a sinner such as me, / What then, O Lord, have You given unto Hell?
If You have forgiven a sinner like me, then what have You given to Hell?
20
'दाग़' को कौन देने वाला था
जो दिया ऐ ख़ुदा दिया तू ने
Who was there to bestow anything upon 'Daagh'? Whatever was granted, O God, was given by You.
There was no one else who could give anything to Dagh; whatever was given, O God, was bestowed solely by You.
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