Ghazal
Tamasha-e-dair-o-haram Dekhte Hain
तमाशा-ए-दैर-ओ-हरम देखते हैं
This ghazal reflects the profound longing of a devoted lover who seeks the beloved's presence beyond the conventional divides of temple and mosque. It carries a poignant tone of melancholy, capturing the ache of facing the beloved's growing indifference and altered gaze.
Source: rekhta · HI
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1
तमाशा-ए-दैर-ओ-हरम देखते हैं
तुझे हर बहाने से हम देखते हैं
We watch the spectacle of the temple and the shrine; on every pretext, it is You we seek to behold.
We observe the spectacle of the temple and the sanctuary (mosque), but through every pretext, it is ultimately You whom we behold.
2
हमारी तरफ़ अब वो कम देखते हैं
वो नज़रें नहीं जिन को हम देखते हैं
Rarely do they turn their gaze towards me now; these are not the eyes my eyes once sought to see.
They rarely look towards us now, and these are no longer the same eyes that we used to gaze upon.
3
ज़माने के क्या क्या सितम देखते हैं
हमीं जानते हैं जो हम देखते हैं
What countless cruelties of the world our eyes behold; only we truly know the sorrows that we see.
We behold countless cruelties inflicted by the world; only we truly understand what we are enduring and seeing.
4
फिरे बुत-कदे से तो ऐ अहल-ए-काबा
फिर आ कर तुम्हारे क़दम देखते हैं
Should we ever return from the house of idols, O folk of the Kaaba, we shall come then to pay homage at your feet.
O people of the Kaaba, if we ever return from the temple of idols, we shall come back and behold your feet.
5
हमें चश्म-ए-बीना दिखाती है सब कुछ
वो अंधे हैं जो जाम-ए-जम देखते हैं
To us, the discerning eye reveals the world entire; blind are those who seek it in Jamshed's mystic cup.
Our discerning eye shows us everything; blind are those who rely on Jamshid's mystic cup to see the world.
6
न ईमा-ए-ख़्वाहिश न इज़हार-ए-मतलब
मिरे मुँह को अहल-ए-करम देखते हैं
Neither a hint of desire, nor a plea made known—yet upon my face, the eyes of the generous rest.
I have neither made a gesture of desire nor expressed any need, yet the generous benefactors keep looking at my face.
7
कभी तोड़ते हैं वो ख़ंजर को अपने
कभी नब्ज़-ए-बिस्मिल में दम देखते हैं
At times they break the dagger in their hand; at times they test the dying prey's pulse for breath.
Sometimes they break their own dagger, and at other times they check the pulse of the wounded victim to see if any life remains.
8
ग़नीमत है चश्म-ए-तग़ाफ़ुल भी उन की
बहुत देखते हैं जो कम देखते हैं
Even her glance of feigned neglect is a blessing to treasure; for those who look so rarely truly see beyond measure.
Even their indifferent glance or feigned neglect is a blessing, for those who look rarely actually see a great deal.
9
ग़रज़ क्या कि समझें मिरे ख़त का मज़मूँ
वो उनवान ओ तर्ज़-ए-रक़म देखते हैं
Why would they care to comprehend the substance of my plea? They merely look upon the title and the style of calligraphy.
They have no concern with understanding the actual content of my letter; they merely observe its title and the style of handwriting.
10
सलामत रहे दिल बुरा है कि अच्छा
हज़ारों में ये एक दम देखते हैं
May the heart be spared, whether wicked or good; in thousands, we behold this single breath of life.
May the heart remain safe whether it is good or bad, for amidst thousands, it is this single breath of life we behold.
11
रहा कौन महफ़िल में अब आने वाला
वो चारों तरफ़ दम-ब-दम देखते हैं
Who is left now to arrive at the gathering? Yet with every passing breath, they gaze in all directions.
Who else is left to arrive in the gathering now? Yet they continuously keep looking around in all directions.
12
उधर शर्म हाइल इधर ख़ौफ़ माने
न वो देखते हैं न हम देखते हैं
Bashfulness stands in the way there, fear holds back on this side; neither do they cast a look, nor do we dare to gaze.
On that side shyness stands in the way, and on this side fear holds back; therefore, neither do they look, nor do we look.
13
उन्हें क्यूँ न हो दिलरुबाई से नफ़रत
कि हर दिल में वो ग़म अलम देखते हैं
Why shouldn't they despise the art of winning hearts, when in every heart it is only grief and sorrow they see?
Why wouldn't they despise winning hearts, when they see only grief and suffering in every heart?
14
निगहबाँ से भी क्या हुई बद-गुमानी
अब उस को तिरे साथ कम देखते हैं
What suspicion could have fallen even upon the guard, that now by your side he is so rarely seen?
What suspicion or mistrust has arisen even towards the guard, that we now see him with you so rarely?
15
हमें 'दाग़' क्या कम है ये सरफ़राज़ी
कि शाह-ए-दकन के क़दम देखते हैं
Is this exaltation any small honour for us, O Dagh, that our eyes are blessed to behold the feet of the King of the Deccan?
O Dagh, is this honor any small thing for us that we get to look upon the feet of the King of Deccan?
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