Ghazal
Teri Surat Ko Dekhta Huun Main
तेरी सूरत को देखता हूँ मैं
In this ghazal, the poet contemplates divine craftsmanship reflected in the beloved's captivating beauty. The verses blend romantic and spiritual devotion with subtle, playful irony directed at the moralizing counselor who interrupts the lover's contemplation.
Source: rekhta · HI
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तेरी सूरत को देखता हूँ मैं
उस की क़ुदरत को देखता हूँ मैं
As I gaze upon the beauty of your face, I behold the wonder of His divine artistry.
I look at your face, and in it, I behold the divine power and creative wonder of God.
2
जब हुई सुब्ह आ गए नासेह
उन्हीं हज़रत को देखता हूँ मैं
At the break of dawn arrived the pious preacher; I merely sit and gaze upon that reverend gentleman.
As soon as morning arrived, the preacher came over; now I am merely looking at this gentleman.
3
वो मुसीबत सुनी नहीं जाती
जिस मुसीबत को देखता हूँ मैं
That affliction cannot even be heard told, / The very calamity that my eyes behold.
The calamity that I am witnessing myself is so severe that one cannot even bear to hear about it.
4
देखने आए हैं जो मेरी नब्ज़
उन की सूरत को देखता हूँ मैं
They who have come to feel my beating pulse, / Upon their face, entranced, I fix my gaze.
While they have come to check my pulse, I am merely gazing at their face.
5
मौत मुझ को दिखाई देती है
जब तबीअत को देखता हूँ मैं
Death itself is all that appears before my eyes, whenever I look into the state of my own heart.
Whenever I look at my condition or health, I only see death before me.
6
शब-ए-फ़ुर्क़त उठा उठा कर सर
सुब्ह-ए-इशरत को देखता हूँ मैं
Lifting my head time and again through separation's weary night, I gaze intently, waiting for the joyous dawn of delight.
During the night of separation, I raise my head again and again to look toward the dawn of happiness and joy.
7
दूर बैठा हुआ सर-ए-महफ़िल
रंग-ए-सोहबत को देखता हूँ मैं
Seated afar at the edge of the gathering, I watch the changing hues of companionship.
Sitting far away in the gathering, I merely observe the changing atmosphere and behavior of the company.
8
हर मुसीबत है बे-मज़ा शब-ए-ग़म
आफ़त आफ़त को देखता हूँ मैं
Every torment has lost its savor in this night of grief; I merely watch as calamity gazes upon calamity.
In this night of grief, every trouble has lost its taste; I merely watch calamity gazing at calamity.
9
न मोहब्बत को जानते हो तुम
न मुरव्वत को देखता हूँ मैं
Neither do you know what love is, nor do I find in you any grace.
You do not understand what love is, nor do I see any courtesy or consideration in you.
10
कोई दुश्मन को यूँ न देखेगा
जैसे क़िस्मत को देखता हूँ मैं
No one would ever look upon an enemy the way / I look upon my own destiny.
No one would ever look upon even an enemy the way I look upon my own destiny.
11
हश्र में 'दाग़' कोई दोस्त नहीं
सारी ख़िल्क़त को देखता हूँ मैं
On the Day of Reckoning, O Dagh, no friend stands by my side; I gaze upon all of creation, searching far and wide.
On the Day of Judgment, O Dagh, there is no friend beside me; I look at all of creation gathered there, yet find no one of my own.
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