Ghazal
उज़्र आने में भी है और बुलाते भी नहीं
This ghazal poignantly captures the lover's anguish over the beloved's paradoxical indifference, where they neither embrace intimacy nor clearly state reasons for separation. It portrays the painful torment of neglect, lingering hesitation, and unspoken grievances with a touch of tender irony.
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उज़्र आने में भी है और बुलाते भी नहीं
बाइस-ए-तर्क-ए-मुलाक़ात बताते भी नहीं
They make excuses not to visit, nor do they invite me near; the reason for ending our meetings, they never make it clear.
They make excuses when it comes to visiting and do not invite me either, nor do they disclose the reason for ending our meetings.
2
मुंतज़िर हैं दम-ए-रुख़्सत कि ये मर जाए तो जाएँ
फिर ये एहसान कि हम छोड़ के जाते भी नहीं
They wait for the parting breath, to leave once I have died; and yet confer this favor on me, claiming they never left my side.
They are waiting for my final breath so that they may leave once I die, yet they still act as though they do me a favor by not abandoning me.
3
सर उठाओ तो सही आँख मिलाओ तो सही
नश्शा-ए-मय भी नहीं नींद के माते भी नहीं
Lift your head at least, meet my eyes at least; you are neither drunk with wine, nor overcome by sleep.
At least lift your head and meet my gaze; you are neither intoxicated by wine nor drowsy with sleep.
4
क्या कहा फिर तो कहो हम नहीं सुनते तेरी
नहीं सुनते तो हम ऐसों को सुनाते भी नहीं
"What did you say? Say it again—we will not listen to you!" / If you will not listen, then to such as you, we do not deign to speak!
What did you say? Say it again—that you will not listen to me? If you do not listen, then we do not bother speaking to people like you either.
5
ख़ूब पर्दा है कि चिलमन से लगे बैठे हैं
साफ़ छुपते भी नहीं सामने आते भी नहीं
What an exquisite veil this is, seated pressed against the screen—neither hiding completely, nor willing to be seen.
What a strange veil this is, sitting pressed against the screen; they neither hide completely nor do they come out in front.
6
मुझ से लाग़र तिरी आँखों में खटकते तो रहे
तुझ से नाज़ुक मिरी नज़रों में समाते भी नहीं
Frail as I am, at least I rankled in your eyes; yet one so delicate as you cannot even be contained within my sight.
Weak and frail people like me at least kept irritating your eyes, but someone as delicate as you cannot even be contained within my sight.
7
देखते ही मुझे महफ़िल में ये इरशाद हुआ
कौन बैठा है उसे लोग उठाते भी नहीं
The moment I was seen in the gathering, came this decree: / 'Who is that sitting there? Why doesn't someone cast him out?'
The moment I was seen in the gathering, an order was given asking who is sitting there and why people are not making him leave.
8
हो चुका क़त्अ तअ'ल्लुक़ तो जफ़ाएँ क्यूँ हों
जिन को मतलब नहीं रहता वो सताते भी नहीं
Now that all ties are severed, why this cruelty still? / Those who care no longer do not even bother to torment.
When ties have already been severed, why should there still be cruelty? Those who no longer have any concern do not even bother to torment.
9
ज़ीस्त से तंग हो ऐ 'दाग़' तो जीते क्यूँ हो
जान प्यारी भी नहीं जान से जाते भी नहीं
If weary of life, O Dagh, then why do you live on? You hold not life dear, yet you do not depart.
O Dagh, if you are so tired of life, then why do you keep living? You do not hold your life dear, yet you do not part with it either.
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