Ghazal
घर हमारा जो न रोते भी तो वीराँ होता
This ghazal delves into the profound, inherent desolation of existence, suggesting that sorrow is an inescapable state. It explores the paradoxical nature of the heart's suffering, where its very distress prevents a deeper, more troubling restlessness. The speaker ultimately yearns for the beloved's unattainable presence, feeling that even the gatekeeper of paradise would recognize the immense difficulty in reaching their door.
Source: rekhta · HI
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घर हमारा जो न रोते भी तो वीराँ होता
बहर गर बहर न होता तो बयाबाँ होता
Even if we didn't weep, our home would still be desolate,If the ocean weren't an ocean, it would be a desert.
Our home would be desolate even if we didn't weep. Similarly, if the ocean were not an ocean, it would be a desert.
2
तंगी-ए-दिल का गिला क्या ये वो काफ़िर-दिल है
कि अगर तंग न होता तो परेशाँ होता
Why complain of the heart's narrow space? This infidel heart,
If it weren't constricted, would be troubled and torn apart.
Why complain about the heart's narrowness? This 'infidel' heart is such that if it weren't constricted, it would be even more troubled and restless.
3
बाद यक-उम्र-ए-वरा' बार तो देता बारे
काश रिज़वाँ ही दर-ए-यार का दरबाँ होता
After a life of piety, at least grant an audience, oh!If only Rizwan himself were the doorkeeper of my beloved's door.
After a life of piety, at least grant me an audience. If only Rizwan, the doorkeeper of paradise, himself were the doorkeeper of my beloved's door.
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