Ghazal
हो गई है ग़ैर की शीरीं-बयानी कारगर
This ghazal explores the pain of unrequited love, where the beloved is swayed by a rival's sweet words, overlooking the true lover's silent devotion. It vividly portrays the anguish of unacknowledged sincerity, the feeling of being undervalued, and the lasting sorrow caused by shattered joy, where every broken piece adds to the hurt.
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हो गई है ग़ैर की शीरीं-बयानी कारगर
'इश्क़ का उस को गुमाँ हम बे-ज़बानों पर नहीं
The rival's sweet words have proven effective;She doesn't suspect us, the tongueless ones, of love.
The rival's sweet words have proven effective. She does not suspect us, the silent ones, of love.
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ज़ब्त से मतलब ब-जुज़ वारस्तगी दीगर नहीं
दामन-ए-तिमसाल आब-ए-आइना से तर नहीं
Restraint means nothing but detachment;The hem of a reflection is not wet by the mirror's water.
Restraint means nothing but detachment; the hem of a reflection is not wet by the mirror's water.
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है वतन से बाहर अहल-ए-दिल की क़द्र-ओ-मंज़िलत
'उज़्लत-आबाद-ए-सदफ़ में क़ीमत-ए-गोहर नहीं
Outside their homeland, the noble-hearted find their worth and place,
No value can a pearl acquire within its shell's embrace.
The worth and status of noble-hearted or talented people are recognized outside their homeland. Just as a pearl has no value while it remains confined within its oyster shell.
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बाइस-ए-ईज़ा है बरहम-ख़ुर्दन-ए-बज़्म-ए-सुरूर
लख़्त लख़्त-ए-शीशा-ए-बशकस्ता जुज़ निश्तर नहीं
The breaking of a joyous assembly is a source of agony; each fragment of the broken glass is nothing but a lancet.
The breaking of a joyous assembly is a source of agony; each fragment of the broken glass is nothing but a lancet.
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वाँ सियाही मर्दुमुक है और याँ दाग़-ए-शराब
मह हरीफ़-ए-नाज़िश-ए-हम-चश्मी-ए-साग़र नहीं
There, the pupil's blackness; here, the stain of wine.The moon's no rival to the goblet's challenging design.
On one side, there is the blackness of the eye's pupil; on the other, the stain of wine in a goblet. The moon cannot rival the goblet's proud boast of resembling an eye.
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है फ़लक बाला-नशीन-ए-फ़ैज़-ए-ख़म गर दीदनी
'आजिज़ी से ज़ाहिरन रुत्बा कोई बरतर नहीं
If the high-dwelling heavens derive grace from humility's form,Apparently, no status is greater than humility's charm.
If the high heavens themselves gain grace by bowing down in humility, then apparently, no status is superior to humility.
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दिल को इज़्हार-ए-सुख़न अंदाज़-ए-फ़तह-उल-बाब है
याँ सरीर-ए-ख़ामा ग़ैर-अज़-इस्तिकाक-ए-दर नहीं
For the heart, the expression of words is like a door thrown open wide,
Here, the pen's mere scratching is naught but the door's own creak inside.
For the heart, expressing words is like a door being opened wide. Here, the mere scratching of the pen is nothing but the sound of that very door creaking open.
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कब तलक फेरे 'असद' लब-हा-ए-तफ़्ता पर ज़बाँ
ताक़त-ए-लब तिश्नगी ऐ साक़ी-ए-कौसर नहीं
How long, Asad, shall I turn my tongue on parched lips?O Saki of Kausar, these lips can no longer bear this thirst!
How long, Asad, will I move my tongue over my parched lips? O Saki of Kausar, these lips can no longer bear this thirst.
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