Ghazal
इश्क़ तासीर से नौमेद नहीं
This ghazal explores the unwavering nature of love, asserting that its profound impact offers no despair. It contrasts the transient glory of earthly kingdoms with the omnipresent divine radiance, which is the very essence of creation. Ultimately, the poet underscores the sanctity of the beloved's secret, suggesting its preservation is paramount, even above life itself.
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इश्क़ तासीर से नौमेद नहीं
जाँ-सिपारी शजर-ए-बेद नहीं
Love does not despair of its effect,Sacrifice of life is not like a willow tree.
Love never despairs of its effect. Sacrificing one's life is not like a weak or easily swayed willow tree.
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सल्तनत दस्त-ब-दस्त आई है
जाम-ए-मय ख़ातम-ए-जमशेद नहीं
Sovereignty has passed hand to hand; the wine-cup is no Jamshid's ring.
Sovereignty has continuously changed hands, passing from one ruler to another. This wine-cup, a symbol of temporary power or pleasure, does not hold the permanent and legendary power of Jamshid's ring.
3
है तजल्ली तिरी सामान-ए-वजूद
ज़र्रा बे-परतव-ए-ख़ुर्शेद नहीं
Your manifestation is the essence of all being,
No atom exists without the sun's ray gleaming.
Your manifestation is the foundation of all existence. No particle can exist without the sun's ray.
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राज़-ए-माशूक़ न रुस्वा हो जाए
वर्ना मर जाने में कुछ भेद नहीं
Let the beloved's secret not be disgraced,Otherwise, there is no mystery in dying.
Let the beloved's secret not be disgraced or revealed. Otherwise, there is no mystery or difficulty in dying.
5
गर्दिश-ए-रंग-ए-तरब से डर है
ग़म-ए-महरूमी-ए-जावेद नहीं
I fear the changing hues of mirth's bright show,Not endless deprivation's bitter woe.
I fear the changing nature of joy, not the sorrow of eternal deprivation.
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कहते हैं जीते हैं उम्मेद पे लोग
हम को जीने की भी उम्मेद नहीं
They say people live their lives on hope,
I, myself, have no hope left to live.
People say that they live on hope, but I myself have no hope left to even live.
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मय-कशी को न समझ बे-हासिल
बादा 'ग़ालिब' अरक़-ए-बेद नहीं
Don't deem wine-drinking as fruitless, friend, no!For Ghalib, wine isn't mere dewdrop, you know.
Do not consider wine-drinking to be fruitless; for Ghalib, wine is not mere willow's dew.
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