Ghazal
Jahan Tera Naqsh-e-qadam Dekhte HainKhayaban Khayaban Iram Dekhte Hain
जहाँ तेरा नक़्श-ए-क़दम देखते हैं
This ghazal vividly portrays the profound impact of the beloved's presence and beauty. The lover perceives paradise wherever the beloved's footprints fall, and their majestic stature makes even doomsday's trials seem trivial. Despite the beloved's self-admiration, the lover gazes upon them with immense longing and devotion.
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जहाँ तेरा नक़्श-ए-क़दम देखते हैं
ख़याबाँ ख़याबाँ इरम देखते हैं
Wherever your foot's imprint we behold,Garden after garden, paradise unfolds.
Wherever we see your footprints, we perceive paradise blooming in every garden.
2
दिल-आशुफ़्तगाँ ख़ाल-ए-कुंज-ए-दहन के
सुवैदा में सैर-ए-अदम देखते हैं
The hearts distraught for the mole by the mouth's corner,Within their deepest core, envision a journey to oblivion.
Those whose hearts are restless for the mole at the corner of the mouth, within their innermost being, envision a journey to oblivion.
3
तिरे सर्व-क़ामत से इक क़द्द-ए-आदम
क़यामत के फ़ित्ने को कम देखते हैं
From your cypress-like stature, a human's full height,We see Doomsday's chaos in a lesser light.
Your tall, graceful form, like a cypress and a full human stature, makes us perceive the turmoil and chaos of Doomsday as less severe.
4
तमाशा कि ऐ महव-ए-आईना-दारी
तुझे किस तमन्ना से हम देखते हैं
What a spectacle, O lost in mirror-gazing,
With what longing do we behold you?
It's a spectacle that, O you who are engrossed in mirror-gazing, we behold you with such intense longing.
5
सुराग़-ए-तफ़-ए-नाला ले दाग़-ए-दिल से
कि शब-रौ का नक़्श-ए-क़दम देखते हैं
Seek the lament's fiery trace from the heart's deep scar, As we observe the night-traveler's footprints, wherever they are.
Look for the burning trace of the lament from the scar on the heart, just as one observes the footprints left by a night-traveler.
6
बना कर फ़क़ीरों का हम भेस 'ग़ालिब'
तमाशा-ए-अहल-ए-करम देखते हैं
Assuming the guise of fakirs, O Ghalib, we
Observe the spectacle of generosity.
O Ghalib, by assuming the guise of fakirs, we observe the spectacle of generous people.
7
किसू को ज़-ख़ुद रस्ता कम देखते हैं
कि आहू को पाबंद-ए-रम देखते हैं
Rarely do we find one walking their own solitary path, For even the deer, we see, is bound by its flight.
We rarely see anyone choosing their own path of their own accord, for we see even the deer bound by its instinctive flight.
8
ख़त-ए-लख़्त-ए-दिल यक-क़लम देखते हैं
मिज़ा को जवाहर रक़म देखते हैं
The heart's fragmented letter, we see entirely written with one pen,We behold the eyelashes, as if inscribing with jewels.
We observe the letter of the fragmented heart as if it were written entirely with one pen. We see the eyelashes as if they are inscribing with jewels.
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