Ghazal
कहूँ जो हाल तो कहते हो मुद्दआ' कहिए
This ghazal portrays the lover's profound devotion and acceptance of the beloved's actions, even when they cause pain or misunderstanding. The lover expresses frustration when trying to convey their suffering, only to be asked for 'intent'. Despite taunts and harshness, the lover remains submissive, even cherishing the beloved's piercing gaze and profound wounds as sources of intimate connection.
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कहूँ जो हाल तो कहते हो मुद्दआ' कहिए
तुम्हीं कहो कि जो तुम यूँ कहो तो क्या कहिए
When I tell my state, you say, "State your intent."You tell me, if you speak like this, then what should I say?
When I explain my situation, you tell me to state my true intention. You tell me, if you respond like that, then what should I say?
2
न कहियो ता'न से फिर तुम कि हम सितमगर हैं
मुझे तो ख़ू है कि जो कुछ कहो बजा कहिए
Do not then accuse me, saying that I am cruel; My nature is such that whatever you utter, I consider it just and right.
Do not then accuse me with taunts, saying that I am cruel. My nature is such that whatever you say, I consider it just and right.
3
वो नेश्तर सही पर दिल में जब उतर जावे
निगाह-ए-नाज़ को फिर क्यूँ न आश्ना कहिए
Though it's a lancet, when it penetrates the heart,Why should we not call that coquettish glance a trusted friend?
Though it may be a lancet, when it penetrates the heart, why should that coquettish glance not then be called a trusted friend?
4
नहीं ज़रीया-ए-राहत जराहत-ए-पैकाँ
वो ज़ख़्म-ए-तेग़ है जिस को कि दिल-कुशा कहिए
An arrow's wound no solace can impart,The sword's deep gash, that opens up the heart.
An arrow's wound offers no comfort. It is the sword's wound that one can truly call heart-opening or pleasing.
5
जो मुद्दई' बने उस के न मुद्दई' बनिए
जो ना-सज़ा कहे उस को न ना-सज़ा कहिए
If one becomes your adversary, do not become theirs;If one speaks ill of you, do not speak ill in return.
If someone becomes your adversary, do not become their adversary; if someone speaks ill of you, do not speak ill in return.
6
कहीं हक़ीक़त-ए-जाँ-काही-ए-मरज़ लिखिए
कहीं मुसीबत-ए-ना-साज़ी-ए-दवा कहिए
Somewhere, describe the truth of the soul-consuming illness, nowhere, tell of the plight of the ineffective medicine.
Somewhere, describe the painful reality of the soul-consuming illness, and elsewhere, speak of the tribulation of the medicine's ineffectiveness.
7
कभी शिकायत-ए-रंज-ए-गिराँ-नशीं कीजे
कभी हिकायत-ए-सब्र-ए-गुरेज़-पा कहिए
Sometimes complain of sorrow's heavy seat,Sometimes recount how fleeting patience retreats.
Sometimes complain about the deep-seated sorrow. Other times, tell the story of how quickly patience vanishes.
8
रहे न जान तो क़ातिल को ख़ूँ-बहा दीजे
कटे ज़बान तो ख़ंजर को मर्हबा कहिए
If life remains not, offer blood-money to the killer;If the tongue is severed, welcome the dagger.
If life does not remain, offer blood-money to the killer; if the tongue is severed, welcome the dagger.
9
नहीं निगार को उल्फ़त न हो निगार तो है
रवानी-ए-रविश ओ मस्ती-ए-अदा कहिए
My beloved may not hold affection, but she is the beloved nonetheless; Speak of her flowing gait and the intoxicating grace of her style.
My beloved may not harbor affection, but she is the beloved nonetheless. Describe the fluidity of her walk and the intoxicating grace of her manner.
10
नहीं बहार को फ़ुर्सत न हो बहार तो है
तरावत-ए-चमन ओ ख़ूबी-ए-हवा कहिए
Spring has no leisure, or if spring isn't there, still it is so; Call it the garden's freshness, the beauty of the air.
Spring has no leisure, or even if the season isn't truly spring, its presence is felt; call it the garden's freshness and the air's beauty.
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सफ़ीना जब कि किनारे पे आ लगा 'ग़ालिब'
ख़ुदा से क्या सितम-ओ-जौर-ए-ना-ख़ुदा कहिए
Now that the boat has finally reached the shore, Ghalib, What oppression and cruelty of the helmsman should one complain to God about?
Ghalib, now that the boat has finally reached the shore, what oppression and cruelty of the helmsman should one complain to God about? The verse implies that once the destination is achieved, there's no point in lamenting the guide's past misdeeds.
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