Ghazal
Ki Wafa Hum Se To Ghair Is Ko Jafa Kehte HainHoti Aayi Hai Ki Achchon
की वफ़ा हम से तो ग़ैर इस को जफ़ा कहते हैं
This ghazal explores the pain of being misunderstood and misjudged by society, where loyalty is perceived as cruelty and good intentions are scorned. The poet expresses a deep, inexpressible sorrow, highlighting the futility of lament in conveying true distress and the resignation to an environment where genuine feelings are often dismissed.
Source: rekhta · HI
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की वफ़ा हम से तो ग़ैर इस को जफ़ा कहते हैं
होती आई है कि अच्छों को बुरा कहते हैं
If I am faithful, others call it betrayal, my dear;For it's always been that the good are deemed bad, year after year.
If I am faithful, others call it betrayal. It has always been the way that good people are deemed bad.
2
आज हम अपनी परेशानी-ए-ख़ातिर उन से
कहने जाते तो हैं पर देखिए क्या कहते हैं
Today we go to them with our heart's distress,We are indeed going to tell them, but let's see what they say.
Today, we are going to them with the distress of our heart. We are indeed going to tell them our troubles, but let's see what their response will be.
3
अगले वक़्तों के हैं ये लोग इन्हें कुछ न कहो
जो मय ओ नग़्मा को अंदोह-रुबा कहते हैं
These are people of bygone times, say nothing to them, please do not say a word,Who call wine and music 'sorrow-snatching', a thing that takes away your grief.
These are people from bygone times; do not say anything to them, those who consider wine and music to be sorrow-removing.
4
दिल में आ जाए है होती है जो फ़ुर्सत ग़श से
और फिर कौन से नाले को रसा कहते हैं
When a moment's respite from the swoon permits, it settles in the heart; And then, what other lament can be called truly effective?
When a moment of respite from the swoon is granted, it settles in the heart; and then, what other lament can truly be called penetrating or effective?
5
है पर-ए-सरहद-ए-इदराक से अपना मसजूद
क़िबले को अहल-ए-नज़र क़िबला-नुमा कहते हैं
Our object of worship transcends perception's bounds,Men of insight call the Qibla but a compass, nothing more.
Our object of worship is beyond the boundary of perception. People of insight refer to the Qibla merely as a direction-indicator.
6
पा-ए-अफ़गार पे जब से तुझे रहम आया है
ख़ार-ए-रह को तिरे हम मेहर-ए-गिया कहते हैं
Ever since your pity fell on my wounded feet, we now call the thorns of your path 'the nurturing sun'.
Ever since you showed compassion for my wounded feet, we now refer to the thorns on your path as the nurturing sun.
7
इक शरर दिल में है उस से कोई घबराएगा क्या
आग मतलूब है हम को जो हवा कहते हैं
A single spark, it rests within my heart,Who could be scared by such a tiny start?We yearn for fire; 'tis our sole desire,And what they call the 'wind,' fuels our blaze higher.
A single spark rests in my heart; what is there to fear from it? We desire fire, and what people call 'wind' is precisely what we need to fuel our blaze.
8
देखिए लाती है उस शोख़ की नख़वत क्या रंग
उस की हर बात पे हम नाम-ए-ख़ुदा कहते हैं
Let's see what hue that coquette's pride will bring,At every word of hers, "God bless!" we sing.
Let's see what outcome that mischievous one's pride will bring. We respond to her every word by invoking God's name (saying 'God bless').
9
'वहशत' ओ 'शेफ़्ता' अब मर्सिया कहवें शायद
मर गया 'ग़ालिब'-ए-आशुफ़्ता-नवा कहते हैं
Perhaps now 'Wahshat' and 'Shefta' will compose an elegy,For they say 'Ghalib', the one with the troubled voice, has passed away.
Perhaps now 'Wahshat' and 'Shefta' will compose an elegy, for it is said that 'Ghalib', the poet with the troubled voice, has passed away.
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