Ghazal
न लेवे गर ख़स-ए-जौहर तरावत सब्ज़ा-ए-ख़त से
This ghazal explores the pervasive and transformative power of "آتش" (fire, passion, brilliance). It illustrates how the intense beauty of the beloved can set the world ablaze, resolving the lover's difficulties, and how this elemental force manifests in diverse forms, from the glow of a Chinar tree to the essence of composure.
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न लेवे गर ख़स-ए-जौहर तरावत सब्ज़ा-ए-ख़त से
लगाए ख़ाना-ए-आईना में रू-ए-निगार आतिश
If the mirror's vital essence derives no freshness from the verdant facial down,The beloved's face will set the house of the mirror ablaze.
If the mirror's essential spirit does not find freshness in the beloved's youthful facial hair, then the beloved's face will set the very house of the mirror ablaze.
2
फ़रोग़-ए-हुस्न से होती है हल्ल-ए-मुश्किल-ए-आशिक़
न निकले शम' के पा से निकाले गर न ख़ार आतिश
The lover's anguish is resolved by beauty's bright display, No thorn from the lamp's foot will depart, unless fire extracts its burning way.
The difficulties of a lover are resolved by the radiance of beauty. Just as a thorn stuck at the foot of a candle will not come out unless fire itself extracts it.
3
हुई है बस कि सर्फ़-ए-मशक़ तमकीन-ए-बहार आतिश
ब-अंदाज़-ए-हिना है रौनक़ दस्त-ए-चिनार आतिश
So fully is the fire of spring's majesty spent in its display, that the glow of the chinar's 'hand' is like henna's hue, a fiery sight.
The grandeur of spring's fire is completely spent in its vibrant display. The brilliance of the chinar tree's leaf is like henna, a fiery spectacle.
4
शरर है रंग बा'द इज़हार-ए-ताब-ए-जल्वा-ए-तम्कीं
करे है संग पर ख़ुर्शीद आब-ए-रू-ए-कार आतिश
A spark is but a hue after the display of dignified splendor's brilliant light; The sun on stone itself performs fire's essential task, its melting power and might.
A spark is merely a shade after the display of dignified splendor's brilliant light. The sun itself performs the essential, melting task of fire upon stone.
5
पनावे बे-गुदाज़-ए-मोम रब्त-ए-पैकर-आराई
निकाले क्या निहाल-ए-शम्अ बे-तुख़्म-ए-शरार आतिश
How can a form be shaped without the melting of wax?What fire can the candle's sprout draw without the seed of a spark?
A form cannot be shaped without the melting of wax, and the candle's sprout cannot draw fire without the seed of a spark.
6
ख़याल-ए-दूद था सर-जोश-ए-साैदा-ए-ग़लत-फ़हमी
अगर रखती न ख़ाकिस्तर-नशीनी का ग़ुबार आतिश
The thought of smoke was but the ebullition of a misunderstanding, if fire did not embody the dust of dwelling in ashes.
The thought of smoke was merely the ebullition of a misunderstanding, if fire itself did not embody the dust from having dwelled in ashes.
7
हवा-ए-पर-फ़िशानी बर्क़-ए-ख़िर्मन-हा-ए-ख़ातिर है
ब-बाल-ए-शोला-ए-बेताब है परवाना-ज़ार आतिश
The urge to beat wings is lightning to the heart's harvests;The fire, moth-like, resides within the restless flame's wings.
The desire to flap wings acts like lightning for the heart's stored thoughts and feelings. The fire itself, resembling a moth, exists upon the wings of a restless flame.
8
नहीं बर्क़-ओ-शरर जुज़ वहशत-ए-ज़ब्त-ए-तपीदन-हा
बिला गर्दान-ए-बे-परवा ख़रामी-हा-ए-यार आतिश
No lightning and sparks, but the frenzy of suppressed throbbings;This fire is the propitiation for the beloved's heedless gaits.
What appears as lightning and sparks is not real fire, but the intense frenzy of suppressed yearnings. This inner burning serves as a propitiation for the beloved's heedless and indifferent strolls.
9
धुएँ से आग के इक अब्र-ए-दरिया-बार हो पैदा
'असद' हैदर-परस्तों से अगर होवे दो-चार आतिश
From the fire's smoke, a rain-laden cloud might form,'Asad', if fire were to confront the devotees of Haider.
O 'Asad', from the smoke of fire, a rain-laden cloud might be created if fire were to confront the devotees of Haider (Ali).
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