Ghazal
Rondi Hui Hai Kaukaba-e-shahryar Ki
रौंदी हुई है कौकबा-ए-शहरयार की
This ghazal reflects on the sublime splendor of the beloved and the majesty of love, noting how even the lowly dust along the path takes pride in being trodden upon by royalty. It highlights the supremacy of divine and romantic devotion over worldly power and monarchical grandeur.
Source: rekhta · HI
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रौंदी हुई है कौकबा-ए-शहरयार की
इतराए क्यूँ न ख़ाक सर-ए-रहगुज़ार की
Trampled beneath the pomp of the monarch's grand cavalcade, / Why should the dust of the thoroughfare not swell with pride?
The dust of the path has been trampled under the king's grand royal cavalcade, so why should it not swell with pride?
2
जब उस के देखने के लिए आएँ बादशाह
लोगों में क्यूँ नुमूद न हो लाला-ज़ार की
When emperors themselves arrive just to behold her grace, / Why wouldn't the gathering crowd bloom like a field of tulips?
When emperors themselves come to catch a glimpse of the beloved, it is only natural that the gathering crowd appears as vibrant and flourishing as a garden of tulips.
3
भूके नहीं हैं सैर-ए-गुलिस्ताँ के हम वले
क्यूँकर न खाइए कि हवा है बहार की
We are not starved to wander through the garden, yet / Why not feast on this breeze, when it is the breath of spring?
We are not starved to wander in the garden, yet why should we not consume (take in) this breeze when it is the pleasant air of spring?
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