Ghazal
कभी ऐ हक़ीक़त-ए-मुंतज़र नज़र आ लिबास-ए-मजाज़ में
This ghazal is a plea to the awaited truth (haqeeqat-e-muntazar) to appear from its veil of metaphor (majaz). The speaker expresses that her forehead, filled with devotion and yearning (sajde), desperately awaits the truth to manifest clearly, not just in symbols. It is an urgent call for things hidden behind the curtain (parda) to emerge and bring music and clarity into life.
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कभी ऐ हक़ीक़त-ए-मुंतज़र नज़र आ लिबास-ए-मजाज़ में
कि हज़ारों सज्दे तड़प रहे हैं मिरी जबीन-ए-नियाज़ में
Oh, if the truth I long for could appear in a guise, a mere illusion,
For countless prostrations are yearning in the plea of my life.
Oh, if the longed-for truth could ever appear in a guise or illusion, know that countless prostrations are yearning within the plea of my life.
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ओ प्रतीक्षित सत्य, कभी तो रूपक के आवरण में प्रकट हो
क्योंकि मेरी भक्ति भरे माथे पर हजारों सज्दे तड़प रहे हैं
O awaited truth, reveal yourself from the veil of metaphor,
For thousands of salutations yearn upon my devoted brow.
O awaited truth, please reveal yourself from the veil of metaphor, for my devoted brow yearns to offer thousands of salutations.
3
तरब-आशना-ए-ख़रोश हो तू नवा है महरम-ए-गोश हो
वो सरोद क्या कि छुपा हुआ हो सुकूत-ए-पर्दा-ए-साज़ में
Oh, be a companion of sorrow, you are the intimate of my heart; / Tell me, what is that melody hidden in the silence of the curtained instrument?
Oh, be a companion of sorrow, you are the intimate of my heart; tell me, what is that melody hidden in the silence of the curtained instrument?
4
उमंग को जोश दे, तू ध्वनि है कानों से परिचय बढ़ा
वो साज किस काम का, जो चुपचाप पर्दे में छिपा पड़ा रहे
Give enthusiasm to the zeal, you are the sound that expands recognition through the ears;
What use is that instrument, which remains hidden silently behind the curtain?
You are the sound that gives enthusiasm and expands recognition through the ears. What use is an instrument that remains hidden silently behind the curtain?
5
तू बचा बचा के न रख इसे तिरा आइना है वो आइना
कि शिकस्ता हो तो अज़ीज़-तर है निगाह-ए-आइना-साज़ में
Don't protect it too much, for it is your mirror; that mirror, if it breaks, is dearer than the gaze of the mirror-maker.
Don't keep it protected so much, for it is your mirror. That mirror, if it breaks, is dearer than the gaze of the mirror-maker.
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इस आईने को इतना संभालकर मत रख, इसे टूटने से मत बचा
क्योंकि टूटा हुआ आईना ही आईना बनाने वाले की नजर में सबसे कीमती होता है
Do not keep this mirror so carefully, do not save it from breaking,
For in the eyes of the maker, the broken mirror is the most precious thing.
Do not keep this mirror so carefully, and do not save it from breaking, because in the eyes of the maker, the broken mirror is the most precious thing.
7
दम-ए-तौफ़ किरमक-ए-शम्अ ने ये कहा कि वो असर-ए-कुहन
न तिरी हिकायत-ए-सोज़ में न मिरी हदीस-ए-गुदाज़ में
The breath of the musk and the thread of the candle said that the effect of the ancient one is neither in your tale of burning nor in my tale of the flowing stream.
The breath of the musk and the thread of the candle said that the effect of the ancient one is neither in your tale of burning nor in my tale of the flowing stream.
8
जब पतंगा लौ के चारों ओर घूम रहा था, तो उसने ये कहा
वो पुरानी तपिश अब न तेरी जलन की कहानी में है, न मेरे पिघलने की दास्तान में
When the moth was circling the flame, it said,
'That old fervor is neither in your tale of burning nor in my story of melting.'
When the moth was circling the flame, it said, 'That old fervor is neither in your tale of burning nor in my story of melting.'
9
न कहीं जहाँ में अमाँ मिली जो अमाँ मिली तो कहाँ मिली
मिरे जुर्म-ए-ख़ाना-ख़राब को तिरे अफ़्व-ए-बंदा-नवाज़ में
Where, in any place, did I find this place, if I found it, it was found in your favor-filled speech, for my sinful, flawed deeds.
Where, in any place, did I find this place? If I found it, it was found in your favor-filled speech, for my sinful, flawed deeds.
10
इस दुनिया में मुझे कहीं भी शरण नहीं मिली, और अगर मिली तो कहाँ मिली?
घर बर्बाद कारने वाले गुनाहों को माफ़ी का सहारा बस तेरी ईश्वरीय रहमत में मिला
In this world, I found no refuge anywhere, and even if I found it, where did I find it?
Only in your divine mercy did I find the support for the sins that destroyed my home.
In this world, I found no refuge anywhere, and even if I found it, where did I find it? Only in your divine mercy did I find the support for the sins that destroyed my home.
11
न वो इश्क़ में रहीं गर्मियाँ न वो हुस्न में रहीं शोख़ियाँ
न वो ग़ज़नवी में तड़प रही न वो ख़म है ज़ुल्फ़-ए-अयाज़ मैं
Neither were the summers in love, nor were the coquettishness in beauty,
Nor were they agonizing in Ghaznavi, nor is it the intoxication of Ayaz's tresses.
Neither were the summers in love, nor were there coquettishness in beauty; neither was it agony in Ghaznavi, nor is it the intoxication of Ayaz's tresses.
12
अब न वो प्रेम में वो गर्मजोशी बची, न सौंदर्य में पहले जैसी चमक
अब न ग़ज़नवी में वो तड़प रही, न अयाज़ की ज़ुल्फ़ों में वो पहले जैसे फन्दे
Now that warmth in love is gone, nor the shine of beauty as before; now that yearning in Ghaznavi is absent, nor the magic in Ayaz's tresses as before.
Now the warmth in love is gone, nor is there the shine of beauty as before; now the yearning in Ghaznavi is absent, nor the magic in Ayaz's tresses as before.
13
जो मैं सर-ब-सज्दा हुआ कभी तो ज़मीं से आने लगी सदा
तिरा दिल तो है सनम-आश्ना तुझे क्या मिलेगा नमाज़ में
If I ever became a decorated crown, a song would emerge from the earth's floor; but your heart, beloved, is already familiar to me, what will you find in prayer?
If I were ever a decorated crown, a song would emerge from the earth's floor; but your heart, beloved, is already familiar to me, what will you find in prayer?
14
जब मैंने सज्दा के लिये सर झुकाया तो ज़मीन से एक आवाज़ आने लगी
तेरा दिल तो बुतों के प्रेम ही परिचित है, तुझे नमाज़ से क्या मिलेगा?
When I bowed my head for prostration, a voice began to emanate from the earth. 'Your heart is only familiar with the love of idols; what will you gain from namaz (prayer)?'
When I bowed my head for prostration, a voice began to emanate from the earth, saying, 'Your heart is only familiar with the love of idols; what will you gain from namaz (prayer)?'
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