Ghazal
मजनूँ ने शहर छोड़ा तो सहरा भी छोड़ दे
This ghazal advocates the philosophy of absolute renunciation and boundless spiritual aspiration. It urges the seeker to transcend conventional boundaries of love and asceticism, abandoning not just worldly ties but even the desire for the hereafter to attain true selfhood and divine union.
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मजनूँ ने शहर छोड़ा तो सहरा भी छोड़ दे
नज़्ज़ारे की हवस हो तो लैला भी छोड़ दे
If Majnun renounced the city, let him abandon the desert too; if he truly yearns for the ultimate vision, let him leave even Laila behind.
If Majnun has abandoned the city, he should leave the desert as well; if he truly desires the ultimate sight, he should leave even Laila behind.
2
वाइ'ज़ कमाल-ए-तर्क से मिलती है याँ मुराद
दुनिया जो छोड़ दी है तो उक़्बा भी छोड़ दे
O preacher, true fulfillment comes through renunciation complete: having forsaken this world, renounce the hereafter too.
O preacher, one achieves the desired goal here only through absolute renunciation; if you have abandoned this world, then renounce the hereafter as well.
3
तक़लीद की रविश से तो बेहतर है ख़ुद-कुशी
रस्ता भी ढूँड ख़िज़्र का सौदा भी छोड़ दे
Far better than the path of blind imitation is self-ruin; seek your own way forward, and abandon your reliance on Khizr.
It is better to destroy oneself than to follow the path of blind imitation; seek your own way forward and give up the obsession with relying on a guide like Khizr.
4
मानिंद-ए-ख़ामा तेरी ज़बाँ पर है हर्फ़-ए-ग़ैर
बेगाना शय पे नाज़िश-ए-बेजा भी छोड़ दे
Like a pen, your tongue bears only another's word; abandon this vain pride in what is not your own.
Just like a pen, your tongue merely repeats the words of others; you should give up this undue pride over something that is not yours.
5
लुत्फ़-ए-कलाम क्या जो न हो दिल में दर्द-ए-इश्क़
बिस्मिल नहीं है तू तो तड़पना भी छोड़ दे
What joy can words impart without love's ache within the heart? If you are not the wounded prey, then cease to writhe and play the part.
What pleasure can there be in speech or poetry if there is no pain of love in the heart? If you are not truly wounded, you should stop writhing as well.
6
शबनम की तरह फूलों पे रो और चमन से चल
इस बाग़ में क़याम का सौदा भी छोड़ दे
Weep like the dew upon the flowers, then depart the garden floor; abandon even the mad obsession of dwelling here forevermore.
Weep upon the flowers like the morning dew and depart from the garden; abandon even the thought of staying permanently in this place.
7
है आशिक़ी में रस्म अलग सब से बैठना
बुत-ख़ाना भी हरम भी कलीसा भी छोड़ दे
In love the sacred rite demands one sit apart from all: forsake the temple, leave the mosque, and quit the church's hall.
The tradition of love is to sit apart from everyone; therefore, abandon the idol-temple, the mosque, and the church as well.
8
सौदा-गरी नहीं ये इबादत ख़ुदा की है
ऐ बे-ख़बर जज़ा की तमन्ना भी छोड़ दे
This is devotion to the Divine, not a merchant's trade; O heedless one, renounce even the desire for reward.
This is the worship of God, not a business transaction; O unaware one, abandon even the longing for a reward.
9
अच्छा है दिल के साथ रहे पासबान-ए-अक़्ल
लेकिन कभी कभी इसे तन्हा भी छोड़ दे
'Tis well that intellect remains as guardian to the heart, yet now and then, pray leave the heart to wander all alone.
It is good that the intellect acts as a guardian alongside the heart, but at times it should leave the heart alone as well.
10
जीना वो क्या जो हो नफ़स-ए-ग़ैर पर मदार
शोहरत की ज़िंदगी का भरोसा भी छोड़ दे
What life is that which must depend upon another's breath? / Renounce all faith in living for renown.
What kind of life is it that depends on someone else's breath? One should give up all reliance on a life based on fame.
11
शोख़ी सी है सवाल-ए-मुकर्रर में ऐ कलीम
शर्त-ए-रज़ा ये है कि तक़ाज़ा भी छोड़ दे
There is an audacity in asking yet again, O Moses; true surrender demands you abandon the asking itself.
O Moses, there is an audacity in repeating your request; the true condition of acceptance of God's will is that you give up even demanding.
12
वाइ'ज़ सुबूत लाए जो मय के जवाज़ में
'इक़बाल' को ये ज़िद है कि पीना भी छोड़ दे
Should the preacher bring forth proof to justify the cup of wine, Iqbal is obstinate enough that drinking, too, he would decline.
If the preacher brings forth proof to justify the permissibility of wine, Iqbal is so obstinate that he would give up drinking altogether.
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