Ghazal
तू ऐ असीर-ए-मकाँ ला-मकाँ से दूर नहीं
This ghazal suggests that the captive of 'every place and nowhere' cannot be far from the beloved's presence. Everything—from the battlefield of death to the essence of knowledge—is intimately connected to the beloved's memory and proximity. The speaker emphasizes that true existence and understanding are inseparable from the beloved.
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1
तू ऐ असीर-ए-मकाँ ला-मकाँ से दूर नहीं
वो जल्वा-गाह तिरे ख़ाक-दाँ से दूर नहीं
O captive of this place, you are not far from the unplace; / That spectacle is not far from your ashes.
O captive of this place, you are not far from the unplace; that spectacle is not far from your ashes.
2
वो मर्ग़-ज़ार कि बीम-ए-ख़िज़ाँ नहीं जिस में
ग़मीं न हो कि तिरे आशियाँ से दूर नहीं
That graveyard, which is not the beam of autumn, where / The sorrow is not that far from your dwelling place.
That graveyard is not the beam of autumn, where / The sorrow is not far from your dwelling place.
3
ये है ख़ुलासा-ए-इल्म-ए-क़लंदरी कि हयात
ख़दंग-ए-जस्ता है लेकिन कमाँ से दूर नहीं
This is the revelation of the knowledge of the hermit, that life is an arrow of bronze, but it is not far from the bow.
This is the revelation of the hermit's knowledge that life is an arrow of bronze, but it is not far from the bow.
4
फ़ज़ा तिरी मह ओ परवीं से है ज़रा आगे
क़दम उठा ये मक़ाम आसमाँ से दूर नहीं
The scent of your beloved is just slightly ahead of the atmosphere,
This step taken is not far from the sky.
The scent of your beloved is just slightly ahead of the atmosphere, / This step taken is not far from the sky.
5
कहे न राह-नुमा से कि छोड़ दे मुझ को
ये बात राह-रव-ए-नुक्ता-दाँ से दूर नहीं
Do not tell me, O path-like one, to leave me; this talk is not far from the murmurs of the dot.
Do not tell me, O path-like one, to leave me; this talk is not far from the murmurs of the dot.
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