Ghazal
वही मेरी कम-नसीबी वही तेरी बे-नियाज़ी
This ghazal explores the paradoxes of fate and the complexities of human relationships. The poet reflects on his own misfortune ('kam-nascbi') as linked to an unknown 'magic' or favor, describing a life caught in a state of perpetual transition where existence has no fixed location. It is a profound meditation on love, deception, and the tangled web of human experience.
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1
वही मेरी कम-नसीबी वही तेरी बे-नियाज़ी
मिरे काम कुछ न आया ये कमाल-ए-नै-नवाज़ी
The misfortune that is mine, the lack of grace that is yours,
My efforts found no success, this wonder of your favor.
The misfortune that is mine, the lack of grace that is yours; my efforts found no success, this wonder of your favor.
2
मैं कहाँ हूँ तू कहाँ है ये मकाँ कि ला-मकाँ है
ये जहाँ मिरा जहाँ है कि तिरी करिश्मा-साज़ी
Where am I, and where are you? Is this house, or is it not a house? Is this world mine, or is it by your grace?
Where am I and where are you? Is this a house, or is it not a house? Is this world mine, or is it by your grace?
3
इसी कश्मकश में गुज़रीं मिरी ज़िंदगी की रातें
कभी सोज़-ओ-साज़-ए-'रूमी' कभी पेच-ओ-ताब-ए-'राज़ी'
In this dilemma, the nights of my life passed,
Sometimes the burning passion of 'Rumi', sometimes the intricate charm of 'Razi'.
In this dilemma, the nights of my life passed, sometimes the burning passion of 'Rumi', and sometimes the intricate charm of 'Razi'.
4
वो फ़रेब-ख़ुर्दा शाहीं कि पला हो करगसों में
उसे क्या ख़बर कि क्या है रह-ओ-रस्म-ए-शाहबाज़ी
That deceptive, royal nature, which is hidden in the depths of the heart,
How can it know what the traditions and customs of true nobility are?
That deceptive, royal nature, which is hidden in the depths of the heart, how can it know what the traditions and customs of true nobility are?
5
न ज़बाँ कोई ग़ज़ल की न ज़बाँ से बा-ख़बर मैं
कोई दिल-कुशा सदा हो अजमी हो या कि ताज़ी
Neither the tongue is a ghazal's tongue, nor is it aware from the tongue,
Whether it be Azmi's sweet voice, or a fresh, new sound.
Neither is the tongue a ghazal's tongue, nor is it aware from the tongue; whether it be Azmi's sweet voice, or a fresh, new sound.
6
नहीं फ़क़्र ओ सल्तनत में कोई इम्तियाज़ ऐसा
ये सिपह की तेग़-बाज़ी वो निगह की तेग़-बाज़ी
There is no distinction in poverty or royalty,
It is the sword-play of the soldier, the sword-play of the gaze.
There is no distinction between poverty and royalty; it is the sword-play of the soldier and the sword-play of the gaze.
7
कोई कारवाँ से टूटा कोई बद-गुमाँ हरम से
कि अमीर-ए-कारवाँ में नहीं ख़ू-ए-दिल-नवाज़ी
Some caravan broken, some from the illusionary harem; that the prince of the caravan does not possess the charm of the heart.
Some caravans have broken, some have broken from an illusionary harem; for the prince of the caravan does not possess the charm of the heart.
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