Ghazal
Ye Hoorayaan-e-farangi Dil O Nazar Ka Hijab
ये हूरयान-ए-फ़रंगी दिल ओ नज़र का हिजाब
This ghazal describes a graceful fairy who conceals her beauty and gaze behind a veil. She shines like the moon and stars in the ocean of existence, yet she is too subtle to be contained by the noise of the world. The poem concludes with a commentary on how the Sufi has corrupted the city's scholar (faqih).
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1
ये हूरयान-ए-फ़रंगी दिल ओ नज़र का हिजाब
बहिश्त-ए-मग़रबियाँ जल्वा-हा-ए-पा-ब-रिकाब
The veil of the foreign, captivating heart and gaze,
Is the shining glory of the Western paradise.
This is the veil of foreign beauties, which captivates the heart and gaze; it is the shining glory of the Western paradise.
2
दिल ओ नज़र का सफ़ीना सँभाल कर ले जा
मह ओ सितारा हैं बहर-ए-वजूद में गिर्दाब
Take care of the vessel of the heart and the gaze,
For the ocean of existence is a whirlpool of moon and stars.
Take care of the vessel of the heart and the gaze, for the ocean of existence is a whirlpool of moon and stars.
3
जहान-ए-सौत-ओ-सदा में समा नहीं सकती
लतीफ़ा-ए-अज़ली है फ़ुग़ान-ए-चंग-ओ-रबाब
In the world of sound and echoes, it cannot be contained; / It is the subtle melody of the flute and the rabaab.
In the world of sound and echoes, it cannot be contained; it is the subtle melody of the flute and the rabaab.
4
सिखा दिए हैं उसे शेवा-हा-ए-ख़ानक़ही
फ़क़ीह-ए-शहर को सूफ़ी ने कर दिया है ख़राब
He has taught him the style of the Khanqahi (Sufi lodge);
The Sufi has ruined the scholar of the city.
He has taught him the style of the Khanqahi (Sufi lodge); the Sufi has ruined the scholar of the city.
5
वो सज्दा रूह-ए-ज़मीं जिस से काँप जाती थी
उसी को आज तरसते हैं मिम्बर ओ मेहराब
The patch of earth's soul that used to tremble at his presence,
Today, the minbar and the arch yearn for him.
The patch of earth's soul that used to tremble at his presence, today, the minbar and the arch yearn for him.
6
सुनी न मिस्र ओ फ़िलिस्तीं में वो अज़ाँ मैं ने
दिया था जिस ने पहाड़ों को रा'शा-ए-सीमाब
Oh, I gave in Egypt and Palestine that Adhan (call to prayer) which made the mountains shake in the borders.
Oh, I gave in Egypt and Palestine that Adhan (call to prayer) which made the mountains shake in the borders.
7
हवा-ए-क़ुर्तबा शायद ये है असर तेरा
मिरी नवा में है सोज़-ओ-सुरूर-ए-अहद-ए-शबाब
Perhaps this is the effect of the winds of Cordoba, / In my heart is the burning passion of youthful promise.
Perhaps this is the effect of the winds of Cordoba; in my heart is the burning passion of youthful promise.
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