Ghazal
ज़ाहिर की आँख से न तमाशा करे कोई
This ghazal suggests that one cannot perform a spectacle or display the inner emotions of another person. The speaker emphasizes that true love (ishq) is an ultimate state, and one should only observe the peak of beauty (husn) rather than viewing it as mere entertainment.
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ज़ाहिर की आँख से न तमाशा करे कोई
हो देखना तो दीदा-ए-दिल वा करे कोई
No one should watch a spectacle with the eye of the outward appearance; if they must see, let them see with the eye of the heart.
No one should watch a spectacle with the eye of the outward appearance; if they must see, let them see with the eye of the heart.
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मंसूर को हुआ लब-ए-गोया पयाम-ए-मौत
अब क्या किसी के 'इश्क़ का दा'वा करे कोई
Mansoor received the message of death from the lips of Gaya; now who dares to claim the claim of love?
Mansoor received the message of death from the lips of Gaya; now who dares to claim the claim of love?
3
हो दीद का जो शौक़ तो आँखों को बंद कर
है देखना यही कि न देखा करे कोई
If you desire to see the divine, then close your eyes,
For only by not seeing can one truly see.
If you desire to see the divine, then close your eyes, for only by not seeing can one truly see.
4
मैं इंतिहा-ए-'इश्क़ हूँ तू इंतिहा-ए-हुस्न
देखे मुझे कि तुझ को तमाशा करे कोई
I am the peak of love, you are the peak of beauty;
If anyone sees me, they will gaze at you as a spectacle.
I am the ultimate peak of love, and you are the ultimate peak of beauty; if anyone sees me, they will only gaze at you as a spectacle.
5
'उज़्र-आफ़रीन-ए-जुर्म-ए-मोहब्बत है हुस्न-ए-दोस्त
महशर में 'उज़्र-ए-ताज़ा न पैदा करे कोई
The excuse for the sin of love is the beauty of the friend; in the Day of Judgment, no one can create a new excuse.
The excuse for the sin of love is the beauty of the friend; on the Day of Judgment, no one can create a new excuse.
6
छुपती नहीं है ये निगह-ए-शौक़ हमनशीं
फिर और किस तरह उन्हें देखा करे कोई
This gaze of longing, O beloved, cannot be hidden,
How then shall any person behold them?
This gaze of longing cannot be hidden, so how can anyone behold them otherwise?
7
उड़ बैठे क्या समझ के भला तूर पर कलीम
ताक़त हो दीद की तो तक़ाज़ा करे कोई
What understanding makes you sit on the scent of the rose, O Kalim?
If the power of sight is given, someone will demand its use.
What understanding makes you sit on the scent of the rose, O Kalim? If the power of sight is given, someone will demand its use.
8
नज़ारे को ये जुम्बिश-ए-मिज़्गाँ भी बार है
नर्गिस की आँख से तुझे देखा करे कोई
Even this movement of the lips is a spectacle;
Someone watching you in the eyes of a narcissus.
Even this slight movement of the lips is a spectacle; someone watches you through the eyes of a narcissus.
9
खिल जाएँ क्या मज़े हैं तमन्ना-ए-शौक़ में
दो चार दिन जो मेरी तमन्ना करे कोई
What pleasure is there in the yearning for desire,
If someone only desires me for a couple of days?
What pleasure is there in the yearning for desire, if someone only desires me for a couple of days? (Meaning: What is the enjoyment of longing if the yearning is fleeting?)
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