Ghazal
कोई अनीस कोई आश्ना नहीं रखते
This ghazal reflects themes of profound solitude and supreme reliance on the Divine, portraying a conscious detachment from worldly companions. It poignantly captures the dignity of silent heartbreak, where deep personal grief is endured quietly without external lamentation.
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कोई अनीस कोई आश्ना नहीं रखते
किसी की आस बग़ैर अज़ ख़ुदा नहीं रखते
No companion do I keep, no familiar friend beside; except in God alone, in no one does my hope abide.
We keep neither any companion nor any acquaintance, and we harbor no hope from anyone except God.
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किसी को क्या हो दिलों की शिकस्तगी की ख़बर
कि टूटने में ये शीशे सदा नहीं रखते
How could anyone ever know of the shattering of hearts, when in their breaking, these glasses make no sound?
How can anyone know about the breaking of hearts, because these glasses make no sound when they shatter?
3
फ़क़ीर दोस्त जो हो हम को सरफ़राज़ करे
कुछ और फ़र्श ब-जुज़ बोरिया नहीं रखते
Let whoever befriends a dervish honor us with his grace; save for a humble reed-mat, no carpet lines our place.
Whoever is a friend of the poor may honor us with their visit, for we possess no floor covering other than a humble reed mat.
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मुसाफ़िरो शब-ए-अव्वल बहुत है तीरा ओ तार
चराग़-ए-क़ब्र अभी से जला नहीं रखते
O travelers, the very first night is steeped in darkest gloom; / One does not light ahead of time the candle of the tomb.
O travelers, the first night is extremely dark and gloomy; one does not light the lamp of the grave beforehand.
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वो लोग कौन से हैं ऐ ख़ुदा-ए-कौन-ओ-मकाँ
सुख़न से कान को जो आश्ना नहीं रखते
Who are those people, O Lord of all creation, / Whose ears remain strangers to the art of verse?
O Lord of the entire universe, who are those people whose ears remain unfamiliar with poetry and speech?
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मुसाफ़िरान-ए-अदम का पता मिले क्यूँकर
वो यूँ गए कि कहीं नक़्श-ए-पा नहीं रखते
How could one ever trace those travelers to oblivion? They departed in such a way, leaving no footprints behind.
How can any trace of the travelers to the world of non-existence (the dead) ever be found? They departed in such a manner that they left no footprints behind anywhere.
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तप-ए-दरूँ ग़म-ए-फ़ुर्क़त वरम-ए-पयादा-रवी
मरज़ तो इतने हैं और कुछ दवा नहीं रखते
An inward fever, the grief of parting, feet swollen from wandering so far—afflictions are indeed so many, yet I keep no remedy at all.
Inner burning fever, the sorrow of separation, and swelling from walking on foot—there are so many afflictions, yet I possess no remedy for them.
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खुलेगा हाल उन्हें जब कि आँख बंद हुई
जो लोग उल्फ़त-ए-मुश्किल-कुशा नहीं रखते
The truth shall dawn upon them only when their eyes close in death, those who hold no love in their hearts for the Solver of all Sorrows.
Those who do not hold love for the resolver of difficulties will only realize their true condition when their eyes close in death.
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जहाँ की लज़्ज़त ओ ख़्वाहिश से है बशर का ख़मीर
वो कौन हैं कि जो हिर्स-ओ-हवा नहीं रखते
The mortal clay is kneaded from the world's delight and craving; who is there upon this earth that harbors neither greed nor longing?
Human nature is kneaded from the pleasures and desires of this world; who is there that harbors no greed or longing?
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'अनीस' बेच के जाँ अपनी हिन्द से निकलो
जो तोशा-ए-सफ़र-ए-कर्बला नहीं रखते
Sell your very life, O Anis, and depart from Hind, if you lack the provisions for the journey to Karbala.
O Anis, sell your very life and depart from India if you do not have the provisions for the journey to Karbala.
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