Ghazal
अब जो इक हसरत-ए-जवानी है
This ghazal explores the nostalgia of youth and the passage of time. It speaks about the transience of life and the hidden sorrows of the heart. The poem captures a feeling of being confined, yet yearning for the freedom and beauty of a garden.
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अब जो इक हसरत-ए-जवानी है
उम्र-ए-रफ़्ता की ये निशानी है
Now, this yearning of youth, / Is merely a sign of passing time.
Now, this yearning of youth is merely a sign of passing time.
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रश्क-ए-यूसुफ़ है आह वक़्त-ए-अज़ीज़
'उम्र इक बार-ए-कारवानी है
The charm of Joseph is the pain of the dear time,
Life is but a single caravan journey.
The charm of Joseph is the pain of the dear time, and life is merely a single caravan journey.
3
गिर्या हर वक़्त का नहीं बे-हेच
दिल में कोई ग़म-ए-निहानी है
The rocks are not always without distress,
There is some hidden sorrow in the heart.
suggests that rocks are not always distressed; rather, there is some hidden sorrow within the heart.
4
हम क़फ़स-ज़ाद क़ैदी हैं वर्ना
ता चमन एक पर-फ़िशानी है
We are prisoners, born in a cage, but
Otherwise, the garden is merely a place of remembrance.
We are prisoners born in a cage, otherwise, this garden is merely a place of remembrance.
5
उस की शमशीर तेज़ है हमदम
मर रहेंगे जो ज़िंदगानी है
His saber is sharp, my friend,
For those who are destined to die in life.
His saber is sharp, my friend, for those who are destined to die in life.
6
ग़म-ओ-रंज-ओ-अलम निको याँ से
सब तुम्हारी ही मेहरबानी है
From sorrow, grief, and pain, do not depart from here; all is due to your grace.
From sorrow, grief, and pain, do not depart from here; all is due to your grace.
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ख़ाक थी मौजज़न जहाँ में और
हम को धोका ये था कि पानी है
The world was a dusty expanse, and we were deceived by the mere appearance of water.
The world was like dust, and we were tricked by what seemed like water.
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याँ हुए 'मीर' तुम बराबर ख़ाक
वाँ वही नाज़ ओ सरगिरानी है
Oh Mir, you are nothing but dust, / That same pride and arrogance remain.
Oh Mir, you are nothing but dust, yet that same pride and arrogance remain.
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