Ghazal
Kya Haqiqat Kahum Ki Kya Hai Ishq
क्या हक़ीक़त कहूँ कि क्या है इश्क़
This ghazal explores the mysterious and indescribable nature of love (ishq), suggesting that defining its true reality is impossible. It suggests that love can dismantle the entire world when one falls for it, yet it also serves as a remedy for pain and remains an enigma in itself.
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क्या हक़ीक़त कहूँ कि क्या है इश्क़
हक़-शनासों के हाँ ख़ुदा है इश्क़
What truth should I speak about what love is,
By the truth of the beloved, O God, is love.
What truth should I speak about what love is? By the truth of the beloved, O God, is love.
2
दिल लगा हो तो जी जहाँ से उठा
मौत का नाम प्यार का है इश्क़
If your heart is attached, then the world lifts itself up; death is merely the name for love's passion.
If the heart is attached, then the world lifts itself up; death is merely the name for love's passion.
3
और तदबीर को नहीं कुछ दख़्ल
इश्क़ के दर्द की दवा है इश्क़
And for the remedy of this sorrow, no scheme is needed, for love itself is the medicine of love.
No remedy is needed for the pain of love; love itself is the medicine for love.
4
क्या डुबाया मुहीत में ग़म के
हम ने जाना था आश्ना है इश्क़
What sorrow did we drown in the lake of my heart? We had known that love was a beloved companion.
What sorrow did we drown in the lake of my heart? We had known that love was a beloved companion.
5
इश्क़ से जा नहीं कोई ख़ाली
दिल से ले अर्श तक भरा है इश्क़
No one is empty of love's touch,
Love fills the heart and reaches to the heavens.
No one can leave empty of love's essence; love fills everything from the heart to the heavens.
6
कोहकन क्या पहाड़ काटेगा
पर्दे में ज़ोर-आज़मा है इश्क़
How can the mountain cut through the veil?
Love is a struggle that is immense.
The lines suggest that the strength of love is so immense that it can overcome any obstacle, like the veil or the mountain.
7
इश्क़ है इश्क़ करने वालों को
कैसा कैसा बहम किया है इश्क़
Love is such a thing, for those who love,
How many illusions has love created?
Love is such a thing that for those who experience it, it creates many illusions.
8
कौन मक़्सद को इश्क़ बिन पहुँचा
आरज़ू इश्क़ मुद्दआ है इश्क़
How can one reach a destination (goal) without love?
Desire itself is a plea for love.
The Shayar asks how one can reach a goal without love. He states that desire itself is a plea for love.
9
'मीर' मरना पड़े है ख़ूबाँ पर
इश्क़ मत कर कि बद बला है इश्क़
To 'Mir', even if I must die, on the threshold of love,
Do not fall for love, for love is a terrible curse.
To 'Mir', even if I must die, on the threshold of love, do not fall for love, for love is a terrible curse.
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