Ghazal
लड़ के फिर आए डर गए शायद
This ghazal explores a deep sense of emotional uncertainty and transience. It speaks of love, separation, and the ephemeral nature of life, suggesting that everything—from emotional turmoil to physical presence—has changed or passed away. The poem carries a melancholic tone of abandonment and resignation.
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1
लड़ के फिर आए डर गए शायद
बिगड़े थे कुछ सँवर गए शायद
Perhaps they fought, then came, but were afraid;
Perhaps some things were spoiled, but were restored.
Perhaps they fought and then came, but were afraid; perhaps some things were spoiled, but were restored.
2
सब परेशाँ दिली में शब गुज़री
बाल उस के बिखर गए शायद
Through nights spent troubled in the heart, / Perhaps even his hair scattered apart.
Nights spent troubled in the heart, perhaps even his hair scattered apart.
3
कुछ ख़बर होती तो न होती ख़बर
सूफि़याँ बे-ख़बर गए शायद
If there were any news, there would be no news,
Perhaps the Sufis departed, unknowing.
If there were any news, there would be no news, perhaps the Sufis departed, unknowing.
4
हैं मकान ओ सरा ओ जा ख़ाली
यार सब कूच कर गए शायद
The house stands empty, oh, the street is deserted,
Perhaps all my friends have moved away.
The house and inn are empty, and perhaps all my friends have moved away.
5
आँख आईना-रू छुपाते हैं
दिल को ले कर मुकर गए शायद
The eyes hide the mirror-like secret, / Perhaps the heart turned away with it.
The eyes hide a mirror-like secret, perhaps the heart turned away with it.
6
लोहू आँखों में अब नहीं आता
ज़ख़्म अब दिल के भर गए शायद
Blood no longer comes to the eyes,
The wounds have perhaps filled the heart.
Blood no longer comes to the eyes, the wounds have perhaps filled the heart.
7
अब कहीं जंगलों में मिलते नहीं
हज़रत-ए-ख़िज़्र मर गए शायद
Now, they are not found in the jungles,
Perhaps the Hazrat-e-Khizra has passed away.
Now, the Hazrat-e-Khizra cannot be found in the jungles; perhaps he has passed away.
8
बे-कली भी क़फ़स में है दुश्वार
काम से बाल ओ पर गए शायद
Even the bud is troubled within the cage,
Perhaps the hair and the youthful charm have departed with the work.
Even the bud is troubled within the cage, perhaps the hair and the youthful charm have departed with the work. The literal meaning suggests that even the most delicate thing (the bud) is struggling in its enclosure, implying that the natural beauty and youthful vigor have been lost or consumed by time or circumstance.
9
शोर बाज़ार से नहीं उठता
रात को 'मीर' घर गए शायद
Not from the noisy marketplace does it rise,
'Mir' perhaps went home last night to realize.
It does not arise from the noisy marketplace; perhaps 'Mir' went home last night. This suggests that the source of something (like emotion or truth) is not the commotion of the public square, but perhaps a private, reflective setting.
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