Ghazal
निकले है चश्मा जो कोई जोश-ए-ज़नाँ पानी का
This ghazal appears to be a poetic musing, using the 'chashma' (spectacle/gaze) as a metaphor for observing life's intricate and often emotional aspects. It reflects on a blend of beauty, faith, and human emotion, offering a contemplative view of existence.
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1
निकले है चश्मा जो कोई जोश-ए-ज़नाँ पानी का
याद-दह है वो कसो चश्म की गिर्यानी का
When anyone emerges with the zeal of the waters, a memory of the gaze, who remembers the sorrow of the spectacle?
When anyone emerges with the zeal of the waters, a memory of the gaze is evoked, but who remembers the sorrow of the spectacle?
2
लुत्फ़ अगर ये है बुताँ संदल पेशानी का
हुस्न क्या सुब्ह के फिर चेहरा-ए-नूरानी का
If this is the grace of the fragrant sandalwood, what is the beauty of the face, radiant like the morning sun?
If this is the grace of fragrant sandalwood, then what is the beauty of a face radiant like the morning sun?
3
कुफ़्र कुछ चाहिए इस्लाम की रौनक़ के लिए
हुस्न ज़ुन्नार है तस्बीह-ए-सुलैमानी का
For the splendor of Islam, some disbelief is needed,
It is the beauty of the prayer beads of Solomon.
Some disbelief is needed for the splendor of Islam, and this is the beauty of Solomon's prayer beads.
4
दरहमी हाल की है सारे मिरे दीवाँ में
सैर कर तू भी ये मजमूआ' परेशानी का
The condition of my heart is in this entire collection of mine; wander through it too, this compendium of distress.
The condition of my heart is in this entire collection of mine; wander through it too, this compendium of distress.
5
जान घबराती है अंदोह से तन में क्या क्या
तंग अहवाल है उस यूसुफ़-ए-ज़िंदानी का
The heart is anxious with sorrow, what all troubles
Are those of Yusuf, confined within the prison's walls?
The heart is anxious with sorrow, and what troubles beset the body of Yusuf, confined within the prison's walls?
6
खेल लड़कों का समझते थे मोहब्बत के तईं
है बड़ा हैफ़ हमें अपनी भी नादानी का
I used to think that playing was about love's true meaning; / But I realize my own foolishness is quite profound.
The Shayar says that he used to think playing was about the true meaning of love, but now he realizes his own foolishness is quite profound.
7
वो भी जाने कि लहू रो के लिखा है मक्तूब
हम ने सर नामा किया काग़ज़ अफ़्शानी का
He also knows that the letter was written with tears of blood,
That we made the head-title (or name) of the paper of tales.
He also knows that this letter was written with tears of blood, and we have written our name on the paper of tales.
8
उस का मुँह देख रहा हूँ सो वही देखूँ हूँ
नक़्श का सा है समाँ मेरी भी हैरानी का
The face of that one I am gazing at, that is what I behold,
My own surprise, like a pattern, is the very thing I know.
The face of that one I am gazing at, that is what I behold; my own surprise, like a pattern, is the very thing I know.
9
बुत-परस्ती को तो इस्लाम नहीं कहते हैं
मो'तक़िद कौन है 'मीर' ऐसी मुसलमानी का
Idolatry is not what Islam calls it,
Who is the follower of such a Muslim, O Meer?
The couplet questions the existence of a follower of a Muslim whose practice is described as idolatry, asserting that such practices are not considered part of Islam.
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