Ghazal
Shaikh Ji Aao Musalla Giro Jaam Karo
शैख़ जी आओ मुसल्ला गिरो जाम करो
This ghazal is a mix of wine-loving passion and spiritual satire, where the poet invites his spiritual guide or beloved to enter a state of intoxication and bliss. It advocates for abandoning worldly hypocrisy and superficiality, urging the embrace of true love and joyous living.
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1
शैख़ जी आओ मुसल्ला गिरो जाम करो
जिंस तक़्वा के तईं सिर्फ़ मय-ए-ख़ाम करो
O Sheikh, come and pour the cup at the musalla; pour only the wine of the raw spirit (or the unrefined) from the cup of Taqwa.
O Sheikh, come and pour the cup at the musalla; pour only the wine of the raw spirit (or the unrefined) from the cup of Taqwa.
2
फ़र्श मस्ताँ करो सज्जादा-ए-बे-तह के तईं
मय की ताज़ीम करो शीशे का इकराम करो
Adorn the rug, the cushion of the boundless floor,
Honor the wine, and the mirror's gentle glory pour.
Adorn the rug, prepare the cushion for the boundless floor. Honor the wine, and enhance the glory of the mirror.
3
दामन-ए-पाक को आलूदा रखो बादे से
आप को मुग़्बचों के क़ाबिल-ए-दुश्नाम करो
Keep the hem of purity unstained by wine,
And make yourself worthy of the enemy's malice.
The Shayar says to keep the hem of purity unstained by wine, and to make oneself worthy of the enemy's malice.
4
नेक-नामी-ओ-तक़ावत को दुआ जल्द कहो
दीन-ओ-दिल पेश-कश सादा-ए-ख़ुद-काम करो
Speak the prayer of reputation and piety soon,
Present the religion and the heart with the simplicity of self-effort.
Speak the prayer of good reputation and piety quickly, and present the religion and the heart with the simplicity of self-effort.
5
नंग-ओ-नामूस से अब गुज़रो जवानों की तरह
पर फ़िशानी करो और साक़ी से इबराम करो
Pass through the disgrace of nakedness, like the youth,
But make a promise and take a vow from the cupbearer.
Pass through the disgrace of nakedness like the youth, but also make a promise and take a vow from the cupbearer.
6
ख़ूब अगर जुरआ' मय-नोश नहीं कर सकते
ख़ातिर-जमअ' मय-आशाम से ये काम करो
If you cannot get drunk from the cup of love, then do this for the gathering of the evening wine.
If you cannot get intoxicated from the cup of love, then do this for the gathering of the evening wine.
7
उठ खड़े हो जो झुके गर्दन-ए-मीना-ए-शराब
ख़िदमत-ए-बादा-गुसाराँ ही सर-अंजाम करो
If you rise up, O one whose neck is bowed by wine, complete the service of the wine-cup's bounty.
If you rise up, O one whose neck is bowed by wine, complete the service of the wine-cup's bounty.
8
मुतरिब आ कर जो करे चंग-नवाज़ी तो तुम
पैरहन मस्तों की तक़लीद से इनआ'म करो
If Mutarrif comes and performs the dance, you bestow favors not by imitating the attire of the intoxicated ones.
If Mutarrif comes and performs the dance, then do not bestow favors by imitating the attire of the intoxicated ones.
9
ख़ुनकी इतनी भी तो लाज़िम नहीं इस मौसम में
पास जोश-ए-गुल-ओ-दिल गर्मी-ए-अय्याम करो
Such intense passion is not necessary in this season; let the fervor of the heart and the bloom of love do the work in the heat of the days.
Such intense passion is not necessary in this season; let the fervor of the heart and the bloom of love do the work in the heat of the days.
10
साया-ए-गुल में लब-ए-जू पे गुलाबी रखो
हाथ में जाम को लो आप को बदनाम करो
Keep on the lips, like a shadow of a flower, a pink hue,
And let the cup in your hand, make yourself notorious.
Keep the lips pink, like the shadow of a flower, and let the cup in your hand make you infamous.
11
आह-ए-ता-चंद रहो ख़ानकाह-ओ-मस्जिद में
एक तो सुब्ह-ए-गुलसिताँ में भी शाम करो
Oh, stay in the Khanqah and the mosque with a sigh,
Make the evening happen even in the morning garden's sight.
Stay in the Khanqah and the mosque with a sigh, and experience the evening even in the morning garden.
12
रात तो सारी गई सुनते परेशाँ-गोई
'मीर'-जी कोई घड़ी तुम भी तो आराम करो
All night passed, hearing the distressed cries,
'Mir'-ji, please, take a rest, you too.
The entire night passed while listening to distressed cries; Mir-ji, please take some rest too.
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