Ghazal
Ab Haal Apna Us Ke Hai Dil-khwah
अब हाल अपना उस के है दिल-ख़्वाह
This ghazal explores the complex emotions of separation and love, where the speaker expresses a carefree attitude about their emotional state, suggesting they are not dependent on anyone. It establishes a paradoxical relationship between the depth of love and the importance of the Divine, highlighting the struggle between inner freedom and societal perceptions.
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अब हाल अपना उस के है दिल-ख़्वाह
क्या पूछते हो अल्हम्दुलिल्लाह
Now, my condition concerning him is one of pure desire;
What do you ask, by the grace of God?
Now, my condition concerning him is one of pure desire; what do you ask, by the grace of God?
2
मर जाओ कोई पर्वा नहीं है
कितना है मग़रूर अल्लाह अल्लाह
Die, for nothing matters now,
How arrogant is Allah, Allah.
Die, for nothing matters now. How arrogant is Allah, Allah.
3
पीर-ए-मुग़ाँ से बे-ए-तिक़ादी
असतग़्फ़फ़िरुल्लाह असतग़्फ़िरुल्लाह
From the Pir-e-Muaghan, without the Tiquadi's grace,
'Astaghfirullah, Astaghfirullah,' the refrain takes place.
From the Pir-e-Muaghan, without the Tiquadi's grace, the refrain 'Astaghfirullah, Astaghfirullah' is recited.
4
कहते हैं उस के तू मुँह लगेगा
हो यूँ ही यारब जूँ है ये अफ़्वाह
They say that your face will be upon it,
It's just a rumor, my friend.
They say that your face will be on it; it is merely a rumor, my friend.
5
हज़रत से उस की जाना कहाँ है
अब मर रहेगा याँ बंदा दरगाह
From the saint, where do you know of his existence?
Will this servant remain confined to the shrine?
From the saint, where do you know of his existence? Will this servant remain confined to the shrine?
6
सब अक़्ल खोए है राह-ए-मोहब्बत
हो ख़िज़्र दिल में कैसा ही गुमराह
All intellect is lost on the path of love,
How lost is the heart, O Khizr, in its wandering.
All intellect is lost on the path of love; how lost is the heart, O Khizr, in its wandering.
7
मुजरिम हुए हम दिल दे के वर्ना
किस को कसो से होती नहीं चाह
Having given our hearts, we have become criminals; else, whom could we ever refuse?
Having given our hearts, we have become criminals; else, whom could we ever refuse?
8
क्या क्या न रीझें तुम ने पचाईं
अच्छा रिझाया ऐ मेहरबाँ आह
What all charms have you, beloved, so effortlessly consumed,
Oh, how you have charmed, dear, my heart's lament.
What all charms have you, beloved, so effortlessly consumed, Oh, how you have charmed, dear, my heart's lament.
9
गुज़रे है देखें क्यूँकर हमारी
उस बेवफ़ा से ने रस्म ने राह
Why do we look back at her, who has passed us by, from that unfaithful one, from that path?
Why do we keep looking back at her, who has already passed us by, or at that unfaithful one, or that path?
10
थी ख़्वाहिश-ए-दिल रखना हमाइल
गर्दन में उस की हर गाह-ओ-बे-गाह
Keep the desire of your heart carried by me,
In my neck, every good and every bad moment.
Keep the desire of your heart carried by me, in my neck, every good and every bad moment.
11
उस पर कि था वो शह-ए-रग से अक़रब
हरगिज़ न पहुँचा ये दस्त-ए-कोताह
He was a lion of the vein, and this short hand
Never reached him, never touched him.
He was like a lion of the vein (or bloodline), and this short hand never reached him, never touched him.
12
है मा-सिवा क्या जो 'मीर' कहिए
आगाह सारे उस से हैं आगाह
O Mir, what is there besides Ma-Siva? Tell me,
All the guides and sources derive from Him.
O Mir, what is there besides Ma-Siva? Tell me, all guides and sources derive from Him.
13
जल्वे हैं उस के शानें हैं उस की
क्या रोज़ क्या ख़ोर क्या रात क्या माह
What might be the splendor of her shoulders, what might be the grandeur of her being?
What is it, what is it, what is the day, what is the hardship, what is the night, what is the month?
What is the splendor of her eyes and the grandeur of her shoulders? What is this day, what is this hardship, what is this night, what is this month?
14
ज़ाहिर कि बातिन अव्वल कि आख़िर
अल्लाह अल्लाह अल्लाह अल्लाह
O, the outer and the inner, the beginning and the end,
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah.
From the manifest to the hidden, from the beginning to the end, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah.
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