Ghazal
Ye Chashm Aaina-daar-e-roo Thi Kasu Ki / Nazar Us Taraf Bhi Kabu Thi
ये चश्म आईना-दार-ए-रू थी कसू की
The ghazal suggests that every aspect, every gaze, and every desire in the speaker's life seemed to belong to Kaso. The verses imply that the speaker felt Kaso's influence was omnipresent, permeating every moment and every corner of their existence.
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1
ये चश्म आईना-दार-ए-रू थी कसू की
नज़र उस तरफ़ भी कभू थी कसू की
Whether it was a mirror-like face, or whether the gaze was ever towards it,
Whether it was a mirror-like face, or whether the gaze was ever towards it.
2
सहर पा-ए-गुल बे-ख़ुदी हम को आई
कि उस सुस्त पैमाँ में बू थी कसू की
The dawn of the rose's fragrance came to me, / That in the languid message, there was the scent of the cage.
The dawn of the rose's fragrance came to me, / That in the languid message, there was the scent of the cage. (Meaning: I perceived the fresh scent of the rose, yet found that the message was infused with the smell of a cage.)
3
ये सर-गश्ता जब तक रहा इस चमन में
ब-रंग-ए-सबा जुस्तुजू थी कसू की
As long as this garland remained in the garden,
I was searching for the essence of the breeze.
As long as this garland remained in the garden, I was searching for the essence of the breeze.
4
न ठहरी टुक इक जान बर-लब रसीदा
हमें मुद्दआ' गुफ़्तुगू थी कसू की
The soul, which did not settle, was like a drop of nectar on the lips; we were greatly in need of conversation, oh beloved.
The wandering soul was like a drop of nectar on the lips; we were greatly in need of conversation, oh beloved.
5
जलाया शब इक शो'ला-ए-दिल ने हम को
कि उस तुंद सरकश में ख़ू थी कसू की
A flame of the heart consumed us,
For that beloved, who was a fire of passion.
A flame of the heart consumed us, for that beloved who was a fire of passion.
6
न थे तुझ से नाज़ुक मयानान-ए-गुलशन
बहुत तो कमर जैसे मू थी कसू की
Neither was it from you, the delicate fragrance of the garden,
Nor was it like the waist, which was curved like a cypress.
Neither is it the delicate fragrance of the garden from you, nor is it the waist like the cypress.
7
दम-ए-मर्ग दुश्वार दी जान इन ने
मगर 'मीर' को आरज़ू थी कसू की
The life-breath of death was difficult for this soul,
But 'Mir' desired the cup of the grave.
The life-breath of death was difficult for this soul, but 'Mir' desired the cup of the grave.
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