Ghazal
Gai Chanv Us Tegh Ki Sar Se Jab Ki
गई छाँव उस तेग़ की सर से जब की
This ghazal expresses deep emotions of love and separation (viraha), comparing the pain of separation to unbearable sunlight. The poet describes the emptiness felt after the departure of the beloved's affection, and also speaks of the difficulty in expressing any feeling, which requires sympathy and understanding. The verses convey a profound longing for connection and emotional solace.
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1
गई छाँव उस तेग़ की सर से जब की
जले धूप में याँ तलक हम कि तब की
When the shadow left the brow of that sword,
When the shadow left the brow of that sword, we are still here in the burning sunlight.
2
पड़ी ख़िर्मन-ए-गुल पे बिजली सी आख़िर
मिरे ख़ुश-निगह की निगाह इक ग़ज़ब की
On the cheek, a flash of lightning, like a flower's bed, / My beloved's glance, a captivating, dazzling spell.
On the cheek, a flash of lightning, like a flower's bed, / My beloved's glance, a captivating, dazzling spell.
3
कोई बात निकले है दुश्वार मुँह से
टक इक तो भी तो सुन किसी जाँ-ब-लब की
If any difficult matter has emerged from your mouth,
Then at least let someone hear it, my dear heart.
If any difficult matter has emerged from your mouth, then at least let someone hear it, my dear heart.
4
तू शमला जो रखता है ख़र है वगर्ना
ज़रूरत है क्या शैख़ दम इक वजब की
If the one who keeps the garland is worthless, then what need is there of a single moment, Sheikh?
If the one who keeps the garland is worthless, then what need is there of a single moment, Sheikh?
5
यकायक भी आ सर पे वामाँदगाँ के
बहुत देखते हैं तिरी राह कब की
Suddenly, on my head, the stray strands of hair,
How long have I watched your path, when?
Suddenly, like the scattered strands of hair on my head, how long have I been watching your path?
6
दिमाग़-ओ-जिगर दिल मुख़ालिफ़ हुए हैं
हुई मुत्तफ़िक़ अब इधर राय सब की
The mind and heart are now at odds,
But all opinions agree on this side.
The mind and heart are at odds, but all opinions now agree on this side.
7
तुझे क्यूँके ढूँडूँ कि सोते ही गुज़री
तिरी राह में अपने पिए तलब की
Why should I search for you, when you passed by in my sleep,
My beloved's path held a craving for you.
Why should I search for you, when you passed by in my sleep, a craving on my beloved's path.
8
दिल अर्श से गुज़रे है ज़ोफ़ में भी
ये ज़ोर-आवरी देखो ज़ारी-ए-शब की
The heart that has passed through the heavens, even in the shroud,
See the powerful passion of the night's stream.
The heart that has traversed the heavens, it remains here (even in the shroud). Behold the powerful passion of the night's stream.
9
अजब कुछ है गर 'मीर' आवे मयस्सर
गुलाबी शराब और ग़ज़ल अपने ढब की
Strange indeed, 'Mir', if my beloved arrives,
With pink wine and a ghazal of his own making.
Strange indeed, 'Mir', if my beloved arrives with pink wine and a ghazal of his own making.
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