Ghazal
Gul-o-bulbul Bahaar Mein Dekha
गुल-ओ-बुलबुल बहार में देखा
This ghazal is a lyrical exploration of love and the beauty of life, suggesting that the beloved's presence is reflected in everything. The poet observes that even the simplest moments—like blooming flowers or the ache of waiting—are merely echoes of a profound, cherished encounter.
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1
गुल-ओ-बुलबुल बहार में देखा
एक तुझ को हज़ार में देखा
In the spring, I saw the rose and the nightingale,
But I saw you, even among a thousand.
In the spring, I saw the rose and the nightingale, but I saw you even among a thousand.
2
जल गया दिल सफ़ेद हैं आँखें
ये तो कुछ इंतिज़ार में देखा
My heart has burned, and my eyes are white,
I saw this while waiting for something.
My heart has burned, and my eyes are white; I saw this while waiting for something.
3
जैसा मुज़्तर था ज़िंदगी में दिल
वोहीं मैं ने क़रार में देखा
The heart, which was a wanderer in life's expanse, / I found it settled in the act of my being.
The heart, which was a wanderer in life's expanse, I found it settled in the act of my being.
4
आबले का भी होना दामन-गीर
तेरे कूचे के ख़ार में देखा
Even the clam must have a price, I saw it in the thorns of your lane.
The couplet means that even the clam must have a price (or value), a fact the Shayar observed in the thorns of your lane.
5
तीरा आलम हुआ ये रोज़-ए-सियाह
अपने दिल के ग़ुबार में देखा
The world became desolate on this dark day,
(I) saw it in the dust of my own heart.
Your world became desolate on this dark day, I saw it in the dust of my own heart.
6
ज़ब्ह कर मैं कहा था मरता हूँ
दम नहीं मुझ शिकार में देखा
I had said I would die in battle's fray,
But I saw no death in the hunt's display.
I had said I would die in battle's fray, but I saw no death in the hunt's display.
7
जिन बलाओं को 'मीर' सुनते थे
उन को इस रोज़गार में देखा
The calamities that 'Mir' used to hear,
He saw them in this employment's sphere.
The calamities that the Shayar 'Mir' used to hear, he saw them in this employment's sphere.
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