Ghazal
Kab Se Nazar Lagi Thi Darvaza-e-haram Se
कब से नज़र लगी थी दरवाज़ा-ए-हरम से
This ghazal explores a deep, almost magical, and intense feeling of love. The poet addresses the overwhelming influence of the beloved's beauty and presence, suggesting that this love is like a spell or a curse. The verses describe the enduring pain and burning passion caused by the beloved's gaze, mixing themes of devotion, separation, and the plea for divine grace.
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1
कब से नज़र लगी थी दरवाज़ा-ए-हरम से
पर्दा उठा तो लड़ियाँ आँखें हमारी हम से
Since when was the gaze fixed from the door of the sanctuary,
When the curtain lifted, our eyes were confronted with you.
The Shayar asks when the gaze was fixed from the door of the sanctuary, and when the curtain lifted, our eyes were confronted with you.
2
सूरत-गर-ए-अजल का क्या हाथ था कहे तो
खींची वो तेग़-ए-अबरू फ़ौलाद के क़लम से
What power did the head of Surat-gar-e-Azal possess? If I were to speak, she drew the sword of the eyebrow with a pen of steel.
What power did the head of Surat-gar-e-Azal possess? If I were to speak, she drew the sword of the eyebrow with a pen of steel.
3
सोज़िश गई न दिल की रोने से रोज़-ओ-शब के
जलता हूँ और दरिया बहते हैं चश्म-ए-नम से
My heart, from weeping, has been scorched through days and nights,
And rivers flow from my tear-filled eyes.
My heart has been scorched through days and nights from weeping, and rivers flow from my tear-filled eyes.
4
ताअ'त का वक़्त गुज़रा मस्ती में आब रज़ की
अब चश्म-दाश्त उस के याँ है फ़क़त करम से
The time of 'Ta'at' passed in intoxication of the beloved's grace;
Now only the memories of that grace remain in the eyes.
The time of obedience/devotion passed like the intoxication of the beloved's grace; now only the memories and favor of that grace remain in the eyes.
5
कुढि़ए न रोइए तो औक़ात क्यूँके गुज़रे
रहता है मश्ग़ला सा बार-ए-ग़म-ओ-अलम से
If you do not weep in sorrow, why does time pass by
As if from the burden of grief and pain?
If you do not weep in sorrow, why does time pass by as if from the burden of grief and pain?
6
मशहूर है समाजत मेरी कि तेग़ बरसी
पर मैं न सर उठाया हरगिज़ तिरे क़दम से
My society knows I am a fierce storm, yet I never lifted my head from your feet.
My society knows I am a fierce storm, yet I never lifted my head from your feet.
7
बात एहतियात से कर ज़ाएअ' न कर नफ़स को
बालीदगी-ए-दिल है मानिंद-ए-शीशा दम से
Speak with caution, do not waste the breath of your soul,
For the heart's devotion is like glass, fragile to death.
Speak with caution and do not waste the breath of your soul, for the heart's devotion is like glass, fragile to death.
8
क्या क्या तअब उठाए क्या क्या अज़ाब देखे
तब दिल हुआ है उतना ख़ूगर तिरे सितम से
What hardships have you endured, what torments have you witnessed,
To make a heart so accustomed to your cruelty.
What hardships have you endured and what torments have you witnessed, that a heart has become so accustomed to your cruelty.
9
हस्ती में हम ने आ कर आसूदगी न देखी
खुलतीं न काश आँखें ख़्वाब ख़ुश अदम से
In the presence of a wanderer, I did not see peace, / My eyes, which could not open, dreamt of bliss.
In the presence of a wanderer, I did not see peace; / my eyes, which could not open, dreamt of bliss.
10
पामाल कर के हम को पछताओगे बहुत तुम
कमयाब हैं जहाँ में सर देने वाले हम से
You will regret making us suffer so much,
In this world, we are those who give honor to the successful.
You will deeply regret making us suffer, because in this world, we are those who pay homage to the successful.
11
दिल दो हो 'मीर' साहब उस बद-मआ'श को तुम
ख़ातिर तो जम्अ' कर लो टक क़ौल से क़सम से
O Meer, for that ungrateful soul, gather two hearts, by promise and by oath.
O Meer, for that ungrateful soul, gather two hearts, by promise and by oath.
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