Ghazal
इश्क़ में ने ख़ौफ़-ओ-ख़तर चाहिए
This ghazal suggests that true love requires not only passion but also fearlessness and courage. It speaks of the need for sacrifice, pure tears, and a keen, discerning eye to understand the depth of genuine love.
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इश्क़ में ने ख़ौफ़-ओ-ख़तर चाहिए
जान के देने को जिगर चाहिए
In love, one needs both fear and danger,
A heart willing to give its very life.
In love, one needs both fear and danger, and a heart willing to give its very life.
2
क़ाबिल-ए-आग़ोश सितम दीदगाँ
अश्क सा पाकीज़ा गुहर चाहिए
A vision worthy of embrace, the eyes that bestow torment,
Deserve a pure jewel, like a drop of tears.
The gaze that bestows torment, worthy of embrace, deserves a pure jewel, like a drop of tears.
3
हाल ये पहुँचा है कि अब ज़ो'फ़ से
उठते पलक एक पहर चाहिए
The state I have reached is such that from these eyelids,
I need a whole epoch to raise them.
The state I have reached is such that I need an entire epoch just to open my eyelids.
4
कम है शनासा-ए-ज़र-ए-दाग़-ए-दिल
उस के परखने को नज़र चाहिए
How scarce is the knowledge of the heart's gold-plated stain,
It requires a gaze to discern its true reign.
The knowledge of the heart's gold-plated stain is scarce; discerning it requires a gaze.
5
सैंकड़ों मरते हैं सदा फिर भी याँ
वाक़ि'आ इक शाम-ओ-सहर चाहिए
Hundreds perish always, yet we desire just one evening and one morning.
Hundreds perish always, yet we desire just one evening and one morning. (The literal meaning is that although hundreds of people continuously perish, we only desire a single evening and a single morning.)
6
इश्क़ के आसार हैं ऐ बुल-हवस
दाग़ ब-दिल-ए-दस्त बसर चाहिए
The signs of love are present, O one with desire,
But the wounds of the heart require a different dwelling place.
O one with desire, though the signs of love are present, the wounds of the heart require a different dwelling place.
7
शर्त सलीक़ा है हर इक अमर में
'ऐब भी करने को हुनर चाहिए
The grace of commitment lies within every immortal soul,
One must possess the skill to even make a mistake.
There is a kind of grace or artistry in every immortal soul; one must possess the skill to even make a mistake.
8
जैसे जरस पारा गुलो क्या करूँ
नाला-ओ-अफ़्ग़ाँ में असर चाहिए
As if the Ganges is merely a stream, what can I do?
I need the influence of the Kabul River (Afaghan).
As if the Ganges is merely a stream, what can I do? I need the influence of the Kabul River (Afghan).
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ख़ौफ़ क़यामत का यही है कि 'मीर'
हम को जिया बार-ए-दिगर चाहिए
The fear of the Day of Judgment is this, that 'Mir',
We crave a life different from this one.
The fear of the Day of Judgment is this, that 'Mir', we crave a life different from this one.
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