Ghazal
क़यामत हैं ये चस्पाँ जामे वाले
This ghazal describes a beloved whose charm is like a catastrophe, possessing an irresistible allure that steals the heart. The poet expresses that only God can save him from this predicament, and makes a plea to the beloved to call him over, even if from a distance.
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क़यामत हैं ये चस्पाँ जामे वाले
गुलों ने जिन की ख़ातिर ख़िरक़े डाले
These are the 'death-like' (overwhelming) charms of the beloveds,
For whom the roses cast their garments (of love).
These are the overwhelming and intoxicating charms of the beloveds, for which the roses have cast their garments (of love).
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वो काला चोर है ख़ाल-ए-रुख़-ए-यार
कि सौ आँखों में दिल हो तो चुरा ले
He is a dark thief, the face of the beloved,
Who can steal the heart even if it resides in a hundred eyes.
He is a dark thief, the face of the beloved, who can steal the heart even if it resides in a hundred eyes.
3
नहीं उठता दिल-ए-महज़ूँ का मातम
ख़ुदा ही इस मुसीबत से निकाले
The heart of the sorrowful does not mourn/grieve,
Only God can save us from this calamity.
The heart of the sorrowful does not mourn; only God can save us from this calamity.
4
कहाँ तक दूर बैठे बैठे कहिए
कभू तो पास हम को भी बुला ले
Tell me, how far away you sit, tell me,
Perhaps you might call us too, who sit nearby.
The couplet literally asks, 'Tell me, how far away you sit, perhaps you might call us too, who sit nearby.'
5
दिला बाज़ी न कर उन गेसुओं से
नहीं आसाँ खिलाने साँप काले
Do not play tricks with those beautiful ones,
It is not easy to make the black snake bloom.
Do not play tricks with those beautiful ones; it is not easy to make the black snake bloom.
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तपिश ने दिल जिगर की मार डाला
बग़ल में दुश्मन अपने हम ने पाले
The heat killed the heart and liver; / In the lap, we nurtured our own enemies.
The couplet means that intense heat killed the heart and liver, and that we nurtured our own enemies right next to us.
7
न महके बू-ए-गुल ऐ काश यक-चंद
अभी ज़ख़्म-ए-जिगर सारे हैं आले
Oh, the fragrance of flowers does not scent, oh I wish, by the moon and the stars,
For the wounds of my heart are still completely open.
Oh, the fragrance of flowers does not scent, oh I wish, by the moon and the stars, for the wounds of my heart are still completely open.
8
किसे क़ैद-ए-क़फ़स में याद गुल की
पड़े हैं अब तो जीने ही के लाले
To whom, in the cage of confinement, the memory of Gul's bloom is now a mere sustenance for life.
To whom, in the cage of confinement, the memory of Gul's bloom is now a mere sustenance for life. (Meaning: The memory of Gul's beauty, confined in a cage, is now barely enough to sustain life.)
9
सताया 'मीर' ग़म-कश को किन्हों ने
कि फिर अब अर्श तक जाते हैं नाले
Who tormented the melancholy soul, 'Mir',
That now even the drains lead to the heavens?
Who tormented the melancholic soul, 'Mir', that now even the drains lead to the heavens?
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