Ghazal
Mat Ho Maghroor Ae Ki Tujh Mein Zor Hai
मत हो मग़रूर ऐ कि तुझ में ज़ोर है
This ghazal is a warning against arrogance, reminding the listener that great power resides within them. It suggests that a person's true wealth and strength lie in their knowledge and self-respect. Ultimately, it emphasizes the importance of humility and spiritual guidance in life.
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1
मत हो मग़रूर ऐ कि तुझ में ज़ोर है
याँ सुलैमाँ के मुक़ाबिल मोर है
Do not be arrogant, for you possess great strength,
You are more potent than Solomon, and even the peacock is but a mere comparison.
Do not be arrogant, for you possess great strength; you are more potent than Solomon, and even the peacock is merely a comparison.
2
मर गए पर भी है सौलत फ़क़्र की
चश्म-ए-शीर अपना चराग़-ए-गोर है
Though dead, the grace of poverty remains,
My eye of the lion is the lamp of the cow.
Though dead, the grace of poverty remains; my lion's eye is the lamp of the cow.
3
जब से काग़ज़-बाद का है शौक़ उसे
एक आलम उस के ऊपर डोर है
Since he has a passion for paper-and-pulp, / A whole world's destiny is tied upon him.
Since he has a passion for paper and pulp, the fate of a whole world is tied to him.
4
रहनुमाई शैख़ से मत चश्म रख
वाए वो जिस का असा कश-कोर है
Do not give your gaze to Rahnumai Shaikh,
For he is the one whose desire is the arrow's core.
Do not cast your gaze upon Rahnumai Shaikh, for he is the one whose charm is the arrow's core.
5
ले ही जाती है ज़र-ए-गुल को उड़ा
सुब्ह की भी बाव-बादी चोर है
It carries away the dust of roses in the breeze,
The thief of dawn is the wastefulness of the morning.
It carries away the dust of roses in the breeze; the thief of dawn is the wastefulness of the morning.
6
दिल खिंचे जाते हैं सारे उस तरफ़
क्यूँके कहिए हक़ हमारी ओर है
All hearts are drawn towards that side,
For the truth, my right, is in our direction.
All hearts are drawn towards that side, because the right belongs to our direction.
7
था बला हंगामा-आरा 'मीर' भी
अब तलक गलियों में उस का शोर है
Oh Mir, what a ruckus, a turmoil, still
His noise echoes through the streets to this day.
Oh Mir, you were quite a commotion, yet your noise still echoes through the streets to this day.
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