Ghazal

Yaarab Koi Ho Ishq Ka Bimaar Na Hove

यारब कोई हो इश्क़ का बीमार न होवे

Mir Taqi Mir· Ghazal· 12 shers

This ghazal describes a love that is free from physical and emotional suffering. It expresses a profound wish that no one should ever fall ill or die due to the pain of love. The poem emphasizes that true love should not become a cause for bondage or loss.

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1
यारब कोई हो इश्क़ का बीमार न होवे मर जाए वले उस को ये आज़ार न होवे
Oh God, let there be no one who falls ill with love, And let no one die from this affliction.
Oh God, let there be no one who falls ill with love, and let no one die from this affliction.
2
ज़िंदाँ में फँसे तौक़ पड़े क़ैद में मर जाए पर दाम-ए-मोहब्बत में गिरफ़्तार न होवे
If trapped in a jail, I may die while captive, But I shall never be arrested by the price of love.
If I get trapped in a jail, I may die while captive, but I shall never be arrested by the price of love.
3
उस वास्ते काँपूँ हूँ कि है आह निपट सर्द ये बाव कलेजे के कहीं पार न होवे
Because of this, I tremble, for the sigh is so cold, These wild hearts can never cross its way.
Because of this, I tremble, for the sigh is so cold, / These wild hearts can never cross its way.
4
सद नाला-ए-जान-काह हैं वाबस्ता चमन से कोई बाल शिकस्ता पस-ए-दीवार न होवे
The channel of my life is connected to the garden; let no single hair be plucked from behind the wall.
The channel of my life is connected to the garden; let no single hair be plucked from behind the wall.
5
पज़मुर्दा बहुत है गुल-ए-गुलज़ार हमारा शर्मिंदा-ए-यक-गोशा-ए-दस्तार न होवे
Our garden of flowers has many a fallen bloom, May you not be ashamed of a corner of your scarf.
Nuestro garden of flowers has many a fallen bloom, may you not be ashamed of a corner of your scarf.
6
माँगे है दुआ ख़ल्क़ तुझे देख के ज़ालिम यारब कसो को उस से सरोकार न होवे
The masses pray for you after seeing you, O cruel one; friend, ensure that there is no attachment to them.
The masses pray for you after seeing you, O cruel one; friend, ensure that there is no attachment to them.
7
किस शक्ल से अहवाल कहूँ अब मैं इलाही सूरत से मिरी जिस में वो बेज़ार न होवे
From what countenance shall I now speak of my state, O God, That from my face, they may not be weary.
From what appearance shall I now describe my condition to God, that from my face, they may not grow tired of seeing me.
8
हूँ दोस्त जो कहता हूँ सिन ऐ जान के दुश्मन बेहतर तो तुझे तर्क है ता-ख़्वार न होवे
I am the friend who says, 'Oh, life's enemy,' Better for you is the logic that does not perish.
I am the friend who says, 'Oh, life's enemy'; better for you is the logic that does not perish.
9
ख़ूबाँ बुरे होते हैं अगरचे हैं नकोरो बे-जुर्म कहीं उन का गुनहगार न होवे
They are very bad, even if they are not criminal, Yet they should not be made guilty of anything.
They are very bad, even if they are not criminals, they should not be held guilty of anything.
10
बाँधे न फिरे ख़ून पर अपनी तो कमर को ये जान-ए-सुबुक तन पे तिरे बार न होवे
If you do not bind yourself by your own blood, then your waist will not be broken on my body.
If you do not bind yourself with your own blood, then your waist will not be broken upon my body.
11
चलता है रह-ए-इश्क़ ही उस पर भी चले तू पर एक क़दम चल कहीं ज़िन्हार न होवे
The path of love moves even for him; you may walk on it too, But take one step anywhere, lest you find no companion.
The Shayar says that the path of love moves even for him, so you may walk on it too, but do not take one step anywhere, lest you find no companion.
12
सहरा-ए-मोहब्बत है क़दम देख के रख 'मीर' ये सैर सर-ए-कूचा-ओ-बाज़ार न होवे
O Meer, when you see the desert of love, do not wander through the streets and markets.
O Meer, when you see the desert of love, do not wander through the streets and markets.
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