Ghazal
Duzdida Nigah Karna Phir Aankh Milana Bhi
दुज़्दीदा निगह करना फिर आँख मिलाना भी
This ghazal describes a complex and contradictory state of love, where the lover is expected to not only maintain a scornful gaze (duzdida nigah) but also make eye contact and pick up the returning curtain of affection. It explores the capriciousness, pretense, and emotional entanglement of love, suggesting that alongside simple display, emotional torment and performance behind the veil are also necessary.
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1
दुज़्दीदा निगह करना फिर आँख मिलाना भी
इस लौटते दामन को पास आ के उठाना भी
To gaze with sorrowful eyes, and then to meet them,
To bring this departing lap closer, and lift it too.
To gaze with sorrowful eyes and then to meet them, and to bring this departing lap closer and lift it up.
2
पामाली-ए-आशिक़ को मंज़ूर रखे जाना
फिर चाल कढब चलना ठोकर न लगाना भी
To let the lover's wanderings remain acceptable,
One must also walk with care, lest stumbling be found.
If one wants the lover's wandering ways to remain acceptable, one must also walk with caution, lest stumbling be found.
3
बुर्क़ा को उठा देना पर आधे ही चेहरे से
क्या मुँह को छुपाना भी कुछ झमकी दिखाना भी
Even if the burqa is lifted, with just half a face,
What is there to hide, or even to show a little sparkle?
Even if the burqa is lifted, with just half a face, what is there left to hide or what is there to show a little sparkle?
4
देख आँखें मिरी नीची इक मारना पत्थर भी
ज़ाहिर में सताना भी पर्दे में जताना भी
Look, my eyes are lowered, even a stone can strike,
Or torment openly, or reveal it behind the veil.
Look, my eyes are lowered; whether struck by a stone, or tormented openly, or shown behind the veil.
5
सोहबत है ये वैसी ही ऐ जान की आसाइश
साथ आन के सोना भी फिर मुँह को छुपाना भी
This company is such a blessing, O life,
Even the golden companionship must sometimes be hidden from the face.
This companionship is such a blessing, O life. Even the golden companionship must sometimes be hidden from the face.
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