Ghazal
Taaqat Nahin Hai Jee Mein Nay Ab Jigar Raha Hai
ताक़त नहीं है जी में नय अब जिगर रहा है
The poem conveys a sense of profound exhaustion and despair, stating that the poet has no strength left in his heart. He speaks of his heart enduring unjust suffering and his enemy immersing him in blood through his careless actions. The final lines suggest a dramatic, climactic moment, as a friend has asked him to spend the night, but the chaos of the apocalypse is imminent at dawn.
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1
ताक़त नहीं है जी में नय अब जिगर रहा है
फिर दिल सितम-रसीदा इक ज़ुल्म कर रहा है
My heart has no strength left, no life remains in my chest,
Yet this cruel-stricken heart commits a sin of torment.
My heart has no strength left, no life remains in my chest, yet this cruel-stricken heart commits a sin of torment.
2
मारा है किस को ज़ालिम उस बे-सलीक़गी से
दामन तमाम तेरा लोहू में भर रहा है
To whom, O cruel one, is this lack of grace directed?
Your hem is soaking me in blood.
O cruel one, whom is this lack of grace directed? Your hem is soaking me in blood.
3
पहुँचा था तेग़ खींचे मुझ तक जो बोले दुश्मन
क्या मारता है उस को ये आफी मर रहा है
The enemy who pulled the bowstring and spoke to me, when he arrived,
How can he kill me, while I am suffering from this illness?
The enemy, upon reaching me with the drawn bowstring, questioned me, 'What is it that kills you, this illness?'
4
आने कहा है मेरे ख़ुश-क़द ने रात गुज़रे
हंगामा-ए-क़यामत अब सुब्ह पर रहा है
My handsome one has asked me to spend the night with him; the chaos of doomsday is now upon the morning.
My handsome one has asked me to spend the night with him; the chaos of doomsday is now upon the morning.
5
चल हम-नशीं कि देखें आवारा 'मीर' को टक
ख़ाना-ख़राब वो भी आज अपने घर रहा है
Shall we see the wanderer, 'Mir,' at the cage,
Even he, who was ruined, stays at his own house today.
Literally, the couplet suggests, 'Shall we go and see the wanderer, 'Mir,' at his place? Even he, who was ruined, is staying in his own house today.'
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