Ghazal
Kab Talak Ji Ruke Khafa Hove / Aah Kariye Ki Tak Hawa Hove
कब तलक जी रुके ख़फ़ा होवे
This ghazal is a plea for the beloved's displeasure to end and joy to return to the heart. The poet repeatedly asks how long this anger will last and when the heart will find peace again. It is a yearning for the atmosphere of love and happiness to be restored.
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1
कब तलक जी रुके ख़फ़ा होवे
आह करिए कि टक हवा होवे
Until when will you remain displeased, / Oh, sigh, that the air might pass by.
The Shayar asks until when you will remain displeased, and until when this gust of wind will pass.
2
जी ठहर जाए या हवा होवे
देखिए होते होते क्या होवे
Whether one stays put or becomes the wind,
See what happens as time moves on.
Whether one remains still or becomes the wind, see what happens as time progresses.
3
कर नमक सूद सीना-ए-मजरूह
जी में गर है कि कुछ मज़ा होवे
Like salt, interest, or a wound-bearing breast,
If there is some fun left in the heart's behest.
Like salt, interest, or a wound-bearing breast, if there is some fun left in the heart's behest.
4
काहिश-ए-दिल की कीजिए तदबीर
जान में कुछ भी जो रहा होवे
Take care of the matters of the heart,
Whatever remains in your soul.
Take care of the matters of the heart, whatever remains in your soul.
5
चुप का बाइ'स है बे-तमन्नाई
कहिए कुछ भी तो मुद्दआ' होवे
In the silence, there is a lack of desire,
Say something, that I may have a plea.
In silence, there is a lack of desire; please say something so that I may have a plea or request.
6
बेकली मारे डालती है नसीम
देखिए अब के साल क्या होवे
Naseem is casting a spell with his breath; look what these years will bring.
Naseem is casting a spell with his breath; look what these years will bring.
7
मर गए हम तो मर गए तो जी
दिल-गिरफ़्ता तिरी बला होवे
If we die, then we die; oh, my heart's captive, may disaster strike you.
If we die, then we die; oh, my heart's captive, may disaster strike you.
8
इश्क़ किया है दुरुस्त ऐ नासेह
जाने वो जिस का दिल-लगा होवे
I have fallen for love, O advisor,
Whoever's heart is captivated by it.
is that the poet says, 'I have fallen for love, O advisor; whoever's heart is captivated by it.'
9
फिर न शैताँ सुजूद-ए-आदम से
शायद उस पर्दे में ख़ुदा होवे
From the prostration of Adam, perhaps, no devil's sway,
Maybe God shall be found within that veil's display.
The poet suggests that perhaps the devil will have no influence from Adam's prostration, and maybe God can be found within that veil.
10
न सुना रात हम ने इक नाला
ग़ालिबन 'मीर' मर रहा होवे
We did not hear any stream tonight, O Mir,
(It seems) that you are dying.
We did not hear any stream tonight, O Ghalib, (it seems) that you are dying.
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