Ghazal
Jo Ye Dil Hai To Kya Sar-anjaam Hoga
जो ये दिल है तो क्या सर-अंजाम होगा
This ghazal questions the unpredictable nature and consequences of the heart. The poet suggests that whatever is seen or experienced in the eyes will eventually become commonplace. The verses caution against excessive recklessness, implying that even the villain (the 'zalim') will become notorious for such actions.
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जो ये दिल है तो क्या सर-अंजाम होगा
ता-ख़ाक भी ख़ाक आराम होगा
If this is the heart, what will be the end result?
Even turning to dust will be a peaceful rest.
If this is the heart, what will be the end result? Even turning to dust will be a peaceful rest.
2
मिरा जी तो आँखों में आया ये सुनते
कि दीदार भी एक दिन आम होगा
Mirabai, who appeared in my eyes, hearing this,
That even the sight will become common one day.
Hearing that the sight will become common one day, Mirabai appeared in my eyes.
3
न होगा वो देखा जिसे कब्क तू ने
वो इक बाग़ का सर्व-अंदाम होगा
The one you have captured will not be seen; that entire garden will be merely a memory.
The one you have captured will not be seen; that entire garden will merely be a memory.
4
न निकला कर इतना भी बे-पर्दा घर से
बहुत उस में ज़ालिम तो बदनाम होगा
Don't reveal so much from your home,
Otherwise, the cruel one will be infamous for it.
Do not reveal so much from your home, otherwise, the cruel one will be infamous for it.
5
हज़ारों की याँ लग गईं छत से आँखें
तू ऐ माह किस शब-ए-लब-ओ-बाम होगा
Thousands of colorful designs have adorned the roof, my eyes; / Tell me, O beloved, what kind of night will this be, of lips and cheek?
Thousands of colorful designs have adorned the eyes (like the roof); Tell me, O beloved, what kind of night will this be, of lips and cheeks?
6
वो कुछ जानता होगा ज़ुल्फ़ों में फँसना
जो कोई असीर ता-दाम होगा
He who knows how to get caught in tresses,
Must be a captive of fate's charm.
He who knows how to get trapped in tresses must be a captive of fate's charm.
7
जिगर-चाकी नाकामी दुनिया है आख़िर
नहीं आए जो 'मीर' कुछ काम होगा
The world is a heart-breaking failure, after all,
If 'Mir' hasn't come, nothing will happen.
The world is ultimately a heart-breaking failure; if Mir does not come, nothing will happen.
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