Ghazal
Gila Nahin Hai Hamen Apni Jan-gudazi Ka
गिला नहीं है हमें अपनी जाँ-गुदाज़ी का
The ghazal explores the acceptance of deep and complex wounds inflicted by love. The poet states that he has no complaint about his own betrayal, nor about the wounds caused by the beloved's tongue. It describes a state of love that is a mix of extravagance and pain, where even the pain itself has become a habit or desire.
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गिला नहीं है हमें अपनी जाँ-गुदाज़ी का
जिगर पे ज़ख़्म है उस की ज़बाँ-दराज़ी का
We have no complaint regarding our self-inflicted wounds,
But our heart bleeds from the venom of her tongue.
We have no complaint about our own self-inflicted suffering, but our heart is wounded by the venom of her tongue.
2
समंद-ए-नाज़ ने उस के जहाँ किया पामाल
वही है अब भी उसे शौक़ तर्क ताज़ी का
The ocean of graces has spoiled his world,
Yet he still has the desire for fresh logic.
The ocean of graces has spoiled his world, yet he still has a craving for fresh logic.
3
सितम हैं क़हर हैं लौंडे शराब-ख़ाने के
उतार लेते हैं अमामा हर नमाज़ी का
The torment, the wrath of the boys in the tavern,
Strip off the turban of every worshipper.
The torment and wrath of the boys from the tavern are such that they strip off the turban of every worshipper.
4
उलट-पलट मिरी आह-ए-सहर की क्या है कम
अगर ख़याल तुम्हें होवे नेज़ा-बाज़ी का
What is the little complaint of the morning breeze,
If your thoughts turn towards the art of the spear?
What is the little complaint of the morning breeze, if your thoughts turn towards the art of the spear? (Meaning: When the mind is focused on the skill of the spear, what significance does the slight complaint of the morning breeze hold?)
5
बताओ हम से कोई आन तुम से क्या बिगड़ी
नहीं है तुम को सलीक़ा ज़माना-साज़ी का
Tell us, what misfortune has happened to you, or what is wrong with you? You do not possess the finesse of the world.
Tell us, what misfortune has happened to you, or what is wrong with you? You do not possess the finesse of the world.
6
ख़ुदा को काम तो सौंपे हैं मैं ने सब लेकिन
रहे है ख़ौफ़ मुझे वाँ की बे-नियाज़ी का
I have entrusted everything to God, but I remain fearful of the instability of the world.
I have entrusted everything to God, but I still fear the instability of the world.
7
चलो हो राह-ए-मुआफ़िक़ कहे मुख़ालिफ़ के
तरीक़ छोड़ दिया तुम ने दिल-नवाज़ी का
Come, let's take the path that agrees with the opposing one; you have left behind the favor of the heart.
Come, let's walk the path that aligns with the opposing view; you have abandoned the way of pleasing the heart.
8
कसो की बात ने आगे मिरे न पाया रंग
दिलों में नक़्श है मेरी सुख़न-तराज़ी का
What matter can the words that passed me, I could not find their color;
In hearts, the imprint remains of my delightful verses.
that passed me lacked any subsequent color; in the hearts, the imprint remains of my delightful verses.
9
बसान-ए-ख़ाक हो पामाल राह-ए-ख़ल्क़ ऐ 'मीर'
रखे है दिल में अगर क़स्द सरफ़राज़ी का
Oh Mir, let the path of humanity become a dust-bath,
If in the heart, the intention is for glory's sake.
Oh Mir, let the path of humanity become a dust-bath, if the heart holds the intention of glory.
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