Ghazal
Kya Kahiye Ki Khuban Ne Ab Ham Mein Hai Kya Raka / In Cashm-siyahon
क्या कहिए कि ख़ूबाँ ने अब हम में है क्या रखा
The ghazal expresses a sense of disillusionment, questioning what remains in the self due to the captivating influence of beauty (khoob). The poet suggests that the mesmerizing eyes have put many to sleep, and the world has veiled the beauty of life. It speaks of the fleeting nature of existence and the pain inflicted on the heart by illusion and time.
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क्या कहिए कि ख़ूबाँ ने अब हम में है क्या रखा
इन चश्म-सियाहों ने बहुतों को सुला रखा
What can I say, for what is there left in us? / These dark-eyed ones have put many people to sleep.
What can I say, for what is left in us? These dark-eyed ones have put many people to sleep.
2
जल्वा है उसी का सब गुलशन में ज़माने के
गुल फूल को है उन ने पर्दा सा बना रखा
The splendor belongs only to him in all the gardens of the world; they have made the flowers of the world seem like a curtain.
The splendor belongs only to him in all the gardens of the world; they have made the flowers of the world seem like a curtain.
3
जूँ बर्ग ख़िज़ाँ-दीदा सब ज़र्द हुए हम तो
गर्मी ने हमें दिल की आख़िर को जला रखा
We, who saw the autumn, have all turned yellow; the heat has burned the depths of our hearts.
We, who saw the autumn, have all turned yellow; the heat has burned the depths of our hearts.
4
कहिए जो तमीज़ उस को कुछ अच्छे बुरे की हो
दिल जिस कसो का पाया चट उन ने उड़ा रखा
Tell them what manners are, whether good or bad,
For the heart, whose cage was built, they have blown away.
Tell them what manners are, whether good or bad, / For the heart, whose cage was built, they have blown away. Literally, it means that they should be told what manners are, whether good or bad, because the cage of the heart that was built, they have blown away.
5
थी मस्लक-ए-उल्फ़त की मशहूर ख़तरनाकी
मैं दीदा-ओ-दानिस्ता किस राह में पा रखा
The famous danger of the affection's school,
On what path have I found the sight and the wisdom?
What is the famous danger of the school of love, that I have found sight and wisdom on which path?
6
ख़ुर्शीद-ओ-क़मर प्यारे रहते हैं छुपे कोई
रुख़्सारों को गो तू ने बुर्क़ा से छुपा रखा
The sun and moon, dearest, live hidden away, / But you have kept your lovely cheeks concealed with a veil.
The couplet says that the sun and moon, who are dear, live hidden away, but you have kept your lovely cheeks concealed with a veil.
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चश्मक ही नहीं ताज़ी शेवे ये उसी के हैं
झमकी सी दिखा दे कर आलम को लगा रखा
The fresh, beautiful eyelashes are not merely yours; the world has adorned them as if they belong to you.
The fresh, beautiful eyelashes are not solely yours; the entire world has decorated them as if they belong to you.
8
लगने के लिए दिल के छिड़का था नमक मैं ने
सौ छाती के ज़ख़्मों ने कल देर मज़ा रखा
To make my heart taste of salt, I did sprinkle it,
The wounds of a hundred chests delayed their pleasure.
To make my heart taste of salt, I sprinkled it, and the wounds of a hundred chests delayed their pleasure.
9
कुश्ते को इस अबरू के क्या मेल हो हस्ती की
मैं ताक़ बुलंद ऊपर जीने को उठा रखा
What connection can this dusty attire have with the being of a man?
I have raised myself to live at a great height.
Qué connection can this dusty attire have with the being of a man? I have raised myself to live at a great height.
10
क़तई है दलील ऐ 'मीर' उस तेग़ की बे-आबी
रहम उन ने मिरे हक़ में मुतलक़ न रवा रखा
By no means, O Meer, is the argument the thirst of that sword; / They have not kept compassion for my right unconditional.
By no means, O Meer, is the argument the thirst of that sword; / They have not kept compassion for my right unconditional.
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