Ghazal
Kya Kahein Apni Us Ki Shab Ki Baat
क्या कहें अपनी उस की शब की बात
This ghazal speaks of a mysterious love that is impossible to describe with words. The poet wonders what can be said about the beloved's night, suggesting that any attempt to articulate it falls short. It ultimately emphasizes that every person's gaze and words hold a profound, unspoken truth.
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1
क्या कहें अपनी उस की शब की बात
कहिए होवे जो कुछ भी ढब की बात
What can I say about the night's tale of her,
Tell me whatever tale the day may tell.
What can I say about her night's tale? Just tell me whatever tale the day may tell.
2
अब तो चुप लग गई है हैरत से
फिर खुलेगी ज़बान जब की बात
Now you have fallen silent in astonishment,
The tongue will speak when the matter is right.
Now you have fallen silent in astonishment; the tongue will speak when the time is right.
3
नुक्ता-दानान-ए-रफ़्ता की न कहो
बात वो है जो होवे अब की बात
Do not speak of the secrets of the past, / Speak only of the matters that are present.
Do not speak of the secrets of the past; speak only of the matters that are present. The couplet advises focusing on the present moment rather than dwelling on past secrets or memories.
4
किस का रू-ए-सुख़न नहीं है उधर
है नज़र में हमारी सब की बात
Whose conversation is not scented with fragrance, oh you,
In our gaze, we speak of everyone's affair.
Oh you, whose conversation is not scented with fragrance, in our gaze, we speak of everyone's affair.
5
ज़ुल्म है क़हर है क़यामत है
ग़ुस्से में उस के ज़ेर-ए-लब की बात
Is it oppression, or wrath, or the Day of Judgment? / The words from her lips, in a fit of anger.
Is it oppression, or wrath, or the Day of Judgment? / The words from her lips, in a fit of anger.
6
कहते हैं आगे था बुतों में रहम
है ख़ुदा जानिए ये कब की बात
They say there was mercy in the idols before; know this, O God, this is an old tale.
The Shayar says that there was mercy in the idols before; know this, O God, that this is an old tale.
7
गो कि आतिश-ज़बाँ थे आगे 'मीर'
अब की कहिए गई वो तब की बात
O Mir, your verses were fiery and brilliant in the past,
Now tell me, those times are long gone and passed.
O Mir, your verses were fiery and brilliant in the past, now tell me, those times are long gone and passed. Literally, it means that Mir, your poetry once had the fire and brilliance of flames, but now those days have passed away.
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