Ghazal
Ghusse Se Uth Chale Ho To Daaman Ko Jhaad Kar
ग़ुस्से से उठ चले हो तो दामन को झाड़ कर
This ghazal suggests that if one leaves in a fit of anger, they should brush away the remnants of their actions. The speaker warns that the heart is not a city that can be easily rebuilt, and regret will follow if one ruins this dwelling. It suggests that instead of wandering endlessly in the quest for love, it is better to find peace and settle down. If proximity is impossible, the speaker accepts merely observing the beloved from afar.
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1
ग़ुस्से से उठ चले हो तो दामन को झाड़ कर
जाते रहेंगे हम भी गरेबान फाड़ कर
If you rise in a fit of anger, I too will tear the veil and depart,
As if shaking off the curtain, I will walk away with you.
If you leave in a fit of anger, I will also tear the veil and depart.
2
दिल वो नगर नहीं कि फिर आबाद हो सके
पछताओगे सुनो हो ये बस्ती उजाड़ कर
The heart is not a city that can be rebuilt,
Do not regret it, listen, by emptying this settlement.
The heart is not a city that can be rebuilt after being emptied. Do not regret it, listen, by emptying this settlement.
3
यारब रह-ए-तलब में कोई कब तलक फिरे
तस्कीन दे कि बैठ रहूँ पाँव गाड़ कर
Friend, in this quest for your pleasure, how long must I wander?
Grant some solace, that I may sit down and rest.
Friend, how long must I wander in this quest for your pleasure? Grant some solace, so that I may sit down and rest.
4
मंज़ूर हो न पास हमारा तो हैफ़ है
आए हैं आज दूर से हम तुझ को ताड़ कर
If our presence is not accepted, then we are departing now,
For today we have come from afar, to find you.
If our presence is not accepted, then we are departing now; for today we have come from afar, to find you.
5
ग़ालिब कि देवे क़ुव्वत-ए-दिल इस ज़ईफ़ को
तिनके को जो दिखावे है पल में पहाड़ कर
Grant the strength of heart, Ghalib, to this weak soul,
To make a mountain visible from a mere straw in an instant.
The couplet asks the poet Ghalib to grant strength to this weak heart, so that it can make a mountain visible from a mere straw in an instant.
6
निकलेंगे काम दिल के कुछ अब अहल-ए-रीश से
कुछ ढेर कर चुके हैं ये आगे उखाड़ कर
Some things from the heart, from the people of passion, will now emerge; / Some piles have been formed by pulling these things out.
Some things from the heart, from the people of passion, will now emerge; some piles have been formed by pulling these things out.
7
उस फ़न के पहलवानों से कश्ती रही है 'मीर'
बहुतों को हम ने ज़ेर किया है पछाड़ कर
From wrestlers of that art, the boat remains, O Meer,
To many we have defeated by tripping them.
From the wrestlers of that art, the boat still remains, O Meer. We have defeated many by tripping them.
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