Ghazal
Dil Mein Bhara Z-bas-ki Khayal-e-sharab Tha
दिल में भरा ज़-बस-कि ख़याल-ए-शराब था
The ghazal speaks of the heart being filled only with the thought of wine (or intoxication), and the mind's house being filled with water. The speaker advises the beloved to continue reveling in the world's waves, because after death, everything will appear like a bubble. Ultimately, the poem suggests that all this worldly existence is fleeting and merely a dream.
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1
दिल में भरा ज़-बस-कि ख़याल-ए-शराब था
मानिंद आइने के मिरे घर में आब था
In my heart, there was only the thought of wine,
As if in the mirror of my home, there was water.
In my heart, there was only the thought of wine, as if there was water in the mirror of my home.
2
मौजें करे है बहर-ए-जहाँ में अभी तो तू
जानेगा बा'द-ए-मर्ग कि आलम हबाब था
In the ocean of the world, you are still enjoying yourself, O beloved,
But after death, you will know that everything was merely froth.
You are still enjoying yourself in the ocean of the world, but after death, you will realize that everything was merely froth.
3
उगते थे दस्त-ए-बुलबुल-ओ-दामान गुल बहम
सहन-ए-चमन नमूना-ए-यौम-उल-हिसाब था
The hand of the nightingale and the sleeve of the rose garden's blossoms,
Were merely a sample of the Day of Judgment's reckoning.
The things emerging from the nightingale's hand and the rose garden's sleeve were merely a sample of the Day of Judgment's reckoning.
4
टुक देख आँखें खोल के उस दम की हसरतें
जिस दम ये सूझेगी कि ये आलम भी ख़्वाब था
Open your eyes and see the desires of that moment,
The moment when you realize that even this world was a dream.
Open your eyes and see the desires of that moment, the moment when you realize that even this world was a dream.
5
दिल जो न था तो रात ज़-ख़ुद-रफ़तगी में 'मीर'
गह इंतिज़ार ओ गाह मुझे इज़्तिराब था
If my heart were not so deeply attached to you, O Meer,
There would be no wait, nor the restless anxiety I feel.
If my heart were not so deeply attached to you, there would be no waiting, nor the restless anxiety I feel.
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