Ghazal
Kaisa Chaman Aseeri Mein Kis Ko Idhar Khayal
कैसा चमन असीरी में किस को इधर ख़याल
This ghazal describes the state of a mind that feels trapped or confined, questioning why this garden (life) is so appealing to certain people. The poet suggests that it is difficult to erase the traces of vanished dreams and broken memories, and one should not dwell on the faces that have been ruined. Overall, the ghazal explores the complex emotions, illusions, and burden of remembrance.
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1
कैसा चमन असीरी में किस को इधर ख़याल
पर्वाज़ ख़्वाब हो गई है बाल-ओ-पर ख़याल
What kind of garden is this, in captivity, for whom is this thought?
It's become a flight of dreams, a thought of hair and feathers.
What kind of garden is this, in captivity, for whom is this thought? It has become a flight of dreams, a thought of hair and feathers.
2
मुश्किल है मिट गए हुए नक़्शों की फिर नुमूद
जो सूरतें बिगड़ गईं उन का न कर ख़याल
It is difficult to recreate the designs of those who are gone,
Do not even think of the faces that have been ruined.
It is difficult to recreate the designs of those who are gone; do not even think of the faces that have been ruined.
3
मू को अबस है ताब कली यूँ ही तंग है
उस का दहन है वहम-ओ-गुमान-ओ-कमर ख़याल
It is impossible to bind the budding rose like this, for it is consumed by delusion, illusion, and imagined thought.
It is impossible to bind the budding rose like this, for it is consumed by delusion, illusion, and imagined thought.
4
रुख़्सार पर हमारे ढलकने को अश्क के
देखे है जो कोई सो करे है गुहर ख़याल
On the cheek, the tears that fall from us,
Only those who are unaware of thought see it.
The tears that fall upon our cheek are seen only by those who are unaware of thought.
5
किस को दिमाग़-ए-शेर-ओ-सुख़न ज़ोफ़ में कि 'मीर'
अपना रहे है अब तो हमें बेशतर ख़याल
To whom, O Mir, do you keep the mind of poetry and speech, in your fold?
Now, we have much more to think about.
O Mir, to whom do you keep the mind of poetry and speech? Now, we have much more to think about.
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