Ghazal
Naqsh Baithe Hai Kahaan Khwahish-e-aazaadi Ka
नक़्श बैठे है कहाँ ख़्वाहिश-ए-आज़ादी का
This ghazal is a deep reflection on the yearning for freedom and its absence. The poet questions where the desire for liberty resides, when one is exposed and waiting for your mercy and grace. It suggests that the vibrancy of life exists only while the person is alive, as exemplified by the fate of the city after the departure of its owner.
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नक़्श बैठे है कहाँ ख़्वाहिश-ए-आज़ादी का
नंग है नाम रिहाई तिरी सय्यादी का
Where has the desire for freedom settled?
The name of your liberation is bare.
Where has the desire for freedom settled? The name of your liberation is bare.
2
दाद दे वर्ना अभी जान पे खेलूँ हूँ मैं
दिल जलाना नहीं देखा किसी फ़रियादी का
Either give me the boon, or I shall play with your life;
I have never seen any petitioner burn with heartache.
Give me the boon, or I shall play with your life; I have never seen any petitioner burn with heartache. (Meaning: Either fulfill my demand, or I will toy with your life; I have never seen any petitioner suffer from heartache.)
3
तू ने तलवार रखी सर रखा में बंदा हूँ
अपनी तस्लीम का भी और तिरी जल्लादी का
You placed the sword and the stake, I am the man,
Both for your surrender and your execution.
You placed the sword and the stake; I am the man, both for your surrender and your execution.
4
शहर की सी रही रौनक़ उसी के जीते-जी
मर गया क़ैस जो था ख़ाना ख़ुदा वादी का
The splendor of the city was alive while he lived, / Qais died, who was the very abode of God's valley.
The city's splendor remained alive as long as he lived; Qais died, who was the very dwelling place of God's valley.
5
शैख़ क्या सूरतें रहती थीं भला जब था दैर
रू-ब-वीरानी हो इस का'बे की आबादी का
What beauty resided here when the shrine was alive,
The desolation of this Kaaba's population now.
The Shayar questions what kind of beauty existed here when the shrine was vibrant, given that now only the population of desolation remains at this Kaaba.
6
रेख़्ता रुत्बे को पहुँचाया हुआ उस का है
मो'तक़िद कौन नहीं 'मीर' की उस्तादी का
The glory that has reached the beloved's dwelling,
Whose mastery is recognized by all, O Meer.
The glory that has reached the beloved's dwelling, belongs to the mastery of 'Meer', which is recognized by everyone.
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