Ghazal
Paaye Khitaab Kya Kya Dekhe Itaab Kya Kya
पाए ख़िताब क्या क्या देखे इ'ताब क्या क्या
This ghazal contemplates various aspects of life's experiences and suffering, questioning what has been gained and what has been witnessed. It discusses the torment inflicted upon the heart and the changes that occur after enduring life's difficulties. Overall, the poem touches upon the uncertainty of life and the ultimate reckoning for one's deeds.
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1
पाए ख़िताब क्या क्या देखे इ'ताब क्या क्या
दिल को लगा के हम ने खींचे अज़ाब क्या क्या
What titles and what sights have you seen? What torments have you endured? With our hearts attached, what suffering have we drawn?
What titles and what sights have you seen? What torments have you endured? With our hearts attached, what suffering have we drawn?
2
काटे हैं ख़ाक उड़ा कर जों गर्द-बाद बरसों
गलियों में हम हुए हैं उस बिन ख़राब क्या क्या
Having scattered the dust by cutting (our ties) like a broom, how many things have we ruined in the streets, without that (person's presence)?
Having scattered the dust by cutting (our ties) like a broom, how many things have we ruined in the streets, without that (person's presence)?
3
कुछ गुल से हैं शगुफ़्ता कुछ सर्व से हैं क़द-कश
उस के ख़याल में हम देखे हैं ख़्वाब क्या क्या
Some are fragrant with flowers, some are captivating with their presence,
In their memory, what dreams have we seen, oh what dreams.
Some are fragrant with flowers, and some are captivating with their very presence. In their memory, what dreams have we seen, oh what dreams.
4
अन्वा-ए-जुर्म मेरे फिर बे-शुमार-ओ-बे-हद
रोज़-ए-हिसाब लेंगे मुझ से हिसाब क्या क्या
The sin-stained rivers of my life, countless and boundless,
What reckoning do you ask of me, on the day of account?
The sin-stained rivers of my life, countless and boundless, what reckoning do you ask of me on the day of account?
5
इक आग लग रही है सीनों में कुछ न पूछो
जल जल के हम हुए हैं उस बिन कबाब क्या क्या
There is a fire burning in our chests, do not ask us about it,
We have been weeping and crying for you, what are the curries (or delicacies) worth?
There is a fire burning in our chests, do not ask about it. We have wept and cried for you, so what value do curries (or delicacies) hold?
6
इफ़रात-ए-शौक़ में तो रूयत रही न मुतलक़
कहते हैं मेरे मुँह पर अब शैख़-ओ-शाब क्या क्या
In the excess of longing, sight was not constant,
They say, what are the Sheikhs and the night on my face now?
In the excess of longing, the sight was not constant; they say, what are the 'Sheikhs' and the 'night' on my face now?
7
फिर फिर गया है आ कर मुँह तक जिगर हमारे
गुज़रे हैं जान-ओ-दिल पर याँ इज़्तिराब क्या क्या
Again and again, you have come, reaching to our very heart,
Upon our soul and heart, what kind of restlessness is this?
You have come again and again, touching our very heart. What kind of restlessness is this upon our soul and heart?
8
आशुफ़्ता उस के गेसू जब से हुए हैं मुँह पर
तब से हमारे दिल को है पेच-ओ-ताब क्या क्या
Since your tresses have fallen upon your face, O beloved,
Since then, what twists and turns have plagued our hearts?
Since your tresses have fallen upon your face, O beloved, since then, what twists and turns have troubled our hearts?
9
कुछ सूझता नहीं है मस्ती में 'मीर'-जी को
करते हैं पोच-गोई पी कर शराब क्या क्या
In the intoxication, 'Mir'-ji cannot fathom, / What mischief is done by drinking wine, what all they fathom.
In their intoxication, 'Mir'-ji cannot understand what mischief is done by drinking wine.
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