Ghazal

Tire Ishq Mein Aage Sauda Hua Tha

तिरे 'इश्क़ में आगे सौदा हुआ था

Mir Taqi Mir· Ghazal· 6 shers

The ghazal speaks of the betrayal and pain associated with a lost love, where the poet laments the deceit in the beloved's affection. He describes how the beloved's actions have created a spectacle or spectacle in his life, suggesting a profound emotional wound.

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1
तिरे 'इश्क़ में आगे सौदा हुआ था पर इतना भी ज़ालिम न रुस्वा हुआ था
In the pursuit of love, a transaction had occurred, But to be so cruel as to defile it, you did not.
In your love, a transaction had already taken place, but you were not so cruel as to defile it completely.
2
ख़िज़ाँ इल्तिफ़ात उस पे करती बजा थी ये ग़ुंचा चमन में अभी वा हुआ था
Autumn's graces used to play upon her; / This bud in the garden had only just bloomed.
Autumn's graces used to play upon her; this bud in the garden had only just bloomed.
3
कहाँ था तो इस तौर आने से मेरे गली में तिरी कल तमाशा हुआ था
Where were you, that coming in this manner, in my lane, was a spectacle for you?
Where were you that coming in this manner, was a spectacle/show in my lane?
4
गई होती सर आबलों के पे हुई ख़ैर बड़ा क़ज़िया ख़ारों से बरपा हुआ था
If not for the gentle showers, the matter would have been settled, A great quarrel had been brewing from the thorny thickets.
If it were not for the gentle showers, the matter would have been settled. A great quarrel was brewing from the thorny thickets.
5
गरेबाँ से तब हाथ उठाया था मैं ने मिरी और दामान-ए-सहरा हुआ था
From the impoverished place, I raised my hand, When my life and the curtain of the wilderness had passed.
From the impoverished place, I raised my hand, when my life and the curtain of the wilderness had passed.
6
ज़हे-तालेअ' ऐ 'मीर' उन ने ये पूछा कहाँ था तू अब तक तुझे क्या हुआ था
O Mir, they asked, where were you until now? What happened to you?
O Mir, they asked, 'Where were you until now? What happened to you?'
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