Ghazal
Vaan Vo To Ghar Se Apne Pee Kar Sharaab Nikla
वाँ वो तो घर से अपने पी कर शराब निकला
This ghazal explores the contrast between illusion and reality in life. It suggests that what appears to be real or true is often merely a dream or a facade.
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1
वाँ वो तो घर से अपने पी कर शराब निकला
याँ शर्म से अरक़ में डूब आफ़्ताब निकला
That one left home, intoxicated with wine,
And shame-faced, the sun itself emerged in liquor's stain.
That one left home, intoxicated with wine, and the sun itself emerged, submerged in a stain of liquor, out of shame.
2
आया जो वाक़िए में दरपेश आलम-ए-मर्ग
ये जागना हमारा देखा तो ख़्वाब निकला
When the reality arrived at the gates of death,
Seeing us awake, it revealed itself to be a dream.
When the reality arrived at the gates of death, seeing us awake, it revealed itself to be a dream.
3
देखा जो ओस पड़ते गुलशन में हम तो आख़िर
गुल का वो रू-ए-ख़ंदाँ चश्म-ए-पुर-आब निकला
Seeing the dew that falls in the garden, we finally found
A face of laughter in the eye, a fountain of tears.
Seeing the dew that falls in the garden, we finally found a face of laughter in the eye, a fountain of tears.
4
पर्दे ही में चला जा ख़ुर्शीद तो है बेहतर
इक हश्र है जो घर से वो बे-हिजाब निकला
If Khurshid departs from the curtain, it is better,
A resurrection is for one who leaves home unveiled.
It is better for Khurshid to remain behind the curtain, because the resurrection is for one who leaves home unveiled.
5
कुछ देर ही लगी न दिल को तो तीर लगते
उस सैद-ए-नातवाँ का क्या जी शिताब निकला
Though the arrow seemed to strike the heart for only a moment,
What did the beloved Sa'd-e-Naatvaan's heart yearn for, O Shitaab?
The feeling of the arrow striking the heart lasted only for a short time, but what desire did it awaken in the heart for that beloved Sa'd-e-Naatvaan, O Shitaab?
6
हर हर्फ़-ए-ग़म ने मेरे मज्लिस के तईं रुलाया
गोया ग़ुबार दिल का पढ़ता किताब निकला
Every letter of sorrow made my gathering weep,
As if the dust of my heart proved to be a book.
Every letter of sorrow made my gathering weep, as if the dust of my heart proved to be a book.
7
रू-ए-अरक़-फ़िशाँ को बस पोंछ गर्म मत हो
उस गुल में क्या रहेगा जिस का गुलाब निकला
Do not dry the essence of the wine with warm hands,
For what remains in the flower, if its rose has bloomed?
Do not wipe the essence of the wine with warm hands, for what will remain in the flower if its rose has bloomed? This suggests that one should not diminish or ruin the inherent essence of something once its peak beauty or purpose has been revealed.
8
मुतलक़ न ए'तिना की अहवाल पर हमारे
नामे का नामे ही में सब पेच-ओ-ताब निकला
On the state of 'Itina', we found that merely mentioning our name had become entangled in everyone's affairs.
Regarding the situation of 'Itina', we found that merely mentioning our name had become entangled in everyone's affairs.
9
शान-ए-तग़ाफ़ुल अपने नौ-ख़त की क्या लिखें हम
क़ासिद मुआ तब उस के मुँह से जवाब निकला
What should we write of the glory of indifference, the nine verses? / When the messenger arrived, the answer came from his mouth.
What should we write of the glory of indifference, the nine verses? When the messenger arrived, the answer came from his mouth. The couplet suggests that the required answer or revelation arrived directly from the messenger, making the need to write about the glory of indifference unnecessary.
10
किस की निगह की गर्दिश थी 'मीर' रू-ब-मस्जिद
मेहराब में से ज़ाहिद मस्त-ओ-ख़राब निकला
Whose glance's sweep was it, 'Mir', from the mosque's doorway, / A wild, intoxicated saint emerged from the archway.
The couplet questions the source of the sweeping glance, asking 'Mir' if it originated from the mosque's doorway, as a wild, intoxicated saint emerged from the archway.
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