Ghazal
Vo Dekhne Hamein Tuk Beemari Mein Na Aaya
वो देखने हमें टुक बीमारी में न आया
This ghazal expresses the pain and disappointment caused by the absence of a beloved. The poet laments that the beloved neither came for any illness nor for any specific reason to see him. It is a poignant commentary on the unexpected behavior and neglect of the beloved, emphasizing the depth of his love and separation.
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1
वो देखने हमें टुक बीमारी में न आया
सौ बार आँखें खोलीं बालीं से सर उठाया
You did not come to see us in times of illness,
You raised your head from the cradle a hundred times.
You did not come to see us in times of illness, / You raised your head from the cradle a hundred times. (Meaning: You did not visit us when we were sick, even though you made great efforts when you were young.)
2
गुलशन के ताएरों ने क्या बे-मुरव्वती की
यक बर्ग-ए-गुल क़फ़स में हम तक न कोई लाया
The gardens of the flower-beds, what lack of grace they showed,
Not a single patch of bloom was brought to us, alas.
The gardens of the flower-beds, what lack of grace they showed, not a single patch of bloom was brought to us, alas.
3
बे-हेच उस का ग़ुस्सा यारो बला-ए-जाँ है
हरगिज़ मना न हम से बहतेरा ही मनाया
Be careful, for his wrath, my friends, is a deadly curse;
Never forbid us, for we are destined to be celebrated.
Be cautious, friends, for his anger is a deadly curse; never forbid us, because we are meant to be celebrated.
4
क़द्द-ए-बुलंद अगरचे बे-लुत्फ़ भी नहीं है
सर्व-ए-चमन में लेकिन अंदाज़ा वो न पाया
Even if the lofty poem lacks grace,
It could not guess the splendor of the whole garden.
Even if the lofty poem lacks grace, it could not guess the splendor of the whole garden.
5
नक़्शा अजब है उस का नक़्क़ाश ने अज़ल के
मतबू ऐसा चेहरा कोई न फिर बनाया
The map is strange, the artisan of that map,
Has not created a face like this, ever since time began.
The map is wondrous; its artisan has never created such a face since time immemorial.
6
शब को नशे में बाहम थी गुफ़्तुगू-ए-दरहम
उस मस्त ने झँकाया यानी बहुत झुकाया
The night was deep in intoxication with conversation of the heart,
The intoxicated one merely swayed, meaning greatly inclined.
The night was deeply engrossed in the conversation of the heart, but the intoxicated person merely swayed, meaning greatly inclined.
7
दिल-बस्तगी में खुलना उस का न उस से देखा
बख़्त-ए-निगूँ को हम ने सौ बार आज़माया
We saw the blossoming of her heart in her absence, and tested the fortune of her gaze a hundred times.
We saw the opening of her heart in her absence, and tested the fortune of her gaze a hundred times.
8
आशिक़ जहाँ हुआ है बे-ढंगियाँ ही की हैं
इस मीर-ए-बे-ख़िरद ने कब ढब से दिल लगाया
Oh lover, the antics you've performed are truly clumsy,
When did this foolish lover fall for your heart?
Oh lover! The antics you have performed are truly clumsy; when did this foolish lover fall for your heart?
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