Ghazal
Dar To Mujhe Kiska Hai Ki Main Kuchh Nahin Kahta
dar to mujhe kiska hai ki main kuchh nahin kahta
Source: Kulliyat-e-Momin (old lithograph edition) · HI
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1
डर तो मुझे किसका है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
पर हाल यह इफ़्शा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
Of whom am I afraid, that I say nothing at all?
Yet this much stands revealed: that I say nothing at all.
Whom do I fear that I stay silent? Yet this fact is plainly revealed—that I say nothing at all.
2
नासेह यह गिला क्या है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
तू कब मेरी सुनता है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
O counselor, what is this complaint, that I say nothing at all?
When do you ever heed me, that I say nothing at all?
O preacher, what is this grievance that I say nothing? You never listen to me anyway, so why should I speak at all.
3
क्या पास-ए-शिकनी दूँ क़लियों को तुम्हारी
पर पास तुम्हारा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
How could I reproach your buds for breaking faith with me?
Yet out of regard for you, I say nothing at all.
How could I reproach your buds for breaking faith with me? Yet out of regard for you, I say nothing at all.
4
मैं बोलूँ तो चुप होती मैं अब चुप ही तक
यह रंजिश-ए-बेजा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
If I speak, you fall silent—so now I keep silent too;
It is an unjust quarrel that I say nothing at all.
If I speak, you fall silent, so now I too stay quiet; it is an unjust quarrel that I say nothing at all.
5
कुछ ग़ैर से हो तो नहीं कही है पे जो पूछो
तो वो मैं मुकरता है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
If something passed with the stranger, there is nothing said; yet when you ask,
he denies it to me, saying that I say nothing at all.
If something happened with the stranger, nothing is said; but when you ask, he denies it to me, saying that I say nothing at all.
6
नासेह को जो चाहूँ तो अभी ठीक बना दूँ
पर ख़ौफ़ ख़ुदा का है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
The preacher—if I wished, I'd set him straight this very hour,
but fear of God restrains me, so I say not a single word.
If I wished, I could set the preacher right this very moment, but I fear God, so I remain silent and say nothing.
7
ऐसा क्या न कहे ग़ैर की गर बात न पूछो
यह हौसला मेरा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
What might the rival not say, were you to ask of my affairs? It is but my forbearance that I say nothing at all.
What would the rival not say, were you to ask about my affairs? It is merely my forbearance that keeps me silent.
8
क्या कहती नसीबों को कि अग़्यार का शिकवा
सुन सुनके वो चुका है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
Why should I blame my fate, when the complaints of rivals
He's grown so weary hearing, that I say not a word.
Why should I complain to my fate, when he has grown so weary of hearing the rivals' complaints that I no longer say a word.
9
मत पूछ कि किस वास्ते चुप लग गई ज़ालिम
बस क्या कहूँ मैं क्या है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
Ask not, O cruel one, for what cause silence fell upon me;
What can I even say—such is my state that I say nothing at all.
Do not ask, O cruel one, why silence has fallen upon me. What can I say—my condition is such that I say nothing at all.
10
चुपके से मेरे मिलने का गहरा दिलों में तेरी
इस वास्ते चर्चा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
So quietly within our hearts your presence dwells and deep,
And this is why they talk of it—because my silence I keep.
The secret of my quiet meeting with you lies deep within our hearts, and this is exactly why people talk about it—because I say nothing at all.
11
हाँ तंग-दहानी का न करने के लिए बात
है उज़्र पर ऐसा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
Yes, so as not to speak of her mouth so small and fine,
there is an excuse—but it is such that I say nothing of mine.
Yes, there is an excuse for not speaking of her tiny mouth, but it is of such a kind that I say nothing about it.
12
बेचारा करो क़ाबिल-ए-दर्माँ नहीं यह दर्द
वरना मुझे सौदा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
Make me helpless, yet this pain admits no cure—
else I am so mad with longing that I say nothing at all.
Make me helpless, but this pain is beyond any remedy; otherwise such madness grips me that I say nothing at all.
13
हर वक़्त है दुश्नाम हर एक बात में ताना
फिर इस पे यही कहता है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
At every moment, insults—in each word, a taunt he throws,
And then on top of this he says, 'I say nothing at all,' he goes.
At every moment he hurls insults and taunts in every word, and then on top of all this he claims that he says nothing at all.
14
कुछ सुनके जो मैं चुप हूँ तो तुम कहती हो बोलो
समझो तो यह थोड़ा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
Hearing something, when I stay silent, you say to me: speak up—
Understand this, if you will, it is no small thing that I say nothing at all.
When I stay silent after hearing something, you tell me to speak up; but understand, it is no small thing that I say nothing at all.
15
सुनता नहीं वो वरना यह सरगोशी-ए-अग़्यार
क्या मुझको गवारा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
He does not hear—else, this soft whispering of the rivals,
do you think I bear it gladly, that I say not a word?
He simply does not listen; otherwise, this soft whispering of the rivals—do you suppose I find it acceptable to stay silent and say nothing?
16
मोमिन ब-ख़ुदा सेहर-बयानी का जब ही तक
हर एक को दावा है कि मैं कुछ नहीं कहता
Momin, by God, this magic of eloquence holds sway only so long
as everyone lays claim, saying, 'I say nothing at all.'
Momin, by God, the spell of your eloquence lasts only so long as everyone claims, 'I say nothing at all.'
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