Ghazal
आ गया फिर रमज़ाँ क्या होगा
In this playfully wistful ghazal, the poet laments the arrival of Ramadan, dreading separation from the tavern and wine. Contrasting ascetic piety with earthly love, he boldly asserts that even paradise holds no allure without the beloved.
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आ गया फिर रमज़ाँ क्या होगा
हाए ऐ पीर-ए-मुग़ाँ क्या होगा
Ramadan has arrived once more, what will become of us now? / Alas, O master of the tavern, what will become of us now?
Ramadan has arrived once again, so what will happen now? Alas, O elder of the tavern, what is to become of us now?
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बाग़-ए-जन्नत में समाँ क्या होगा
तू नहीं जब तो वहाँ क्या होगा
What splendor could the garden of paradise bear, when you are not there, what could be there?
What would the atmosphere in the garden of Paradise be like? When you are not there, what could possibly be there?
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ख़ुश वो होता है मिरे नालों से
और अंदाज़-ए-फ़ुग़ाँ क्या होगा
My beloved finds delight in every groan of mine; / What other grace could a cry of grief design?
My beloved is pleased by my cries and laments, so what better way or style of lamentation could there possibly be?
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दूर की राह है सामाँ हैं बड़े
इतनी मोहलत है कहाँ क्या होगा
Long is the journey ahead, vast the burdens we bear; where is the respite granted us—what fate awaits us there?
The journey ahead is long and there is a vast amount of luggage, yet there is hardly enough time; one wonders what will happen.
5
देख लो रंग-ए-परीदा को मिरे
दिल जलेगा तो धुआँ क्या होगा
Behold this pale, faded countenance of mine; what smoke shall rise when the heart itself catches fire?
Look at my pale and faded face; if my heart itself catches fire, imagine what kind of smoke will rise from it.
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होगा बस एक निगह में जो तमाम
वो ब-हसरत निगराँ क्या होगा
He who is undone in but a single glance, how could he linger, gazing on with longing?
One who will be finished off in merely a single glance, how could he ever sustain a gaze full of longing?
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हम ने माना कि मिला मुल्क-ए-जहाँ
न रहे हम तो जहाँ क्या होगा
Even grant that the realm of the world is won; if we are no more, what will become of the world?
Even if we grant that one gains the dominion of the entire world, what value or meaning does this world hold if we ourselves no longer exist?
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मर के जब ख़ाक में मिलना ठहरा
फिर ये तुर्बत का निशाँ क्या होगा
When in death it is our destined fate to mingle with the dust, what purpose then does a marker upon the grave serve?
When it is certain that one must mingle with the dust after death, what purpose does a marker upon the grave serve?
9
जिस तरह दिल हुआ टुकड़े अज़-ख़ुद
चाक इस तरह कताँ क्या होगा
The way my heart tore into pieces all on its own; could even finest linen ever be rent asunder so?
Just as my heart was torn into pieces all on its own, could even fine linen cloth ever be torn in such a manner?
10
या तिरा ज़िक्र है या नाम तिरा
और फिर विर्द-ए-ज़बाँ क्या होगा
Either it is your mention, or it is your name—what else could ever be the constant chant upon my tongue?
Either it is your mention or your name; what else could possibly be constantly on my tongue?
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इश्क़ से बाज़ न आना 'हैदर'
राज़ होने दे अयाँ क्या होगा
Do not turn away from love, O Haidar; let the secret be laid bare, what is there to fear?
O Haidar, do not turn away from love; let the secret be revealed, what harm can come of it?
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