Ghazal
ae dil janaab-e-quds mein tu kab sa hua
This ghazal explores the tension between worldly attachment and spiritual transcendence, admonishing the heart for remaining trapped in mortal illusions. It conveys that once the divine radiance of Truth fills one's vision, there remains no room for the deceptive charms of the temporal world.
Source: Divan-e-Niyaz (Lucknow, 1960 reprint) · UR
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اے دل جنابِ قدس میں تُو کب سا ہوا؟
دنیا کے پھیر میں ابھی توُ ہے پھنسا ہوا
O heart, when did you ever reach the court of sacred grace? You are still entangled deep within the worldly maze.
O heart, when have you ever reached the sacred presence of the Divine? You are still deeply entangled in the affairs of the worldly realm.
2
گنجایشِ خیالِ طلسمِ جہاں کہاں؟
آنکھوں میں جس کے جلوۂ حق ہو بَسا ہوا
Where is there room to ponder this world's illusory spell, in eyes where the radiant splendor of Truth has come to dwell?
In eyes where the divine radiance of the absolute Truth dwells, there is no space left to contemplate the illusions of this worldly spell.
3
قطرے کو حُبّ جاہ کے دل سے نکالئے
یہ بے طرح کا چور ہے دل میں دھنسا ہوا
Cast out every drop of the craving for rank and fame; / A relentless thief it is, buried deep within the heart.
Expel even a single drop of the desire for status and worldly rank from your heart. It is an insidious thief lodged deep within the heart.
4
معیارِ عشق پر زرِ ہمّت لگا کے دیکھ
پکّا جو ہے، طلا ہے، کسوٹی کسا ہوا
Test the gold of your courage upon love's touchstone and see; that which endures is genuine gold, tried and proven true.
Test the gold of your courage against the touchstone of love; that which proves firm and genuine is pure gold, tried and tested.
5
گھر کو تو اپنی ہستی کے ویران کر نیازؔ
ہستی سے حق کی پھر وہ رہے گا بسا ہوا
Lay desolate the dwelling of your own self, O Niaz; with the presence of the Divine Truth, it shall then forever thrive.
O Niaz, empty and desolate the house of your own existence, so that it may then remain populated and inhabited by the divine existence of the Ultimate Truth.
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