Ghazal
likha taweez kisne aah is ladki ko daasi ka
This ghazal captures the anguish of romantic longing, enchantment, and emotional subjugation. Through metaphors of amulets, spells, and an unquenchable thirst, the poet reflects on the helplessness and intense restlessness of a heart consumed by love.
Source: Divan-e-Turab · HI
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1
लिखा तावीज़ किसने आह इस लड़की को दासी का
पढ़ा ही किसने अफ़सून हाय मेरी हवासी का
Who inscribed an amulet, alas, to make this maiden my slave? Who ever chanted an enchantment for the longing that I crave?
Alas, who ever wrote an amulet to make this girl a slave, and who ever recited a spell to fulfill my longing and desire?
2
ज़रा भली बरंसियान जबतक पानी न बरसाद
करे मुंह बंद दरिया किसतरह सही प्यासी का
Until the heavens pour down their rain upon the earth, how can a river ever silence the cries of the truly parched?
Until rain pours down from the clouds above, how can a river ever satisfy the thirst or silence the mouth of someone who is genuinely parched?
3
ज़बान उसकी हुई गूंग जिसख़ुदा उसको पहचाना
वो आरिफ़ ही नहीं हवा कर ओ जो हक़-शनासी का
Mute grew the tongue of whoever truly recognized the Divine; he is no true mystic who boasts of knowing the Truth sublime.
The tongue of whoever truly recognized God became silent, and one who merely boasts of knowing the divine Truth is no true mystic.
4
अदा-ए-शुक्र-ए-नेमत हो ख़ुदा की बंदगी करना
ख़िलाफ़-ए-मर्ज़ी-ए-मोहसिन निशान ना-सिपासी का
To offer thanks for every grace is worship of the Divine; to cross the Benefactor's will is ungratefulness's sign.
The true way of expressing gratitude for God's blessings is to worship Him, while acting against the will of one's benefactor is a sign of ungratefulness.
5
नहोती गर मद ओ पीरोंकी पर्दा था खुल जाता
तुराब ऐसे ख़राब अहवाल दरवेश-लिबासी का
Had the holy elders not lent their aid, the veil would have been torn away; Turab, such a wretched plight this dervish cloak has hidden away.
O Turab, if the spiritual masters had not offered their aid, the veil would have fallen, exposing the wretched condition concealed beneath this dervish's garb.
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