Ghazal
phir hasht-e-ishq mein laila ko kya uthla
This ghazal depicts the intense madness and desolation of love through the archetypal figures of Laila and Majnun wandering in abandonment. It captures the unbridled passion, ecstasy, and collective devotion of frenzied lovers who sacrifice all worldly composure.
Source: Divan-e-Turab · HI
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1
फिर हश्त-ए-इश्क़ में लैला को क्या उठला
बन में क्यों फिरता हो मजनूँ बरहना सर खुला
What grievance then could Laila bear in love's barren wasteland, why else would Majnun roam the wilds, bareheaded and exposed?
What cause or pride could Laila hold in the wilderness of love; otherwise, why would Majnun wander through the forest naked and bareheaded?
2
यार कहता हो हुजूम-ए-आशिक़ान मजलिस में देख
बतरह से आज दीवानों का याँ दफ़्तर खुला
Behold the throng of lovers in the gathering, the beloved must say; today, quite wildly, the register of the mad has opened here.
The beloved must be saying, upon seeing the crowd of lovers in the gathering, that today an entire register or office of madmen has opened here in an extraordinary way.
3
इक इशारेमें फ़िदा करता हो दिलको अल-ईमान
तेग़-ए-अबरू का हो उसके मू ब-जौहर खुला
At a single gesture it commands the heart to yield in sacrifice—by my faith! When every fine grain in the steel of her brow's sharp sword is laid bare.
By my faith, the heart is sacrificed at a single gesture when every grain and edge of the sword of the beloved's eyebrow is fully laid bare.
4
किसतरह छुपता भला मज़मून इश्क़िम मेरा
लेगया था ख़त मेरा ग़लती से नामा-बर खुला
How could the secret of my love ever remain concealed? By mistake, the messenger had borne my letter unsealed.
How could the subject of my love ever remain hidden when, by mistake, the messenger took my letter unsealed?
5
हाथ की मुट्ठी नहीं खुलती हो जिसकी बुख़्ल से
कब वो रखता हो वहाँ कीसा-ए-ज़र खुला
He whose clenched fist never opens out of sheer stinginess—how could he ever leave his purse of gold wide open there?
A person whose fist never opens due to stinginess would never keep his purse of gold open there.
6
उड़ गया पर झाड़ के कुंद हर कोई सय्याद
सैद-ए-वहशी का तेरे फ़ौरन जो बाल-ओ-पर खुला
The moment the feathers and wings of your wild quarry opened, it shook its plumage and flew away, leaving every hunter completely baffled.
As soon as the wings of your wild prey opened, it shook its feathers and flew away, leaving every hunter completely helpless and bewildered.
7
क़ुव्वत-ए-इस्लाम ज़ाहिर हो गई कुफ़्फ़ार पर
हाथ मुश्किलकुशा के जब ख़ैबर खुला
The might of Islam was made manifest before the infidels, when by the hand of the Solver of Sorrows, Khaybar was forced wide open.
The might of Islam became evident to the disbelievers when the fortress of Khaybar was opened by the hands of the problem-solver (Hazrat Ali).
8
ग़ोल बंद के चले में बहर-ए-विलायत कीतरफ़
शेर-ए-हक़ जल्द आख़ीरे कुफ़्र का बंदर खुला
Marshaled in swarms, they depart across the foreign sea; / Arise swiftly, O Lion of God, for the ape of infidelity has broken free!
Forming swarms, they have departed towards the foreign sea; arrive quickly, O Lion of God, for the ape of infidelity has broken free.
9
ज़ाहिद अब हुजरा में बैठा मूंद के आँखें तुराब
ख़ौफ़ हो हूर-ओ-निगार के किसतरह से दर खुला
The ascetic sits in seclusion now with shut eyes, O Turab; in fear of houris and enchanting beauties, how could his door stay open?
O Turab, the ascetic now sits in his secluded chamber with eyes closed; out of fear of houris and beautiful beloveds, how could his door possibly remain open?
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