Ghazal
देख मोहन तिरी कमर की तरफ़
This ghazal is a charming celebration of the beloved's enchanting physical beauty and delicacy. Employing classical poetic conceits and hyperbole, the poet admires the lover's slender waist and sweet lips, portraying them as surpassing earthly sweetness and philosophical grasp.
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देख मोहन तिरी कमर की तरफ़
फिर गया मानी अपने घर की तरफ़
Gazing, O Mohan, toward your slender waist, even meaning turned back and retreated to its home.
Looking at your waist, O Mohan, meaning itself turned back and retreated to its home.
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जिन ने देखे तिरे लब-ए-शीरीं
नज़र उस की नहीं शकर की तरफ़
He who has once beheld your nectar-sweet lips / Never turns his gaze towards sugar again.
Whoever has seen your sweet lips never turns their gaze toward sugar again.
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है मुहाल उन का दाम में आना
दिल है माइल बुताँ का ज़र की तरफ़
Impossible it is to lure them into love's own snare; toward shining gold alone inclines the heart of idols fair.
It is impossible to trap them in a snare, for the hearts of these beloveds are inclined only towards wealth.
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तेरे रुख़्सार की सफ़ाई देख
चश्म दाना की नईं गुहर की तरफ़
Beholding the luminous clarity of your cheek, the eye of the wise turns away from the pearl.
Seeing the luminous clarity of your cheek, the eye of the wise is no longer drawn toward the pearl.
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हैं ख़ुशामद-तलब सब अहल-ए-दुवल
ग़ौर करते नईं हुनर की तरफ़
All the masters of wealth crave only sycophancy; they pay no heed to true skill, nor glance at artistry.
All wealthy people only crave flattery; they pay no heed to genuine skill or talent.
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माह-रू ने सफ़र किया है जिधर
दिल मिरा है उसी नगर की तरफ़
In whichever direction that moon-faced beloved has journeyed, my heart remains drawn toward that very city.
In whichever direction my moon-faced beloved has traveled, my heart is drawn toward that very city.
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हश्र में पाक-बाज़ है 'नाजी'
बद-अमल जाएँगे सक़र की तरफ़
On the Day of Judgment, 'Naji' stands blameless and pure; towards the fires of Saqar, the wicked alone shall be driven.
On the Day of Judgment, Naji is pure and righteous, while those with evil deeds will head toward Hell (Saqar).
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