Ghazal
लब-ए-शीरीं है मिस्री यूसुफ़-ए-सानी है ये लड़का
In this ghazal, the poet praises the exquisite beauty, sweetness, and allure of the beloved, comparing their captivating grace to the legendary beauty of Yusuf. The verses playfully depict the beloved's mischievous nature and the tumultuous, bewitching effect it has on the helpless lover.
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लब-ए-शीरीं है मिस्री यूसुफ़-ए-सानी है ये लड़का
न छोड़ेगा मेरा दिल चाह-ए-कनआनी है ये लड़का
Sweet-lipped as Egyptian sugar, a second Joseph is this boy; My heart will never forsake his love, a deep well of Canaan is this boy.
This boy has sweet lips like sugar and is like a second Joseph; my heart will never leave him, for this boy is like the well of Canaan.
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लिया बोसा किसी ने और गरेबाँ-गीर है मेरा
डुबाया चाहता है सब को तूफ़ानी है ये लड़का
Another stole the kiss, yet my collar he clutches in wrath; a tempest is this boy, bent on drowning all in his path.
Someone else stole a kiss from him, yet he is seizing my collar in anger; this boy is like a tempest and wants to drown everyone.
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सर ऊपर लाल चीरा और दहन जूँ ग़ुंचा-ए-रंगीं
बहार-ए-मुद्दआ लाल-ए-बदख़शानी है ये लड़का
A scarlet turban upon his head, his mouth like a vibrant bud; the very springtide of desire, a Badakhshan ruby is this boy.
With a red turban on his head and a mouth like a colorful flower bud, this boy is the springtide of desires and a ruby of Badakhshan.
4
क़यामत है झमक बाज़ू के तावीज़-ए-तलाई की
हिसार-ए-हुस्न कूँ क़ाइम किया बानी है ये लड़का
Utter devastation is the glimmer of the golden amulet on his arm; this boy is the master builder who has raised beauty's fortress.
The glimmer of the golden amulet on his arm is utterly devastating; this boy has established the fortress of beauty and is its master builder.
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हुए रू-पोश उस का हुस्न देख अंजुम के जूँ ख़ूबाँ
चमकता है ब-रंग-ए-मेहर नूरानी है ये लड़का
Beholding his beauty, the fair hid their faces, like stars fading at dawn; He shines in the likeness of the sun, so radiant is this boy.
Seeing his beauty, the other fair ones hid their faces just like stars fade away; this boy shines in the manner of the sun and is full of light.
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क़यामत क़ामत उस का जिन ने देखा सो हुआ बिस्मिल
मगर सर ता क़दम तेग़-ए-सुलेमानी है ये लड़का
Whoever beheld that stature like doom fell wounded and slain; / From head to toe, this youth is truly Solomon's blade.
Whoever beheld his striking, doom-like stature fell wounded; it seems as though this youth is the sword of Solomon from head to toe.
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मैं अपना जान ओ दिल क़ुर्बां करूँ ऊस पर सेती 'नाजी'
जिसे देखें सीं हुए ईद रमज़ानी है ये लड़का
I would surrender my very heart and life for him, O Naji; a mere glimpse of this youth brings the blessed dawn of Ramadan's Eid.
O Naji, I sacrifice my heart and life for him; this youth is such that merely looking at him feels like the arrival of Eid after Ramadan.
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