Ghazal
दिल हुआ है मिरा ख़राब-ए-सुख़न
In this ghazal, the poet celebrates the sublime beauty and intoxication of poetry, expressing deep devotion to the art of verse. The poem captures an ecstatic state where profound meaning serves as wine, completely enrapturing the poet's heart.
Source: rekhta · HI
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दिल हुआ है मिरा ख़राब-ए-सुख़न
देख कर हुस्न-ए-बे-हिजाब-ए-सुख़न
My heart lies utterly undone, enamored of verse; having beheld the unveiled beauty of poetry.
Having witnessed the unveiled beauty of verse, my heart has become completely captivated and ruined by poetry.
2
बज़्म-ए-मा'नी में सरख़ुशी है उसे
जिस कूँ है नश्शा-ए-शराब-ए-सुख़न
In the gathering of true meaning, delight belongs to the one who is drunk on the wine of poetic verse.
In the assembly of meaning, true joy belongs to the one who is intoxicated by the wine of poetry.
3
राह-ए-मज़मून-ए-ताज़ा बंद नहीं
ता-क़यामत खुला है बाब-ए-सुख़न
The path to fresh themes is never closed; open until Judgment Day is the portal of verse.
The path to new and original subjects is never closed, and the door of poetry remains open until the Day of Judgment.
4
जल्वा-पैरा हो शाहिद-ए-मा'नी
जब ज़बाँ सूँ उठे नक़ाब-ए-सुख़न
May the beloved of inner meaning reveal her splendor, when from the tongue is lifted the veil of speech.
May the beloved of inner meaning reveal its splendor when the veil of speech is lifted from the tongue.
5
गौहर उस की नज़र में जा न करे
जिन ने देखा है आब-ओ-ताब-ए-सुख़न
A pearl can never captivate the eyes of one who has beheld the radiant luster of verse.
A pearl holds no value or attraction in the eyes of someone who has witnessed the brilliance and luster of poetry.
6
हर्जा़-गोयाँ की बात क्यूँकि सुने
जो सुना नग़्मा-ए-रबाब-ए-सुख़न
Why would anyone heed the babble of idle talkers, having once heard the melody played upon poetry's lute?
Why would someone who has heard the melody of the lute of poetry ever listen to the chatter of idle talkers?
7
है तिरी बात ऐ नज़ाकत-ए-फ़हम
लौह-ए-दीबाचा-ए-किताब-ए-सुख़न
O delicacy of perception, your spoken word is indeed the inscribed frontispiece to the book of eloquence.
O you who understand subtlety, your speech is the inscribed frontispiece and preface to the book of eloquence.
8
है सुख़न जग मनीं अदीम-उल-मिसाल
जुज़ सुख़न नीं दुजा जवाब-ए-सुख़न
Within this world, the art of verse is peerless and profound; save speech itself, no match for speech could ever yet be found.
In this world, speech (or poetry) is peerless, and except for speech itself, there is no other match or answer to speech.
9
ऐ 'वली' दर्द-ए-सर कभू न रहे
जब मिले सन्दल-ओ-गुलाब-ए-सुख़न
O Vali, never shall any headache remain, / Once soothed by the rosewater and sandalwood of verse.
O Vali, a headache will never remain once the sandalwood and rosewater of poetry are applied.
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