Ghazal
Tujh Lab Ki Sifat La.al-e-badakhshan Suun Kahunga
तुझ लब की सिफ़त लाल-ए-बदख़्शाँ सूँ कहूँगा
This ghazal is an exuberant tribute to the beloved's peerless beauty, praising their ruby-red lips and enchanting eyes through evocative metaphors. With profound admiration, the poet crowns the beloved as the supreme sovereign of the realm of elegance and grace.
Source: rekhta · HI
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तुझ लब की सिफ़त लाल-ए-बदख़्शाँ सूँ कहूँगा
जादू हैं तिरे नैन ग़ज़ालाँ सूँ कहूँगा
I shall speak of your lips' ruby splendour to Badakhshan's jewel, and tell the wild gazelles of the enchantments cast by your eyes.
I will describe the beauty of your lips to the ruby of Badakhshan, and I will tell the gazelles that your eyes are magic.
2
दी बादशही हक़ ने तुझे हुस्न-नगर की
यू किश्वर-ए-ईराँ में सुलैमाँ सूँ कहूँगा
God has bestowed upon you sovereignty over beauty's realm; / Thus to Solomon himself, in the kingdom of Iran, shall I proclaim.
God has granted you sovereignty over the realm of beauty, and I shall declare this to Solomon himself in the land of Iran.
3
तारीफ़ तिरे क़द की अलिफ़-वार सिरीजन
जा सर्व-ए-गुलिस्ताँ कूँ ख़ुश-अल्हाँ सूँ कहूँगा
Praising your graceful stature, upright as an Alif, my beloved, / I shall sing in sweet melodies unto the garden's cypress.
O beloved, I will go to the garden's cypress tree and sing praises of your upright stature, straight like the letter Alif, in a sweet voice.
4
मुझ पर न करो ज़ुल्म तुम ऐ लैली-ए-ख़ूबाँ
मजनूँ हूँ तिरे ग़म कूँ बयाबाँ सूँ कहूँगा
Do not torment me so, O Layla of the fair; I am Majnun—to the wilderness I shall confide this grief I bear.
O fair Layla, do not be cruel to me. I am Majnun, and I will take the sorrow you caused me and recount it to the wilderness.
5
देखा हूँ तुझे ख़्वाब में ऐ माया-ए-ख़ूबी
इस ख़्वाब को जा यूसुफ़-ए-कनआँ सूँ कहूँगा
I have beheld you in a dream, O paragon of grace; to Joseph of Canaan himself shall I recount this dream.
O embodiment of beauty, I have seen you in a dream; I will go and narrate this dream to Joseph of Canaan himself.
6
जलता हूँ शब-ओ-रोज़ तिरे ग़म में ऐ साजन
ये सोज़ तिरा मशअल-ए-सोज़ाँ सूँ कहूँगा
Night and day I burn in sorrow for you, O beloved; this searing flame of yours I shall recount to the blazing torch.
O beloved, I burn day and night in sorrow over you. I will recount this burning agony of yours to the blazing torch.
7
यक नुक़्ता तिरे सफ़्हा-ए-रुख़ पर नईं बेजा
इस मुख को तिरे सफ़्हा-ए-क़ुरआँ सूँ कहूँगा
That single dot upon the page of your cheek is not misplaced; I shall liken this radiant face of yours to a page of the Quran.
A single dot (mole) on the page of your face is not out of place; I will compare this face of yours to a page of the Quran.
8
क़ुर्बान परी मुख पे हुई चोब सी जल कर
ये बात अजाइब मह-ए-ताबाँ सूँ कहूँगा
Burned like dry wood, a sacrifice upon that fairy face; this wondrous tale I shall recount to the radiant moon.
Having burned like dry wood, I sacrificed myself over that fairy-like face; I shall recount this wondrous thing to the radiant moon.
9
बे-सब्र न हो ऐ 'वली' इस दर्द सूँ हरगिज़
जलता हूँ तिरे दर्द में दरमाँ सूँ कहूँगा
Do not lose patience, O Wali, with this pain at all; burning in your anguish, I shall speak unto the cure.
O Wali, do not lose your patience at all over this pain. I am burning in your suffering and will speak of it to the remedy.
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