Ghazal
Yaad Karna Har GhaDi Us Yaar Ka
याद करना हर घड़ी उस यार का
This ghazal expresses an all-consuming devotion and deep longing for the beloved, where constant remembrance becomes the sole sustenance and prayer of the afflicted lover's heart. Transcending the desire for heavenly rewards, the poet seeks only the divine solace of the beloved's sight.
Source: rekhta · HI
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याद करना हर घड़ी उस यार का
है वज़ीफ़ा मुझ दिल-ए-बीमार का
To remember that beloved with every passing hour, is the sacred litany of this ailing heart of mine.
To constantly remember the beloved at every moment is the daily litany and regular chant of my sick heart.
2
आरज़ू-ए-चश्मा-ए-कौसर नईं
तिश्ना-लब हूँ शर्बत-ए-दीदार का
I hold no longing for Kausar's sacred spring; my lips thirst only for the sweet nectar of your sight.
I have no desire for the heavenly spring of Kausar; I am merely thirsty for the sweet nectar of catching a glimpse of my beloved.
3
आक़िबत क्या होवेगा मालूम नईं
दिल हुआ है मुब्तिला दिलदार का
What my ultimate fate shall be, I do not know; this heart has fallen captive to the beloved.
I do not know what my ultimate fate will be; my heart has fallen captive to the beloved.
4
क्या कहे तारीफ़ दिल है बे-नज़ीर
हर्फ़ हर्फ़ उस मख़्ज़न-ए-असरार का
How can one utter its praise? Matchless is the heart—every single letter of that treasury of secrets.
How can one praise the heart, when every single letter of this treasury of hidden secrets is completely matchless?
5
गर हुआ है तालिब-ए-आज़ादगी
बंद मत हो सुब्हा ओ ज़ुन्नार का
If you truly seek your freedom, be not bound by the rosary or the sacred thread.
If you seek freedom, do not become bound by religious symbols like the rosary and the sacred thread.
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मसनद-ए-गुल मंज़िल-ए-शबनम हुई
देख रुत्बा दीदा-ए-बेदार का
The throne of the rose became the resting place of dew; behold the exalted station of the sleepless, watchful eye.
The throne of the rose became the resting place of the dew; behold the elevated status of a watchful, sleepless eye.
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ऐ 'वली' होना सिरीजन पर निसार
मुद्दआ है चश्म-ए-गौहर-बार का
O Wali, to be sacrificed for the Beloved is the sole intent of this pearl-raining eye.
O Wali, sacrificing oneself for the beloved is the sole purpose and desire of these tear-raining (pearl-shedding) eyes.
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