Ghazal
फ़लसफ़ी को बहस के अंदर ख़ुदा मिलता नहीं
This ghazal critiques sterile philosophical debate and mere intellect as means of realizing the Divine. It emphasizes that reaching spiritual truth and finding God is impossible through endless argumentation, especially when an individual remains completely oblivious to their own inner self.
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फ़लसफ़ी को बहस के अंदर ख़ुदा मिलता नहीं
डोर को सुलझा रहा है और सिरा मिलता नहीं
The philosopher finds no God in argument and debate; he seeks to untangle the thread, but cannot find its end.
A philosopher cannot find God through argument and debate; he is trying to untangle a thread without ever finding its end.
2
मा'रिफ़त ख़ालिक़ की आलम में बहुत दुश्वार है
शहर-ए-तन में जब कि ख़ुद अपना पता मिलता नहीं
To know the Creator in this world is an arduous, elusive quest, / When even in the city of the body, one cannot find one's own trace.
Recognizing the Creator in this world is extremely difficult, especially when one cannot even find one's own trace within the city of their own body.
3
ग़ाफ़िलों के लुत्फ़ को काफ़ी है दुनियावी ख़ुशी
आक़िलों को बे-ग़म-ए-उक़्बा मज़ा मिलता नहीं
For the heedless, worldly joy is pleasure enough to know; yet the wise can find no relish without the hereafter's woe.
Worldly pleasure is quite enough for the enjoyment of the heedless, but the wise find no true delight without the sorrow or concern for the hereafter.
4
कश्ती-ए-दिल की इलाही बहर-ए-हस्ती में हो ख़ैर
नाख़ुदा मिलते हैं लेकिन बा-ख़ुदा मिलता नहीं
O Lord, protect the vessel of the heart upon this sea of life; helmsmen abound to steer the craft, yet none who walk with God are found.
O God, keep the boat of the heart safe in the ocean of life; many captains are found to steer it, but a truly God-fearing person is nowhere to be found.
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ग़ाफ़िलों को क्या सुनाऊँ दास्तान-ए-इश्क़-ए-यार
सुनने वाले मिलते हैं दर्द-आश्ना मिलता नहीं
Why recount the tale of my beloved's love to the heedless? Listeners are easily found, but none who know the ache of pain.
Why should I narrate the tale of my beloved's love to the heedless? Listeners are easy to find, but one who truly understands the pain cannot be found.
6
ज़िंदगानी का मज़ा मिलता था जिन की बज़्म में
उन की क़ब्रों का भी अब मुझ को पता मिलता नहीं
Those in whose gathering once lay all the joy of life, today even of their graves no trace can I find.
Those people whose company once brought all the joy of living, today I cannot find even the trace of their graves.
7
सिर्फ़ ज़ाहिर हो गया सरमाया-ए-ज़ेब-ओ-सफ़ा
क्या तअ'ज्जुब है जो बातिन बा-सफ़ा मिलता नहीं
When all the wealth of grace and charm is spent on outward sheen, / What wonder then if purity of heart within is nowhere seen?
When all the wealth of beauty and adornment has been spent solely on outward appearance, it is no wonder that the inner self is not found pure.
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पुख़्ता तबओं पर हवादिस का नहीं होता असर
कोहसारों में निशान-ए-नक़्श-ए-पा मिलता नहीं
Misfortunes leave no lasting mark upon the steadfast mind, just as on rugged mountain rocks no footprints can one find.
Misfortunes and accidents have no impact on firm-minded and resolute individuals, just as no trace of footprints can be found on rocky mountains.
9
शैख़-साहिब बरहमन से लाख बरतें दोस्ती
बे-भजन गाए तो मंदिर से टिका मिलता नहीं
Though the Sheikh may court the Brahmin with friendship deep and strong, the temple grants no sacred mark unless he sings its song.
Sheikh sahib may maintain friendship with the Brahmin all he wants, but without singing bhajans, one does not receive the sacred mark from the temple.
10
जिस पे दिल आया है वो शीरीं-अदा मिलता नहीं
ज़िंदगी है तल्ख़ जीने का मज़ा मिलता नहीं
The sweet-mannered one my heart adores is nowhere in sight; life has grown bitter, and living brings no delight.
The sweet-mannered beloved upon whom my heart is set cannot be found, and because of this, life has turned bitter with no joy left in living.
11
लोग कहते हैं कि बद-नामी से बचना चाहिए
कह दो बे उस के जवानी का मज़ा मिलता नहीं
People advise that one must shun ill fame; tell them, without disgrace, youth has no thrill to claim.
People say that one should avoid ill fame, but tell them that without it, one cannot truly enjoy the pleasure of youth.
12
अहल-ए-ज़ाहिर जिस क़दर चाहें करें बहस-ओ-जिदाल
मैं ये समझा हूँ ख़ुदी में तो ख़ुदा मिलता नहीं
Let the formalists dispute and debate as much as they will; I have come to realize that within the ego, God is never found.
Superficial people may argue and debate as much as they want, but I have understood that God cannot be found within one's ego.
13
चल बसे वो दिन कि यारों से भरी थी अंजुमन
हाए अफ़्सोस आज सूरत-आश्ना मिलता नहीं
Gone are those days when the gathering brimmed with friends; alas, today not even a familiar face is to be found.
Those days have passed when gatherings used to be full of friends; alas, today not even a familiar face can be found.
14
मंज़िल-ए-इशक़-ओ-तवक्कुल मंज़िल-ए-एज़ाज़ है
शाह सब बस्ते हैं याँ कोई गदा मिलता नहीं
The realm of love and sacred trust is a domain of high grace; Kings alone inhabit here, no beggar walks this place.
The realm of love and reliance on God is a place of supreme honour; everyone who resides here is a king, and no beggar is to be found.
15
बार तकलीफों का मुझ पर बार-ए-एहसाँ से है सहल
शुक्र की जा है अगर हाजत-रवा मिलता नहीं
The burden of my suffering is lighter far than obligation's debt; 'tis a cause for thanks indeed if none arrives to fulfill my need.
The burden of suffering is far easier for me to bear than the weight of an obligation. Therefore, it is a matter of gratitude if no one is found to fulfill my need.
16
चाँदनी रातें बहार अपनी दिखाती हैं तो क्या
बे तिरे मुझ को तो लुत्फ़ ऐ मह-लक़ा मिलता नहीं
What does it matter if moonlit nights display their blooming grace? Without you, O moon-faced beloved, I find no joy in their embrace.
Even if the moonlit nights show all their splendor and beauty, O moon-faced beloved, without you I find no pleasure in them at all.
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मा'नी-ए-दिल का करे इज़हार 'अकबर' किस तरह
लफ़्ज़ मौज़ूँ बहर-ए-कश्फ़-ए-मुद्दआ मिलता नहीं
How can Akbar give voice to the unspoken meanings of the heart, when no fitting word is found to unveil the soul's desire?
How can Akbar express the true feelings of his heart, when no suitable word is found to reveal his purpose and intent?
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