Ghazal
हर क़दम कहता है तू आया है जाने के लिए
This ghazal reflects on the transient and mortal nature of human existence, emphasizing that life is merely a brief journey leading inevitably to departure. With a deeply melancholic and philosophical tone, the poet portrays the world as a fleeting wonder that offers no lasting solace or permanence for the heart.
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हर क़दम कहता है तू आया है जाने के लिए
मंज़िल-ए-हस्ती नहीं है दिल लगाने के लिए
Every step proclaims that you have arrived only to depart; this realm of existence is no place to lose your heart.
Every step reminds us that we have come into this world only to depart; this realm of existence is not a place to attach one's heart to.
2
क्या मुझे ख़ुश आए ये हैरत-सरा-ए-बे-सबात
होश उड़ने के लिए है जान जाने के लिए
How could this fleeting hall of wonder bring delight to me, where reason exists only to vanish, and life only to flee?
How could this unstable and baffling world please me, where consciousness exists only to be lost and life only to depart?
3
दिल ने देखा है बिसात-ए-क़ुव्वत-ए-इदराक को
क्या बढ़े इस बज़्म में आँखें उठाने के लिए
The heart has witnessed the modest reach of perception's feeble might; how dare one venture in this gathering to raise one's eyes in sight?
The heart has realized the limited capacity of the intellect and perception; how could one dare to step forward and raise one's eyes in such a gathering?
4
ख़ूब उम्मीदें बंधीं लेकिन हुईं हिरमाँ नसीब
बदलियाँ उट्ठीं मगर बिजली गिराने के लिए
High hopes were bound, yet despair became our lot; the clouds arose, only to strike down with lightning.
Great hopes were raised, but only disappointment fell to our lot; the clouds gathered, only to strike down with lightning.
5
साँस की तरकीब पर मिट्टी को प्यार आ ही गया
ख़ुद हुई क़ैद उस को सीने से लगाने के लिए
Charmed by the contrivance of breath, the dust fell deeply in love; it imprisoned itself just to hold it close to its chest.
The dust fell in love with the mechanism of breath, and it imprisoned itself just to embrace it against its chest.
6
जब कहा मैं ने भुला दो ग़ैर को हँस कर कहा
याद फिर मुझ को दिलाना भूल जाने के लिए
When I implored, 'Forget the rival,' she laughed and said to me: 'Remind me of him once again, so he may forgotten be.'
When I told my beloved to forget the rival, she laughed and said that I should remind her of him again so that she could forget him.
7
दीदा-बाज़ी वो कहाँ आँखें रहा करती हैं बंद
जान ही बाक़ी नहीं अब दिल लगाने के लिए
Where is that playful dance of glances now? My eyes stay closed;
No life is left within me anymore to give my heart away.
Where is that playful exchange of glances now? The eyes remain closed, as there is no life left in me anymore to give my heart to love.
8
मुझ को ख़ुश आई है मस्ती शैख़ जी को फ़रबही
मैं हूँ पीने के लिए और वो हैं खाने के लिए
Intoxication pleases me, while stoutness delights the Sheikh; I am made for drinking wine, and he is made to feast.
I find joy in intoxication while the Sheikh delights in growing stout; I am meant for drinking, and he is meant for feasting.
9
अल्लाह अल्लाह के सिवा आख़िर रहा कुछ भी न याद
जो किया था याद सब था भूल जाने के लिए
Save for 'God, O God!', in the end naught remained in mind; all that had been learned by heart was only to be left behind.
In the end, nothing remained in memory except the name of God; everything else that had been learned or remembered was only meant to be forgotten.
10
सुर कहाँ के साज़ कैसा कैसी बज़्म-ए-सामईन
जोश-ए-दिल काफ़ी है 'अकबर' तान उड़ाने के लिए
What need of melody or lute, what gathering of listeners all around? / The heart's own fervor is enough, Akbar, to lift a soaring sound.
There is no need for musical notes, instruments, or an assembly of listeners; the fervor of the heart alone is enough, Akbar, to strike a soaring musical note.
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