Ghazal
हक़ीक़त महरम-ए-असरार से पूछ
This ghazal reflects on the truth that profound experiences can only be understood by those who have lived through them, just as the essence of wine is known only to the drinker. The poet expresses a deep, solitary devotion, noting that the silent walls of his abode are the only true witnesses to his suffering and love.
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हक़ीक़त महरम-ए-असरार से पूछ
मज़ा अंगूर का मय-ख़्वार से पूछ
Ask the truth from the confidant of mysteries; ask the grape's true delight from the wine-drinker.
Ask about the reality of secrets from someone who truly knows them, just as the real pleasure of grapes can only be understood by a wine drinker.
2
वफ़ा अग़्यार की अग़्यार से सुन
मिरी उल्फ़त दर ओ दीवार से पूछ
Hear of the rivals' fidelity from the rivals themselves; ask the doors and the walls to speak of my love.
Hear about the fidelity of rivals from the rivals themselves, but if you want to know about my love, ask the doors and the walls of your house.
3
हमारी आह-ए-बे-तासीर का हाल
कुछ अपने दिल से कुछ अग़्यार से पूछ
Of how my ineffectual sigh has fared, go seek to know: inquire a little of your own heart, a little of the foe.
Find out the condition and impact of my ineffective sigh partly from your own heart and partly from strangers or rivals.
4
दिलों में डालना ज़ौक़-ए-असीरी
कमंद-ए-गेसू-ए-ख़मदार से पूछ
To instill in hearts the sweet longing for captivity— / Go ask the lasso of those curling tresses.
Ask the lasso of curling tresses how the desire to be captive is instilled into hearts.
5
दिल-ए-महजूर से सुन लज़्ज़त-ए-वस्ल
नशात-ए-आफ़ियत बीमार से पूछ
Hear of union's sweet delight from a heart torn by separation; and ask the sick of the true joy that lies in health.
Hear about the joy of union from a heart enduring separation, and ask a sick person about the true delight of good health.
6
नहीं जुज़ गिर्या-ए-ग़म हासिल-ए-इश्क़
हमारी चश्म-ए-दरिया-बार से पूछ
Love yields no harvest save the weeping of grief; ask of these eyes of mine, that flow like rivers.
The only outcome of love is the weeping of sorrow; if you need proof, ask my eyes that flow constantly like a river.
7
नहीं आब-ए-बक़ा जुज़ जल्वा-ए-दोस्त
किसी लब-तिश्ना-ए-दीदार से पूछ
There is no elixir of eternal life save the Beloved's radiant grace; go ask of one whose parched lips thirst for the sight of that face.
There is no elixir of eternal life other than the manifestation of the beloved; go ask this of someone whose lips are parched with the longing to behold them.
8
फ़रेब-ए-वादा-ए-दिलदार की क़द्र
शहीद-ए-ख़ंजर-ए-इंकार से पूछ
Ask the true worth of the beloved's false promise / From the martyr slain by the dagger of denial.
Ask the true value of the beloved's deceitful promise from the one who has been slain by the dagger of refusal.
9
फ़ुग़ान-ए-शौक़ को माने नहीं वस्ल
ये नुक्ता अंदलीब-ए-ज़ार से पूछ
Union is no barrier to the cries of desire; ask this subtle truth of the grieving nightingale.
Union with the beloved is no barrier to the cries of intense longing; ask this subtle truth from the weeping nightingale.
10
तसव्वुर में किया करते हैं जो हम
वो तस्वीर-ए-ख़याल-ए-यार से पूछ
What deeds we act within the realm of reverie, ask of the portrait painted by the thought of the beloved.
If you want to know what we do in our imagination, ask the portrait formed by the thought of the beloved.
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मता-ए-बे-बहा है शेर-ए-'हाली'
मिरी क़ीमत मिरी गुफ़्तार से पूछ
A priceless treasure is the verse of Hali; ask of my worth from the words I speak.
The poetry of Hali is an invaluable treasure; assess my true worth and value from my speech.
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