Ghazal
कर के बीमार दी दवा तू ने
This ghazal explores the paradoxical essence of love, where the beloved is both the cause of afflictions and the sole remedy. It captures a poignant journey of total surrender, heartfelt longing, and the ultimate attainment of spiritual peace and immortality.
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1
कर के बीमार दी दवा तू ने
जान से पहले दिल लिया तू ने
Having struck me ill, you offered the cure; before taking my life, you claimed my heart.
First you made me ill and then offered me the medicine; before taking my life, you took away my heart.
2
रह-रव-ए-तिश्ना-लब न घबराना
अब लिया चश्मा-ए-बक़ा तू ने
Despair not, O traveler with parched lips; you have now attained the fountain of eternal life.
O thirsty traveler, do not be anxious or despair, for you have now reached the fountain of eternal life.
3
शैख़ जब दिल ही दैर में न लगा
आ के मस्जिद से क्या लिया तू ने
O Shaikh, when your heart found no solace in the temple, what did you gain by turning to the mosque?
O Sheikh, when your heart found no peace even in the temple, what did you achieve by coming to the mosque?
4
दूर हो ऐ दिल-ए-मआल अंदेश
खो दिया उम्र का मज़ा तू ने
Begone, O heart forever brooding on the end— / You ruined all the joy that life had to spend.
Go away, O heart that worries about the end and consequences; you have ruined all the joy and pleasure of my life.
5
एक बेगाना वार कर के निगाह
क्या किया चश्म-ए-आश्ना तू ने
By casting upon me the glance of a stranger, what have you done, O familiar eye?
O familiar eye, what have you done by looking at me like a stranger?
6
दिल ओ दीं खो के आए थे सू-ए-दैर
याँ भी सब कुछ दिया ख़ुदा तू ने
Having lost both heart and faith, we turned toward the idol shrine; here too, O God, You bestowed all upon us.
We turned toward the idol temple having lost both our heart and faith, but even here, O God, You granted us everything.
7
ख़ुश है उम्मीद-ए-ख़ुल्द पर 'हाली'
कोई पूछे कि क्या किया तू ने
Hali rests content with the hope of Paradise—if only someone would ask: what have you done to earn it?
Hali is pleased with the hope of attaining Paradise, but someone should ask him what deeds he has actually performed to deserve it.
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