Ghazal
ख़ूबियाँ अपने में गो बे-इंतिहा पाते हैं हम
This ghazal is an introspective reflection on human imperfection, humility, and moral conscience. The poet acknowledges possessing virtues yet candidly observes inherent flaws alongside a subtle divide between inner faith and outward deeds.
Source: rekhta · HI
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ख़ूबियाँ अपने में गो बे-इंतिहा पाते हैं हम
पर हर इक ख़ूबी में दाग़ इक ऐब का पाते हैं हम
Though boundless virtues in ourselves we find, / Yet in each grace, the stain of a fault we find.
Although we find endless virtues within ourselves, yet in every single virtue we discover the stain of some flaw or fault.
2
ख़ौफ़ का कोई निशाँ ज़ाहिर नहीं अफ़आ'ल में
गो कि दिल में मुत्तसिल ख़ौफ़-ए-ख़ुदा पाते हैं हम
No sign of fear is manifest in any of our deeds, though deep within the heart, the fear of God perpetually breeds.
Although we constantly feel the fear of God in our hearts, there is no sign of that fear evident in our actions.
3
करते हैं ताअ'त तो कुछ ख़्वाहाँ नुमाइश के नहीं
पर गुनह छुप छुप के करने में मज़ा पाते हैं हम
If we offer our devotions, we seek no public display; yet in committing sins in secret, what true delight we find.
If we offer our obedience and worship, we have no desire for public display, but we find great pleasure in committing sins secretly.
4
दीदा ओ दिल को ख़यानत से नहीं रख सकते बाज़
गरचे दस्त-ओ-पा को अक्सर बे-ख़ता पाते हैं हम
From treachery, we can never hold back the eyes and heart, though hands and feet we often find play a blameless part.
We cannot keep our eyes and heart from betrayal, even though we often find our hands and feet to be blameless.
5
दिल में दर्द-ए-इश्क़ ने मुद्दत से कर रक्खा है घर
पर उसे आलूदा-ए-हिर्स-ओ-हवा पाते हैं हम
For ages has love's ache made my heart its home; yet stained with greed and fleeting desire, we find it still.
The pain of love has made its home in the heart for a long time, but we find it polluted by greed and worldly desires.
6
हो के नादिम जुर्म से फिर जुर्म करते हैं वही
जुर्म से गो आप को नादिम सदा पाते हैं हम
Repentant of our crime, we yet commit the very same again, / Though from that sin we always find our hearts contrite and filled with shame.
Although we always find ourselves feeling remorseful for our sin, we still end up committing that very same crime again after repenting.
7
हैं फ़िदा उन दोस्तों पर जिन में हो सिद्क़ ओ सफ़ा
पर बहुत कम आप में सिद्क़ ओ सफ़ा पाते हैं हम
I would give my life for friends whose hearts are pure and true; yet seldom is such truth and purity ever found in you.
We are devoted to those friends who possess truthfulness and purity of heart, but we rarely find such truth and sincerity in you.
8
गो किसी को आप से होने नहीं देते ख़फ़ा
इक जहाँ से आप को लेकिन ख़फ़ा पाते हैं हम
Though you let not a single soul be displeased with you, yet we find you aggrieved with the entire world.
Although you never let anyone become displeased with you, we nevertheless find you upset with the entire world.
9
जानते अपने सिवा सब को हैं बे-मेहर ओ वफ़ा
अपने में गर शम्मा-ए-मेहर-ओ-वफ़ा पाते हैं हम
We deem all save ourselves devoid of kindness and fidelity, if within our own hearts we discover the candle of love and loyalty.
If we find even a small trace of kindness and fidelity within ourselves, we begin to consider everyone other than ourselves to be devoid of love and loyalty.
10
बुख़्ल से मंसूब करते हैं ज़माने को सदा
गर कभी तौफ़ीक़-ए-ईसार ओ अता पाते हैं हम
We ever accuse the world of miserliness, if ever we find the grace to sacrifice and bestow.
Whenever we find the grace or ability to sacrifice and give generously, we always accuse the world of being miserly.
11
हो अगर मक़्सद में नाकामी तो कर सकते हैं सब्र
दर्द-ए-ख़ुद-कामी को लेकिन बे-दवा पाते हैं हम
Failure in our goal, perhaps, with patience we might endure; yet the ache of self-will remains a wound we find without a cure.
If we face failure in achieving our purpose, we can endure it with patience, but we find the pain of selfishness and self-indulgence to be incurable.
12
ठहरते जाते हैं जितने चश्म-ए-आलम में भले
हाल नफ़्स-ए-दूँ का उतना ही बुरा पाते हैं हम
The more righteous we appear in the eyes of the world, the more wretched we find the state of our base soul.
The more noble and virtuous we appear in the eyes of the world, the worse we find the inner state of our base self.
13
जिस क़दर झुक झुक के मिलते हैं बुज़ुर्ग ओ ख़ुर्द से
किब्र ओ नाज़ उतना ही अपने में सिवा पाते हैं हम
The more humbly we bow to greet both the elder and the young, the more vanity and pride we discover swelling within our soul.
The more humbly we bow to greet both the old and the young, the more pride and arrogance we find growing within ourselves.
14
गो भलाई करके हम-जिंसों से ख़ुश होता है जी
तह-नशीं उस में मगर दुर्द-ए-रिया पाते हैं हम
Though the heart rejoices in doing good to our fellow kind, yet settled at its bottom, the dregs of hypocrisy we find.
Although doing good to our fellow human beings brings joy to the heart, we still find the dregs of hypocrisy settled deep within it.
15
है रिदा-ए-नेक-नामी दोश पर अपने मगर
दाग़ रुस्वाई के कुछ ज़ेर-ए-रिदा पाते हैं हम
Upon my shoulders rests the mantle of a good name, yet / Beneath this very cloak, stains of disgrace I find.
Although we wear the cloak of a good reputation upon our shoulders, we find stains of disgrace hidden beneath it.
16
राह के तालिब हैं पर बे-राह पड़ते हैं क़दम
देखिए क्या ढूँढते हैं और क्या पाते हैं हम
We seek the path, yet astray our footsteps fall; let us see what it is we seek, and what we find after all.
We seek the right path, yet our footsteps go astray; let us see what we are truly looking for and what we ultimately find.
17
नूर के हम ने गले देखे हैं ऐ 'हाली' मगर
रंग कुछ तेरी अलापों में नया पाते हैं हम
Throats of pure celestial light we have heard, O Hali, yet in your melodic strains we find a color altogether new.
O Hali, we have heard many radiant and luminous voices, yet in your melodic strains we find a distinctly new tone.
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