Ghazal
दिल-ए-नाकाम के हैं काम ख़राब
This ghazal reflects on the ruin and tarnished reputation brought upon by an unfulfilled heart in love. With a mix of wit and resignation, the poet embraces perpetual ruin as the very essence and pleasure of love's tavern.
Source: rekhta · HI
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1
दिल-ए-नाकाम के हैं काम ख़राब
कर लिया आशिक़ी में नाम ख़राब
All affairs go awry for this unaccomplished heart; in the pursuit of love, I have tarnished my good name.
All the affairs of this unsuccessful heart are ruined, and I have tarnished my reputation in the pursuit of love.
2
इस ख़राबात का यही है मज़ा
कि रहे आदमी मुदाम ख़राब
Such is the true delight of this tavern of ruins: that a person remains forever intoxicated and undone.
The real pleasure of this tavern lies in this: that a person remains perpetually intoxicated and ruined.
3
देख कर जिंस-ए-दिल वो कहते हैं
क्यूँ करे कोई अपने दाम ख़राब
Looking at this merchandise of the heart, they say: / Why should anyone waste their precious coin this way?
Looking at the merchandise of my heart, they say, why would anyone waste their money on something like this.
4
अब्र-ए-तर से सबा ही अच्छी थी
मेरी मिट्टी हुई तमाम ख़राब
Far better was the gentle breeze than this rain-laden cloud; my dust has turned to wretched mire, utterly ruined and undone.
The gentle morning breeze was far better than this rain-laden cloud, as the rain has completely ruined my dust.
5
वो भी साक़ी मुझे नहीं देता
वो जो टूटा पड़ा है जाम ख़राब
Even that, the cupbearer denies me: that broken, ruined goblet lying cast aside.
The cupbearer does not even give me that broken and ruined cup lying discarded.
6
क्या मिला हम को ज़िंदगी के सिवा
वो भी दुश्वार ना-तमाम ख़राब
What did we ever gain, except for life? And that too: arduous, incomplete, undone.
We received nothing other than life, and even that was difficult, incomplete, and ruined.
7
वाह क्या मुँह से फूल झड़ते हैं
ख़ूब-रू हो के ये कलाम ख़राब
Ah, what blossoms shower from your lips in grace! Yet such foul words from such a lovely face.
Ah, what flowers seem to fall from your mouth when you speak! Despite having such a beautiful face, your words are so bitter and harsh.
8
चाल की रहनुमा-ए-इश्क़ ने भी
वो दिखाया जो था मक़ाम ख़राब
Even the guide of love played a deceitful trick, leading me straight to that station of ruin.
The guide of love also played a trick on me and led me to a place that was completely ruined.
9
'दाग़' है बद-चलन तो होने दो
सौ में होता है इक ग़ुलाम ख़राब
If Dagh has gone astray, then let him be; among a hundred slaves, one often turns out bad.
If Dagh is of ill conduct or character, then let him be; after all, out of every hundred slaves, one inevitably turns out bad.
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