Ghazal
इस नहीं का कोई इलाज नहीं
This ghazal portrays the lover's poignant frustration with the beloved's constant refusals and mercurial temperament. With a blend of tender complaint and longing, the poet captures the helplessness of waiting on promises that are perpetually postponed.
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1
इस नहीं का कोई इलाज नहीं
रोज़ कहते हैं आप आज नहीं
For this denial of yours there is no remedy or cure; Every day you turn me away, saying: 'Not today.'
There is no remedy for this refusal of yours; every day you simply say, "not today."
2
कल जो था आज वो मिज़ाज नहीं
इस तलव्वुन का कुछ इलाज नहीं
The mood that held sway yesterday is no longer found today; for such fickle inconstancy, no remedy can make its way.
The mood or temperament that existed yesterday is no longer there today; there is simply no cure for such fickle inconstancy.
3
आइना देखते ही इतराए
फिर ये क्या है अगर मिज़ाज नहीं
The moment you glanced in the mirror, you put on airs; if this is not haughtiness, then what is it?
You began acting proud the moment you looked into the mirror; if this is not pride or vanity, then what else is it?
4
ले के दिल रख लो काम आएगा
गो अभी तुम को एहतियाज नहीं
Take this heart and keep it, it will come in handy one day; even though right now, you have no need of it.
Even though you have no need for it right now, take my heart and keep it, for it will come in handy someday.
5
हो सकें हम मिज़ाज-दाँ क्यूँकर
हम को मिलता तिरा मिज़ाज नहीं
How could I ever come to know your nature, when your temperament never accords with mine?
How can I ever understand your nature when your temperament does not match mine at all?
6
चुप लगी लाल-ए-जाँ-फ़ज़ा को तिरे
इस मसीहा का कुछ इलाज नहीं
Silence has struck those soul-reviving ruby lips of yours; for this Messiah, there is no cure.
Your soul-reviving ruby lips have fallen silent, and there is no cure for this messiah who usually heals others.
7
दिल-ए-बे-मुद्दआ ख़ुदा ने दिया
अब किसी शय की एहतियाज नहीं
God has bestowed a heart devoid of all desire; / Now there is nothing in this world that I need or require.
God has granted me a heart free of desires, so now I have no need for anything.
8
खोटे दामों में ये भी क्या ठहरा
दिरहम-ए-'दाग़' का रिवाज नहीं
What worth could this possess, even at a debased price? / The coin stamped with a scar holds no currency at all.
What value could this hold even at a debased price, when a blemished coin (or Dagh's currency) has no circulation at all?
9
बे-नियाज़ी की शान कहती है
बंदगी की कुछ एहतियाज नहीं
The majesty of sublime detachment proclaims: there is no need for worship, nor any prayer.
The majesty of divine self-sufficiency and independence proclaims that there is no need for any worship or servitude.
10
दिल-लगी कीजिए रक़ीबों से
इस तरह का मिरा मिज़ाज नहीं
Go, amuse yourself and jest with rivals; / Such trifling games do not suit my nature.
Go ahead and flirt or jest with rivals; my temperament is not suited for such things.
11
इश्क़ है पादशाह-ए-आलम-गीर
गरचे ज़ाहिर में तख़्त-ओ-ताज नहीं
Love is a sovereign emperor who commands the entire world, / Even though in outward guise it bears neither throne nor crown.
Love is an emperor who rules over the whole world, even though outwardly it possesses neither a throne nor a crown.
12
दर्द-ए-फ़ुर्क़त की गो दवा है विसाल
इस के क़ाबिल भी हर मिज़ाज नहीं
Though union is indeed the cure for separation's pain, not every temperament is fit such remedy to sustain.
Although union is indeed the cure for the pain of separation, not every temperament is capable of bearing or sustaining it.
13
यास ने क्या बुझा दिया दिल को
कि तड़प कैसी इख़्तिलाज नहीं
How completely despair has quenched this heart; let alone writhing, not even a tremor stirs.
Despair has extinguished the heart so completely that far from writhing in agony, there is not even a faint palpitation left.
14
हम तो सीरत-पसंद आशिक़ हैं
ख़ूब-रू क्या जो ख़ुश-मिज़ाज नहीं
We are lovers who cherish character and inner grace; of what worth is a lovely face without a sweet-natured soul?
We are lovers who value inner character and virtue; what good is a beautiful face if the person is not good-natured?
15
हूर से पूछता हूँ जन्नत में
इस जगह क्या बुतों का राज नहीं
In Paradise, I ask the houri fair: Do lovely idols hold no dominion here?
In paradise, I ask the houri whether earthly beauties (beloved idols) hold no rule or sway in this place.
16
सब्र भी दिल को 'दाग़' दे लेंगे
अभी कुछ इस की एहतियाज नहीं
Patience, too, O Dagh, we shall grant unto the heart; as yet, there is no urgent need for such restraint.
O Dagh, we will teach the heart patience as well, but right now there is no necessity for it.
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