Ghazal
ले चला जान मिरी रूठ के जाना तेरा
This ghazal captures the profound anguish of separation caused by the beloved's resentful departure, lamenting that such a fleeting and painful encounter is worse than not meeting at all. It reflects a tender mix of heartbreak, longing, and the lover's earnest desire to guard the secrecy of their love from the world.
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ले चला जान मिरी रूठ के जाना तेरा
ऐसे आने से तो बेहतर था न आना तेरा
Your departing in anger has stolen my very life away; far better had you never come than to arrive in such a way.
Your leaving in anger is taking my very life; it would have been far better if you had not come at all than to arrive like this.
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अपने दिल को भी बताऊँ न ठिकाना तेरा
सब ने जाना जो पता एक ने जाना तेरा
I shall not reveal your dwelling even to my own heart; for if a single soul learns your trace, all the world will know.
I will not tell your whereabouts even to my own heart, because if even a single person finds out your address, everyone will come to know it.
3
तू जो ऐ ज़ुल्फ़ परेशान रहा करती है
किस के उजड़े हुए दिल में है ठिकाना तेरा
O wayward tress, you who remain forever so distressed, in whose ruined, desolate heart does your dwelling rest?
O tress, you who always remain scattered and restless, in whose ruined heart is your dwelling place?
4
आरज़ू ही न रही सुब्ह-ए-वतन की मुझ को
शाम-ए-ग़ुर्बत है अजब वक़्त सुहाना तेरा
No longing now remains in me for the dawn of my homeland; O evening of exile, how wondrously pleasant is your hour!
I no longer have any longing for the dawn of my homeland; O evening of exile, this hour of yours has become strangely pleasant to me.
5
ये समझ कर तुझे ऐ मौत लगा रक्खा है
काम आता है बुरे वक़्त में आना तेरा
With this thought, O Death, I have kept you close at hand: / In times of dire adversity, your arrival proves of use.
O Death, I have kept you close to myself with the thought that your arrival proves useful in difficult times.
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ऐ दिल-ए-शेफ़्ता में आग लगाने वाले
रंग लाया है ये लाखे का जमाना तेरा
O you who set fire to this enamoured heart, this scarlet era of yours has finally shown its true colours.
O you who set this enamoured heart on fire, this application of red lac by you has finally shown its true colour and effect.
7
तू ख़ुदा तो नहीं ऐ नासेह-ए-नादाँ मेरा
क्या ख़ता की जो कहा मैं ने न माना तेरा
You are not God, O foolish preacher of mine; what fault was it of mine if I paid no heed to your word?
O foolish adviser, you are not my God; what mistake did I make if I did not follow your advice?
8
रंज क्या वस्ल-ए-अदू का जो तअ'ल्लुक़ ही नहीं
मुझ को वल्लाह हँसाता है रुलाना तेरा
Why grieve your union with the rival when no bond between us lies? By God, it only makes me laugh, this attempt to bring tears to my eyes.
When there is no relationship left between us, why should I grieve your union with my rival? By God, your attempt to make me cry only makes me laugh.
9
काबा ओ दैर में या चश्म-ओ-दिल-ए-आशिक़ में
इन्हीं दो-चार घरों में है ठिकाना तेरा
In the Kaaba or the temple, or the lover's eye and heart— / In merely these few dwellings does your true abode reside.
Your dwelling is found only in these few places: either in the Kaaba and the temple, or in the eyes and heart of the lover.
10
तर्क-ए-आदत से मुझे नींद नहीं आने की
कहीं नीचा न हो ऐ गोर सिरहाना तेरा
Breaking old habits will never let sleep come to me; O grave, take care your pillow is not laid too low.
Breaking my habit will keep me from falling asleep, so O grave, make sure your headrest is not too low.
11
मैं जो कहता हूँ उठाए हैं बहुत रंज-ए-फ़िराक़
वो ये कहते हैं बड़ा दिल है तवाना तेरा
When I say how deeply I have suffered the grief of separation, / They simply reply, 'How stout and resilient is your heart!'
When I say that I have borne immense sorrow of separation, they simply reply that my heart is very strong and resilient.
12
बज़्म-ए-दुश्मन से तुझे कौन उठा सकता है
इक क़यामत का उठाना है उठाना तेरा
Who has the power to make you rise from the gathering of the foe? For your rising to depart is nothing less than the rising of Doomsday itself.
Who can possibly make you leave the gathering of rivals? Your rising and departing from there is nothing short of raising Doomsday itself.
13
अपनी आँखों में अभी कौंद गई बिजली सी
हम न समझे कि ये आना है कि जाना तेरा
Just now a flash like lightning flared before my eyes; I could not tell if it was your arrival or your departure.
Just now, something flashed like lightning before my eyes, and I could not understand whether it was your arrival or your departure.
14
यूँ तो क्या आएगा तू फ़र्त-ए-नज़ाकत से यहाँ
सख़्त दुश्वार है धोके में भी आना तेरा
So extreme is your exquisite delicacy, you would never venture here; even to wander in by mistake, or be lured into coming, is far too difficult for you.
You would never deliberately come here due to your extreme delicacy, and your coming even by mistake or deception is exceedingly difficult.
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'दाग़' को यूँ वो मिटाते हैं ये फ़रमाते हैं
तू बदल डाल हुआ नाम पुराना तेरा
Thus do they erase this 'stain', declaring with disdain: Go change it now, too old and worn has grown your name.
They erase 'Dagh' (the stain/poet) in this manner, telling him to change his name because it has now become too old.
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