Ghazal
दोनों जहान दे के वो समझे ये ख़ुश रहा
This ghazal expresses the quiet resignation and poignant grief of a lover for whom both worlds are meaningless without the presence of the beloved. It captures the weariness, helplessness, and unspoken dignity of navigating unfulfilled love and longing.
Source: rekhta · HI
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दोनों जहान दे के वो समझे ये ख़ुश रहा
याँ आ पड़ी ये शर्म कि तकरार क्या करें
Bestowing both the worlds, He deemed me well content; while here such shame constrained me: how could I dare contest?
He gave me both worlds thinking that I would be pleased, while I was overcome with shame and could not bring myself to dispute it.
2
थक थक के हर मक़ाम पे दो चार रह गए
तेरा पता न पाएँ तो नाचार क्या करें
Wearied at every stage, a few fell by the way; finding no trace of you, what could the helpless do?
Tired and exhausted, a few people stayed behind at every stage along the journey. When they find no trace of your whereabouts, what else can the helpless do?
3
क्या शम्अ' के नहीं हैं हवा-ख़्वाह बज़्म में
हो ग़म ही जाँ-गुदाज़ तो ग़म-ख़्वार क्या करें
Are there no well-wishers of the candle in the assembly? / When grief itself is life-consuming, what can a comforter do?
Are there no well-wishers of the candle in the gathering? Yet, if the sorrow itself is life-consuming, what can sympathizers do?
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