Ghazal
नाला जुज़ हुस्न-ए-तलब ऐ सितम-ईजाद नहीं
This ghazal delves into the lover's lament, portraying it not as a complaint but as a beautiful, persistent plea for more suffering from the beloved. The poet finds profound joy and enlightenment in the hardships and wilderness of their own path, rejecting conventional tales of love as labor. It ultimately suggests that for the discerning, life's calamities are invaluable lessons, akin to a teacher's guidance.
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नाला जुज़ हुस्न-ए-तलब ऐ सितम-ईजाद नहीं
है तक़ाज़ा-ए-जफ़ा शिकवा-ए-बेदाद नहीं
My lament, O cruel one, is naught but a graceful plea;It is a demand for more tyranny, not a complaint of injustice.
My lament, O cruel one, is nothing but a beautiful request. It is a demand for more tyranny, not a complaint against injustice.
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इश्क़-ओ-मज़दूरी-ए-इशरत-गह-ए-ख़ुसरव क्या ख़ूब
हम को तस्लीम निको-नामी-ए-फ़रहाद नहीं
Love, and toil for Khusrav's house of joy, what merit can it claim?Farhad's much-lauded renown, we cannot acknowledge his fame.
What merit is there in love and labor for King Khusrav's pleasure palace? We do not acknowledge Farhad's acclaimed renown.
3
कम नहीं वो भी ख़राबी में प वुसअत मालूम
दश्त में है मुझे वो ऐश कि घर याद नहीं
That (home) too is no less ruined, yet its vastness is confined;In the desert, I find such bliss that home escapes my mind.
That (home) is also significantly ruined, but its vastness feels confined. In the desert, I find such pleasure that I completely forget my home.
4
अहल-ए-बीनश को है तूफ़ान-ए-हवादिस मकतब
लुत्मा-ए-मौज कम-अज़ सैली-ए-उस्ताद नहीं
For the discerning, the tempest of incidents is a school;The slap of a wave is no less than a teacher's lash.
For people of insight, life's tumultuous events serve as a school. The impact of these challenges, much like the slap of a wave, is as instructive as a teacher's disciplinary lash.
5
वाए महरूमी-ए-तस्लीम-ओ-बदा हाल-ए-वफ़ा
जानता है कि हमें ताक़त-ए-फ़रयाद नहीं
Alas for the slighted acceptance and the woeful state of fidelity! He knows that we possess no power to complain.
Alas for the deprivation of acceptance and the woeful state of fidelity! He knows that we possess no power to complain.
6
रंग-ए-तमकीन-ए-गुल-ओ-लाला परेशाँ क्यूँ है
गर चराग़ान-ए-सर-ए-रह-गुज़र-ए-बाद नहीं
Why is the graceful calm of rose and tulip so distressed?If on the wind's pathway, no lamps are arrayed?
Why is the tranquil beauty of the rose and tulip so disturbed? This is asked if there are no lamps lit along the path of the wind.
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सबद-ए-गुल के तले बंद करे है गुलचीं
मुज़्दा ऐ मुर्ग़ कि गुलज़ार में सय्याद नहीं
The flower-picker closes his basket beneath the blossoms;Good tidings, O bird, for no hunter is in the garden!
The flower-picker is closing his basket beneath the blossoms. Good news, O bird, for there is no hunter in the garden.
8
नफ़्य से करती है इसबात तराविश गोया
दी है जा-ए-दहन उस को दम-ए-ईजाद नहीं
From negation, affirmation seems to drip, as if; it has been given a mouth, but not the breath of creation.
From negation, affirmation seems to drip, as if it has been given a mouth, but not the breath of creation.
9
कम नहीं जल्वागरी में तिरे कूचे से बहिश्त
यही नक़्शा है वले इस क़दर आबाद नहीं
Paradise is no less splendid than your street is,
It is the same scene, but not as populated it is.
Paradise is not less splendid than your street. It offers the same beautiful vista, but it is not as lively or populated.
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करते किस मुँह से हो ग़ुर्बत की शिकायत 'ग़ालिब'
तुम को बे-मेहरी-ए-यारान-ए-वतन याद नहीं
With what face, Ghalib, do you complain of exile?Don't you remember the unkindness of your homeland's friends?
Ghalib, with what face do you complain about exile? Don't you remember the unkindness of your homeland's friends?
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