Ghazal
नश्शा-हा शादाब-ए-रंग ओ साज़-हा मस्त-ए-तरब
This ghazal beautifully describes a scene of vibrant joy and intoxication, where colors are fresh, and musical instruments are immersed in ecstasy. It portrays a gathering so celebratory that even a glass of wine appears as a verdant cypress amidst a stream of melodies. The poet implies that in this atmosphere, even his sorrowful laments are regarded with the dignity of a musical note.
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नश्शा-हा शादाब-ए-रंग ओ साज़-हा मस्त-ए-तरब
शीशा-ए-मय सर्व-ए-सब्ज़-ए-जू-ए-बार-ए-नग़्मा है
Intoxications are fresh with color, and music's instruments drunk with glee,The wine-glass stands a green cypress, in the stream of melody.
Intoxications are vibrant with color, and musical instruments are drunk with joy. The wine-glass is like a green cypress tree in the stream of melody.
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हम-नशीं मत कह कि बरहम कर न बज़्म-ए-ऐश-ए-दोस्त
वाँ तो मेरे नाले को भी ए'तिबार-ए-नग़्मा है
O friend, say not, 'Disturb not the beloved's joyous feast,' For there, even my wail is held as music, not the least.
O friend, do not tell me not to disturb the beloved's joyous gathering. For there, even my lament is considered music.
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