Ghazal
गुलज़ार-ए-हस्त-ओ-बूद न बेगाना-वार देख
In this contemplative ghazal, the poet urges the observer to engage deeply with the vibrant garden of existence rather than passing through it like a detached stranger. Simultaneously, it serves as a profound reminder of the fleeting, spark-like nature of human life, calling for spiritual awareness before time slips away.
Source: rekhta · HI
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गुलज़ार-ए-हस्त-ओ-बूद न बेगाना-वार देख
है देखने की चीज़ इसे बार बार देख
Look not upon this garden of existence as an estranged stranger; it is a sight truly worth beholding, gaze upon it again and again.
Do not look upon this garden of existence like a detached stranger; it is something truly worth seeing, so behold it again and again.
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आया है तू जहाँ में मिसाल-ए-शरार देख
दम दे न जाए हस्ती-ना-पाएदार देख
You entered this world like a fleeting spark, take heed; beware lest this transient life deceive you in a single breath.
You have entered this world like a momentary spark, so take heed; beware lest this fragile, transient existence deceives you.
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माना कि तेरी दीद के क़ाबिल नहीं हूँ मैं
तू मेरा शौक़ देख मिरा इंतिज़ार देख
I grant that I am not worthy of your sight, yet behold my yearning, behold my enduring wait.
I admit that I am not worthy of beholding you, but look at my passionate longing and witness my waiting.
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खोली हैं ज़ौक़-ए-दीद ने आँखें तिरी अगर
हर रहगुज़र में नक़्श-ए-कफ़-ए-पा-ए-यार देख
If the longing to behold has truly opened your eyes, behold on every pathway the imprint of the beloved's feet.
If the longing to behold has opened your eyes, then look for the imprints of the beloved's footsteps on every pathway.
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