Ghazal
बराबर से बच कर गुज़र जाने वाले
This ghazal captures the lover's anguish over being consciously ignored by the beloved, while affirming that heartfelt laments and cries never go unnoticed. It reflects a poignant blend of emotional yearning, philosophical detachment, and a relentless yet aimless journey in the pursuit of love.
Source: rekhta · HI
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बराबर से बच कर गुज़र जाने वाले
ये नाले नहीं बे-असर जाने वाले
O you who pass right by, deliberately turning away, / These laments of mine will not go without their sway.
O you who pass right beside me while deliberately avoiding me, these laments and cries of mine will not go in vain without having an effect.
2
नहीं जानते कुछ कि जाना कहाँ है
चले जा रहे हैं मगर जाने वाले
They know not where they are destined to go; yet onward they journey, those bound to depart.
Those who are departing do not know at all where they have to go, yet they keep on moving ahead.
3
मिरे दिल की बेताबियाँ भी लिए जा
दबे पाँव मुँह फेर कर जाने वाले
Take with you the restlessness of my heart as well, / O you who steal away on tiptoe, turning your face away.
O you who are leaving quietly on tiptoe with your face turned away, take along the restlessness of my heart with you as well.
4
तिरे इक इशारे पे साकित खड़े हैं
नहीं कह के सब से गुज़र जाने वाले
Those who once passed by everyone with a cold refusal / Now stand transfixed at a single gesture from you.
Those who used to pass by everyone saying 'no' are now standing completely motionless at a single gesture from you.
5
मोहब्बत में हम तो जिए हैं जिएँगे
वो होंगे कोई और मर जाने वाले
In love we have truly lived and shall ever live on; they must be someone else, those who wither and die.
We have lived in love and will continue to live; those who die in love must be someone else.
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