Ghazal
जब तुझ अरक़ के वस्फ़ में जारी क़लम हुआ
This classical ghazal celebrates the exquisite beauty of the beloved and the transformative power of devotion. The poet illustrates how praising the beloved elevates poetic expression to the brilliance of jewels, granting the devoted lover steadfastness in the circle of love.
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जब तुझ अरक़ के वस्फ़ में जारी क़लम हुआ
आलम में उस का नाँव जवाहर-रक़म हुआ
When the pen flowed in praise of the pearls of sweat upon your brow, across the world its name became known as 'the writer of gems'.
When the pen began to flow in praise of your sweat, it became known throughout the world by the name 'writer of gems'.
2
नुक़्ते पे तेरे ख़ाल के बाँधा है जिन ने दिल
वो दाएरे में इश्क़ के साबित-क़दम हुआ
Whoever anchored their heart upon the dot of your beauty mark / Has stood firm and steadfast within the circle of love.
Whoever has bound their heart to the dot of your beauty mark has become firm and steadfast within the circle of love.
3
तुझ फ़ितरत-ए-बुलंद की ख़ूबी कूँ लिख क़लम
मशहूर जग के बीच अतारद-रक़म हुआ
By chronicling the virtues of your lofty grace, my pen / Grew famous through the world as the celestial scribe of Mercury.
By writing about the excellence of your lofty nature, my pen became famous throughout the world as a scribe with the skill of Mercury.
4
ताक़त नहीं कि हश्र में होवे वो दाद-ख़्वाह
जिस बे-गुनह पे तेरी निगह सूँ सितम हुआ
He has no strength to plead for justice on the Judgment Day, that guiltless soul who fell a victim to your ruthless gaze.
That innocent person who suffered cruelty from your gaze does not even have the strength to seek justice on the Day of Judgment.
5
बे-मिन्नत-ए-शराब हूँ सरशार-ए-इम्बिसात
तुझ नैन का ख़याल मुझे जाम-ए-जम हुआ
Without any debt to wine, I brim with ecstatic delight; the mere thought of your eyes has become Jamshid's miraculous cup for me.
Without being indebted to wine, I am brimming with ecstasy and joy; the mere thought of your eyes has become the magical cup of Jamshid for me.
6
जिन ने बयाँ लिखा है मिरे रंग-ए-ज़र्द का
उस कूँ ख़िताब ग़ैब सूँ ज़र्रीं-रक़म हुआ
Whoever penned the tale of my pale and sallow hue, was gifted from the Unseen the title 'Scribe of Golden Script'.
Whoever wrote the description of my pale yellow complexion received the title of 'scribe of golden script' from the unseen realm.
7
शोहरत हुई है जब से तिरे शेर की 'वली'
मुश्ताक़ तुझ सुख़न का अरब ता अजम हुआ
Ever since your verse has won renown, O Vali, / From Arabia unto Persia, all yearn for your poetry.
O Vali, ever since your poetry gained renown, people all the way from Arabia to Persia have become eager admirers of your verse.
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