Ghazal
जिसे इश्क़ का तीर कारी लगे
This ghazal portrays the deep wound of passionate love and the enduring devotion it demands. It reflects how a heart struck by love finds worldly life heavy and painful, yet remains steadfastly loyal to the beloved until the final breath.
Source: rekhta · HI
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जिसे इश्क़ का तीर कारी लगे
उसे ज़िंदगी क्यूँ न भारी लगे
The one struck deep by love's mortal dart, / Why wouldn't life weigh heavy on their heart?
The person who is struck deeply by the mortal arrow of love, why would life not feel like a heavy burden to them?
2
न छोड़े मोहब्बत दम-ए-मर्ग तक
जिसे यार-ए-जानी सूँ यारी लगे
Love will not abandon them until their dying breath, whoever binds their heart to the darling of their soul.
Whoever falls in love with a beloved dear to their soul, love does not abandon them until their final breath.
3
न होवे उसे जग में हरगिज़ क़रार
जिसे इश्क़ की बे-क़रारी लगे
Never in this world shall that soul find repose, / Whosoever is touched by the unrest of love.
A person who is afflicted with the restlessness of love can never find peace or repose in this world.
4
हर इक वक़्त मुझ आशिक़-ए-पाक कूँ
प्यारे तिरी बात प्यारी लगे
At every single moment, to this lover pure and true, O beloved, endlessly sweet is every word from you.
O beloved, to me, your pure lover, your words always feel sweet and dear at every single moment.
5
'वली' कूँ कहे तू अगर यक बचन
रक़ीबाँ के दिल में कटारी लगे
Should you speak but a single word to Wali, a dagger strikes deep into the rivals' hearts.
If you speak even a single word to Wali, a dagger strikes through the hearts of the rivals.
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