Ghazal
कूचा-ए-यार ऐन कासी है
In this ghazal, the poet equates the beloved's lane to the holy pilgrimage of Kashi, portraying their heart as a resident ascetic (jogi). Merging Indian imagery with mystical love, the verse expresses the heart's enduring melancholy and deep spiritual longing born of separation from the beloved.
Source: rekhta · HI
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कूचा-ए-यार ऐन कासी है
जोगी-ए-दिल वहाँ का बासी है
The beloved's lane is Kashi itself, sacred and true; the yogi of my heart is a dweller there.
The beloved's lane is truly Kashi itself, and the yogi of my heart is a dweller of that very place.
2
पी के बैराग की उदासी सूँ
दिल पे मेरे सदा उदासी है
From the sorrow born of the Beloved's detachment, a perpetual gloom forever weighs upon my heart.
Because of the sorrow caused by my beloved's detachment and indifference, my heart is always burdened with sadness.
3
ऐ सनम तुझ जबीं उपर ये ख़ाल
हिंदवी हर-द्वार बासी है
O lovely idol, that dark mole upon your forehead shines, as if a Hindu devotee resides at Haridwar's sacred shrines.
O beloved, this dark mole on your forehead looks as if a Hindu devotee is residing in Haridwar.
4
ज़ुल्फ़ तेरी है मौज जमुना की
तिल नज़िक उस के जियूँ सनासी है
Your flowing tress is like a wave of the dark Jamuna, and the mole beside it sits like an ascetic in meditation.
Your hair is like a wave of the river Yamuna, and the mole next to it appears like an ascetic sitting beside it.
5
घर तिरा है ये रश्क-ए-देवल-ए-चीं
उस में मुद्दत सूँ दिल उपासी है
Your dwelling is the envy of China's idol-shrine; within it, for ages, my heart has knelt as a devout worshipper.
Your house is so splendid that it is the envy of China's idol-temple, and my heart has resided in it for a very long time as a devout worshipper.
6
ये सियह-ज़ुल्फ़ तुझ ज़नख़दाँ पर
नागनी ज्यूँ कुँवे पे प्यासी है
This dark lock resting upon your dimpled chin is like a serpent lingering thirsty beside the well.
This black lock of hair resting on your chin looks like a thirsty female serpent at a well.
7
तास-ए-ख़ुर्शीद ग़र्क़ है जब सूँ
बर में तेरे लिबास-ए-तासी है
Ever since that robe of golden tissue has adorned your frame, the radiant goblet of the sun has drowned itself in shame.
Ever since the golden brocade robe has adorned your body, the sun's radiant disc has remained drowned in obscurity.
8
जिस की गुफ़्तार में नहीं है मज़ा
सुख़न उस का तआ'म बासी है
He whose speech possesses neither charm nor savor,
His verse is like stale food, devoid of flavor.
A person whose conversation lacks charm and delight produces poetry that is like stale food.
9
ऐ 'वली' जो लिबास तन पे रखा
आशिक़ाँ के नज़िक लिबासी है
O Wali, this garment draped upon your frame, / In the eyes of true lovers, is but a false disguise.
O Wali, the garment that you have worn upon your body is, in the eyes of lovers, merely a superficial disguise.
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