Ghazal
मैं तुझे आया हूँ ईमाँ बूझ कर
This ghazal expresses profound devotion and surrender to the beloved, viewing their presence as an embodiment of faith and the ultimate source of inner peace. Through classical poetic imagery, the poet portrays the beloved's beauty as a sanctuary that consoles the soul.
Source: rekhta · HI
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मैं तुझे आया हूँ ईमाँ बूझ कर
बाइ'स-ए-जमइय्यत-ए-जाँ बूझ कर
I have turned to you, believing you to be my faith, / Knowing you as the solace and peace of my soul.
I have come to you believing you to be my faith, and understanding you to be the cause of my soul's peace and solace.
2
बुलबुल-ए-शीराज़ कूँ करता हूँ याद
हुस्न कूँ तेरे गुलिस्ताँ बूझ कर
I bring to mind the nightingale of Shiraz, beholding your beauty as a rose-garden.
I remember the nightingale of Shiraz by considering your beauty to be a rose-garden.
3
दिल चला है इश्क़ का हो जौहरी
लब तिरे ला'ल-ए-बदख़्शाँ बूझ कर
My heart has set out to be love's jeweler, taking your lips to be the rubies of Badakhshan.
My heart has set out to become a jeweler of love, considering your lips to be the rubies of Badakhshan.
4
हर न करती है नज़ारे की मशक़
ख़त कूँ तेरे ख़त्त-ए-रैहाँ बूझ कर
The wild gazelle perfects the art of her longing gaze, mistaking the soft down upon your cheek for fragrant sweet basil.
The gazelle practices the art of gazing at you, mistaking the soft down on your cheek for fragrant sweet basil.
5
ऐ सजन आया हूँ हो बे-इख़्तियार
तुझ कूँ अपना राहत-ए-जाँ बूझ कर
O beloved, powerless and beyond my own control I come, knowing you to be the solace of my soul.
O beloved, I have come to you completely helpless and without any control over myself, knowing you to be the solace of my soul.
6
ज़ुल्फ़ तेरी क्यूँ न खाए पेच-ओ-ताब
हाल मुझ दिल का परेशाँ बूझ कर
Why would your locks not writhe in tangled unrest, sensing the scattered turmoil of my heart?
Why should your locks not become tangled and restless, knowing the troubled and distressed condition of my heart?
7
रहम कर उस पर कि आया है 'वली'
दर्द-ए-दिल का तुझ कूँ दरमाँ बूझ कर
Have mercy on him, for Wali has come to your door, believing you to be the cure for his aching heart.
Have mercy on Wali, for he has come to you regarding you as the remedy for his aching heart.
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