Ghazal
न बहते अश्क तो तासीर में सिवा होते
This ghazal reflects on the profound power of restrained sorrow and unexpressed tears, comparing them to priceless pearls kept within their shell. It also offers a subtle critique of orthodox piety, asserting that genuine divine love naturally embraces sincere, passionate seekers over superficial righteousness.
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1
न बहते अश्क तो तासीर में सिवा होते
सदफ़ में रहते ये मोती तो बे-बहा होते
Had not these tears flowed forth, their power would have greater been; Kept safe within the oyster shell, these pearls had been beyond all price.
If these tears had not flowed, their impact would have been even greater; had these pearls remained inside the oyster shell, they would have been priceless.
2
मुझ ऐसे रिंद से रखते ज़रूर ही उल्फ़त
जनाब-ए-शैख़ अगर आशिक़-ए-ख़ुदा होते
He surely would have held affection for a profligate like me, had the venerable Sheikh been a true lover of God.
If the venerable Sheikh were truly a lover of God, he would certainly have felt affection even for a drunkard like me.
3
गुनाहगारों ने देखा जमाल-ए-रहमत को
कहाँ नसीब ये होता जो बे-ख़ता होते
It was the sinners who beheld the splendor of grace divine; could such a fortune be theirs, had they been free of sin?
It is the sinners who witnessed the beauty of divine mercy; they would never have had this good fortune had they been entirely innocent of sin.
4
जनाब-ए-हज़रत-ए-नासेह का वाह क्या कहना
जो एक बात न होती तो औलिया होते
Ah, what high praise is due to our venerable preacher— / Were it not for just this one flaw, a saint he would surely be!
What praise can one offer for the honorable preacher; if it were not for just this one flaw, he would surely have been a saint.
5
मज़ाक़-ए-इश्क़ नहीं शेख़ में ये है अफ़्सोस
ये चाशनी भी जो होती तो क्या से क्या होते
Alas, the pious Sheikh lacks the refined taste of love; had he this sweetness too, what wondrous heights he would have risen to.
It is a matter of regret that the Sheikh lacks any taste for love; had he possessed this sweetness as well, there is no telling what greatness he might have attained.
6
महल्ल-ए-शुक्र हैं 'अकबर' ये दरफ़शाँ नज़्में
हर इक ज़बाँ को ये मोती नहीं अता होते
Give thanks, O Akbar, for these verses that scatter radiant pearls; not unto every tongue is the grace of such gems bestowed.
O Akbar, these radiant verses are a reason for gratitude, for these pearls of poetry are not bestowed upon every tongue.
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