Ghazal
फिर गई आप की दो दिन में तबीअ'त कैसी
This ghazal laments the beloved's sudden fickleness and lack of loyalty, questioning their quick change of heart. Simultaneously, the poet asserts a carefree and resilient spirit, showing that the sorrow of separation can be easily endured in the joyful company of friends.
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फिर गई आप की दो दिन में तबीअ'त कैसी
ये वफ़ा कैसी थी साहब ये मुरव्वत कैसी
How has your heart turned cold in just a span of two days? What manner of fidelity was this, sir, what sort of gracious ways?
How did your feelings change in merely two days? Sir, what sort of loyalty was that, and what kind of regard or courtesy was this?
2
दोस्त अहबाब से हँस बोल के कट जाएगी रात
रिंद-ए-आज़ाद हैं हम को शब-ए-फ़ुर्क़त कैसी
In laughter and talk with dear friends, the night will glide away; we are carefree, unbound souls—what night of parting could hold sway?
The night will easily pass in laughter and conversation with friends; we are carefree and free-spirited souls, so what does a night of separation matter to us?
3
जिस हसीं से हुई उल्फ़त वही माशूक़ अपना
इश्क़ किस चीज़ को कहते हैं तबीअ'त कैसी
Whichever beauty captures my heart becomes my beloved; what is this thing called love, and what strange nature is this?
Whichever beautiful person I feel affection for becomes my beloved; what is this thing called love, and what kind of temperament is this?
4
है जो क़िस्मत में वही होगा न कुछ कम न सिवा
आरज़ू कहते हैं किस चीज़ को हसरत कैसी
Whatever is written in fate shall be, neither less nor more; what then is this thing called desire, and what is longing for?
Whatever is destined will happen, neither less nor more. What then is the meaning of desire, and why hold any longing or regret?
5
हाल खुलता नहीं कुछ दिल के धड़कने का मुझे
आज रह रह के भर आती है तबीअ'त कैसी
The reason for this fluttering heart remains obscure to me;
Why is my soul, again and yet again, so overcome today?
I do not understand why my heart is beating like this, and why I keep feeling so emotionally overwhelmed again and again today.
6
कूचा-ए-यार में जाता तो नज़ारा करता
क़ैस आवारा है जंगल में ये वहशत कैसी
Had he gone to the beloved's street, he would have beheld a wondrous sight; Qais wanders wild in the desert—what strange madness is this plight?
If Qais had gone to the beloved's street, he would have beheld the sight of her; instead, he wanders aimlessly in the wilderness, what kind of madness is this?
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