Ghazal
કૈં ક્યારનો આમ જ મુગ્ધ બની આ મીના બજારે ઊભો છું
This ghazal captures the feeling of being utterly captivated and lost in the vibrant atmosphere of a Meena Bazaar. The speaker describes standing enchanted for a long time, suggesting a deep admiration or longing for something or someone amidst the bustling marketplace.
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કૈં ક્યારનો આમ જ મુગ્ધ બની આ મીના બજારે ઊભો છું,
લાગી છે કતારો નજરોની, નજરોની, કતારે ઊભો છું.
For how long have I stood, thus enchanted,In this Meena Bazaar;Rows of gazes have formed, of gazes,I stand in their queue.
The speaker describes standing enchanted in the Meena Bazaar for a long time. He feels as though rows of gazes are directed at him, and he is standing within that queue of gazes.
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પ્રત્યેક ગતિ, પ્રત્યેક સ્થિતિ, નિર્ભર છે, અહીં સંકેત ઉપર,
એના જ ઇશારે ચાલ્યો’તો, એના જ ઇશારે ઊભો છું.
Each movement, each state, depends here, upon a sign,
By their signal alone I walked, by their signal alone I stand.
Every movement and every state here depends on a signal. I walked by its signal alone, and by its signal alone I now stand.
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આ તારી ગલીથી ઊઠી જવું સાચે જ નથી મુશ્કિલ કિન્તુ,
તું સાંભળશે તો શું કહેશે! બસ એ જ વિચારે ઊભો છું.
To leave this lane of yours is truly not difficult, but what will you say when you hear? It's just that thought that keeps me standing.
For the poet, leaving the beloved's lane is not truly difficult, but the concern of what the beloved will say upon hearing this keeps the poet standing there. This thought alone prevents departure.
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આ દરિયાદિલી દરિયાની, હવા આકંઠ પીવા કેરી ય મજા,
ચાલ્યા જ કરું છું તેમ છતાં લાગે છે, કિનારે ઊભો છું.
This ocean's boundless grace, and the joy of drinking its air to the full,I keep on walking, yet it feels as though I stand upon the shore.
This describes the ocean's boundless generosity and the joy of deeply inhaling its air. Despite continuous walking, the speaker feels as though they remain standing on the shore, indicating a lack of perceived progress.
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સમજાતું નથી કે ક્યાંથી મને આ આવું લાગ્યું છે ઘેલું!
જકારો મળ્યો’તો જ્યાં સાંજે ત્યાં આવી, સવારે ઊભો છું.
I understand not whence this madness has come to me!Where I received a sharp rebuke last eve, I've come and stand, this morn, to see.
The speaker is bewildered as to the origin of their current madness or obsession. Despite having faced a sharp rebuke or rejection at a particular spot the previous evening, they find themselves standing at that very same place the following morning.
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સાચે જ જનાજા જેવી છે, એ દોસ્ત, દશા મારીય હવે.
કાલેય મજારે ઊભો’તો, આજે ય મજારે ઊભો છું!
Truly, my state, oh friend, is now like a funeral bier.Yesterday too I stood at a shrine, today too I stand here!
Oh friend, my state is truly like a funeral now. Yesterday too I stood at a tomb, and today I stand at a tomb again.
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જોયા છે ઘણાને મેં ‘ઘાયલ’ આ ટોચેથી ફેંકાઈ જતાં,
એકાદ ઘડી આ તો એમ જ આવીને મિનારે ઊભો છું.
I've seen many, 'Ghayal', hurled from this very peak, For but a moment, I've simply come to stand upon this minaret.
The poet, 'Ghayal', states he has witnessed many people being cast down from this high peak. He himself is merely standing on the minaret for a brief moment, implying his position is temporary.
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