Ghazal
ज़ुल्फ़ जो रुख़ पर तिरे ऐ मेहर-ए-तलअत खुल गई
This ghazal contemplates the profound intensity of passionate love and the sorrowful fate of the lover. Through vivid imagery of the beloved's beauty and the shared affliction of archetypal lovers, it expresses the inescapable nature of heartbreak and devotion.
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ज़ुल्फ़ जो रुख़ पर तिरे ऐ मेहर-ए-तलअत खुल गई
हम को अपनी तीरा-रोज़ी की हक़ीक़त खुल गई
When your dark tresses unfurled across your sun-bright face, O radiant one, the bleak truth of my own dark destiny was revealed to me.
O beloved with a sun-like face, when your dark tresses spread across your face, the reality of my own dark fate was revealed to me.
2
क्या तमाशा है रग-ए-लैला में डूबा नेश्तर
फ़स्द-ए-मजनूँ बाइस-ए-जोश-ए-मोहब्बत खुल गई
What a marvel—the lancet pierced the vein of Laila, yet Majnun's vein bled from the surging fervor of love.
What a marvel that the lancet pierced Laila's vein, yet from the intense fervor of love, Majnun's vein opened and began to bleed.
3
दिल का सौदा इक निगह पर है तिरी ठहरा हुआ
नर्ख़ तू क्या पूछता है अब तो क़ीमत खुल गई
The bargain for the heart was struck upon a single glance of thine; / Why ask about the market rate, now that the price has been revealed?
The deal for my heart was struck upon a single glance of yours. Why do you ask about the market rate now, when the actual price has already been revealed?
4
आईने को नाज़ था क्या अपने रू-ए-साफ़ पर
आँख ही पर देखते ही तेरी सूरत खुल गई
How proud the mirror was of its pristine, flawless face; yet the moment it caught your eye, your true splendor was unveiled.
The mirror was intensely proud of its clear and pristine surface, but the moment it saw you, your true beauty was revealed before its eyes.
5
थी असीरान-ए-क़फ़स को आरज़ू परवाज़ की
खुल गई खिड़की क़फ़स की क्या कि क़िस्मत खुल गई
The captives of the cage had longed for flight; did the window of the cage open, or was their fortune unlocked?
The captives of the cage had a longing to fly; the window of the cage opened, or one could say their very destiny opened up.
6
तेरे आरिज़ पर हुआ आख़िर ग़ुबार-ए-ख़त नुमूद
खुल गई आईना-रू दिल की कुदूरत खुल गई
Upon your cheek at last the faint dust of youth's down has shown; O mirror-faced, the hidden murkiness within the heart is now made known.
Finally, the faint down has appeared upon your cheek; O mirror-faced beloved, the hidden murkiness of your heart has now been revealed.
7
बे-तकल्लुफ़ आए तुम खोले हुए बंद-ए-क़बा
अब गिरह दिल की हमारे फ़िल-हक़ीक़त खुल गई
You arrived without reserve, the ties of your robe undone; at last, in truth, the knot within my heart has come undone.
You arrived informally without any hesitation, with the ties of your robe undone; now, in truth, the knot of my heart has opened.
8
बाँधी ज़ाहिद ने तवक्कुल पर कमर सौ बार चुस्त
लेकिन आख़िर बाइस-ए-सुस्ती-ए-हिम्मत खुल गई
A hundred times the ascetic firmly girt his loins in trust divine; yet at last, the cause of his flagging resolve unraveled and stood revealed.
The ascetic firmly girded his loins a hundred times in reliance on God, but in the end, his resolve loosened and unraveled due to a lack of courage.
9
खुलते खुलते रुक गए वो उन को तू ने ऐ 'ज़फ़र'
सच कहो किस आँख से देखा कि चाहत खुल गई
On the verge of opening up, they suddenly held back; tell me truly, O Zafar, with what gaze did you look upon them that love's secret was laid bare?
They were just about to open up but suddenly held back; tell the truth, O Zafar, with what kind of gaze did you look at them that love was revealed?
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