Ghazal
ग़ुंचा-ए-ना-शगुफ़्ता को दूर से मत दिखा कि यूँ
This ghazal portrays a lover's fervent plea for direct affection, expressing impatience with the beloved's teasing and indirect gestures. It explores the pain of jealousy, the beloved's captivating yet elusive charm, and their defiant responses when confronted about dalliances, ultimately capturing the intense longing and unfulfilled desires of the lover.
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ग़ुंचा-ए-ना-शगुफ़्ता को दूर से मत दिखा कि यूँ
बोसे को पूछता हूँ मैं मुँह से मुझे बता कि यूँ
Don't show the unblossomed bud to me from afar, just like this;I ask for a kiss; tell me with your mouth, what is this bliss?
Don't show me the unblossomed bud from afar in this way. I am asking about a kiss; tell me with your mouth what it is like.
2
पुर्सिश-ए-तर्ज़-ए-दिलबरी कीजिए क्या कि बिन कहे
उस के हर एक इशारे से निकले है ये अदा कि यूँ
Why question the manner of her captivating grace? For without a word, from her every gesture, This charm emerges, declaring, 'thus it is'.
Why question the style of her captivating charm? For without speaking, from her every gesture, this graceful manner emerges, declaring 'this is how it is'.
3
रात के वक़्त मय पिए साथ रक़ीब को लिए
आए वो याँ ख़ुदा करे पर न करे ख़ुदा कि यूँ
At night, wine-drunk, with the rival in their train, May they come here, I pray to God, but God forbid it be in such pain!
I pray to God that they come here at night, wine-drunk and with the rival accompanying them. But may God forbid that they arrive in such a heart-wrenching way.
4
ग़ैर से रात क्या बनी ये जो कहा तो देखिए
सामने आन बैठना और ये देखना कि यूँ
When I asked, 'What happened with the stranger last night?' just see:They came and sat before me, and watched as if to say, 'This is how things be.'
Upon asking what transpired with the stranger last night, observe their reaction: they came and sat directly in front, looking as if to convey, 'This is simply how things are.'
5
बज़्म में उस के रू-ब-रू क्यूँ न ख़मोश बैठिए
उस की तो ख़ामुशी में भी है यही मुद्दआ कि यूँ
Why should one not sit silently, face-to-face, in their assembly?For even in their silence, their very intent is conveyed as 'thus'.
One should indeed sit silently in their presence. For even their silence conveys a profound meaning, as if to say 'thus'.
6
मैं ने कहा कि बज़्म-ए-नाज़ चाहिए ग़ैर से तही
सुन के सितम-ज़रीफ़ ने मुझ को उठा दिया कि यूँ
I pleaded, 'Let this proud assembly be from rivals clear,'My witty tormentor, hearing, just dismissed me, 'thus, my dear!'
I requested that the beloved's gathering be free of rivals. Upon hearing this, the witty tormentor dismissed me, implying I was the one to be removed.
7
मुझ से कहा जो यार ने जाते हैं होश किस तरह
देख के मेरी बे-ख़ुदी चलने लगी हवा कि यूँ
My beloved asked, 'How do senses take their flight?'Seeing my rapture, the wind blew, 'Thus, with all its might!'
My beloved asked me, "How do one's senses depart?" Seeing my state of rapture, the wind began to blow, as if demonstrating, "Thus they depart."
8
कब मुझे कू-ए-यार में रहने की वज़्अ याद थी
आइना-दार बन गई हैरत-ए-नक़्श-ए-पा कि यूँ
When did I recall the manner of my presence in the Beloved's street? The wonder of my footsteps became a mirror, revealing my state this way.
I never remembered my own state while being in the Beloved's street. It was the astonishment of my footsteps that became a mirror, thus revealing my true condition.
9
गर तिरे दिल में हो ख़याल वस्ल में शौक़ का ज़वाल
मौज मुहीत-ए-आब में मारे है दस्त-ओ-पा कि यूँ
If your heart should ever fear passion's decline in union,See how a wave in the encircling water struggles, just so.
If your heart ever entertains the thought of passion's decline during union, observe how a wave in the encircling water thrashes and struggles.
10
जो ये कहे कि रेख़्ता क्यूँके हो रश्क-ए-फ़ारसी
गुफ़्ता-ए-'ग़ालिब' एक बार पढ़ के उसे सुना कि यूँ
Should one inquire, 'How can Rekhta make Persian envious?' Read Ghalib's words to him once, and show him thus.
If someone asks how Rekhta (Urdu/Hindi poetry) can be the envy of Persian poetry, simply read Ghalib's words to them once, and that will show them why.
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