Ghazal
ने मोहरा बाक़ी ने मोहरा-बाज़ी
This ghazal describes the uncertain and strategic nature of life, where both victory and defeat are temporary. It suggests that behind the facade of grandeur lies a truth, and everyone must face their reality.
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ने मोहरा बाक़ी ने मोहरा-बाज़ी
जीता है 'रूमी' हारा है 'राज़ी'
The remaining pawn, the game of pawns,
Has won, 'Rumi' has lost to 'Razi'.
is that the remaining piece/pawn has won the game of pawns, and 'Rumi' has lost to 'Razi'.
2
रौशन है जाम-ए-जमशेद अब तक
शाही नहीं है बे-शीशा-बाज़ी
The cup of Jamshid is still glowing,
The art of empty play is no longer royal.
The cup of Jamshid is still glowing, but the art of empty play is no longer royal.
3
दिल है मुसलमाँ मेरा न तेरा
तू भी नमाज़ी मैं भी नमाज़ी
My heart is Muslim, neither yours nor mine
You are not a worshipper, and I am not a worshipper.
My heart is Muslim, neither yours nor mine. You are not a worshipper, and I am not a worshipper.
4
मैं जानता हूँ अंजाम उस का
जिस मारके में मुल्ला हों ग़ाज़ी
I know the fate of him who strikes the Mullah as a Ghazi.
I know the fate of him who strikes the Mullah as a Ghazi.
5
तुर्की भी शीरीं ताज़ी भी शीरीं
हर्फ़-ए-मोहब्बत तुर्की न ताज़ी
Both the Turkish and the fresh are sweet,
But the letter of love, neither Turkish nor fresh, is sweet.
Both the Turkish and the fresh are sweet, but the letter/word of love is neither Turkish nor fresh.
6
आज़र का पेशा ख़ारा-तराशी
कार-ए-ख़लीलाँ ख़ारा-गुदाज़ी
The profession of Azar is carving/sculpting,
The work of the Khwālīl is carving/sculpting.
The profession of Azar is carving/sculpting, and the work of the Khwālīl is carving/sculpting.
7
तू ज़िंदगी है पाएँदगी है
बाक़ी है जो कुछ सब ख़ाक-बाज़ी
You are life, you are the thread of existence,
Everything else is mere dust and illusion.
You are life, you are the thread of existence; everything else is merely dust and illusion.
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