Ghazal
ये मिस्रा काश नक़्श-ए-हर-दर-ओ-दीवार हो जाए
This ghazal advocates a bold and fearless philosophy of life, declaring that true living demands the readiness for ultimate sacrifice. Blending passion with spiritual ecstasy, it celebrates a defiant spirit that finds profound fulfillment beyond conventional boundaries.
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ये मिस्रा काश नक़्श-ए-हर-दर-ओ-दीवार हो जाए
जिसे जीना हो मरने के लिए तय्यार हो जाए
Would that this verse were etched upon each door and wall: whoever wishes to live must be prepared to die.
I wish this verse were engraved on every door and wall: whoever wishes to live must be ready to die.
2
वही मय-ख़्वार है जो इस तरह मय-ख़्वार हो जाए
कि शीशा तोड़ दे और बे-पिए सरशार हो जाए
He alone is the true drinker who drinks in such a way, that he shatters the glass and is intoxicated without drinking a drop.
A true drinker is one who drinks in such a manner that he breaks the wine-glass and becomes completely intoxicated without even taking a drink.
3
दिल-ए-इंसाँ अगर शाइस्ता-ए-असरार हो जाए
लब-ए-ख़ामोश-फ़ितरत ही लब-ए-गुफ़्तार हो जाए
If the human heart becomes worthy of the hidden mysteries, the silent lips of Nature itself would turn to eloquent speech.
If the human heart becomes capable of comprehending divine secrets, the silent lips of Nature themselves would become speaking lips.
4
हर इक बे-कार सी हस्ती ब-रू-ए-कार हो जाए
जुनूँ की रूह-ए-ख़्वाबीदा अगर बेदार हो जाए
Every idle, futile existence would find purpose and be brought to bear, if only the slumbering spirit of passion were awakened there.
If the sleeping spirit of passion were to awaken, every seemingly useless existence would become purposeful and active.
5
सुना है हश्र में हर आँख उसे बे-पर्दा देखेगी
मुझे डर है न तौहीन-ए-जमाल-ए-यार हो जाए
I hear that on Judgment Day every eye shall see the Beloved unveiled; I fear lest this become an affront to the sacred beauty of my love.
I have heard that on the Day of Judgment every eye will see the Beloved unveiled, but I fear that this might cause disrespect to the beauty of my beloved.
6
हरीम-ए-नाज़ में उस की रसाई हो तो क्यूँकर हो
कि जो आसूदा ज़ेर-ए-साया-ए-दीवार हो जाए
How could one ever gain access to grace's sacred shrine, who rests contented merely in the shadow of the wall?
How can someone who is content merely resting in the shadow of the outer wall ever gain access to the beloved's inner sanctuary?
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मआ'ज़-अल्लाह उस की वारदात-ए-ग़म मआ'ज़-अल्लाह
चमन जिस का वतन हो और चमन-बे-ज़ार हो जाए
Heaven protect us from such tragedy of grief, heaven protect us! / That one whose homeland was the garden should grow weary of the garden.
God forbid, what a tragedy of sorrow that one whose home was the garden should grow weary and alienated from the garden itself.
8
यही है ज़िंदगी तो ज़िंदगी से ख़ुद-कुशी अच्छी
कि इंसाँ आलम-ए-इंसानियत पर बार हो जाए
If this indeed be life, then suicide is far more kind, / Than living as a burden on the realm of humankind.
If life merely means that a person becomes a burden on all of humanity, then suicide is better than such a life.
9
इक ऐसी शान पैदा कर कि बातिल थरथरा उट्ठे
नज़र तलवार बन जाए नफ़स झंकार हो जाए
Cultivate such majesty that falsehood begins to tremble; let your gaze turn into a sword, and your breath ring out like steel.
Develop such grandeur within yourself that falsehood begins to tremble, your gaze turns into a sword, and your breath resounds like the clash of steel.
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ये रोज़ ओ शब ये सुब्ह ओ शाम ये बस्ती ये वीराना
सभी बेदार हैं इंसाँ अगर बेदार हो जाए
These days and nights, this dawn and dusk, the city and wilderness bare; All are awake and watchful, if only man would become aware.
These days and nights, mornings and evenings, settlements and wildernesses are all awake; everything is conscious, if only man would awaken.
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