Ghazal
ઈશ્કનો બંદો
This ghazal, "The Devotee of Love," profoundly asserts the supreme and all-encompassing nature of divine love (Ishq). It argues that without love, God, the world, and all creation are meaningless, viewing the entire universe as a manifestation of love's light. The poet encourages complete surrender to this ultimate love, questioning any perceived distinction between God, the beloved, and love itself.
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જો ઈશ્ક ના તો શું ખુદા? આલમ કરી તો યે ભલે.
જો ઈશ્ક ના તો શું જહાં? એને ખુદા યે શું કરે?
If Ishq exists not, what then is God? The world, though crafted, what does it avail?If Ishq exists not, what then is the world? What can God Himself do but fail?
If divine love (Ishq) does not exist, what is God, and what purpose does the created world serve? Without Ishq, the world is nothing, and even God Himself is rendered powerless.
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આ કારખાનું ઈશ્કનું જો જો તપાસી ખૂબ ખૂબ
આ ખેલ ને આ ખેલનારો એક નૂરે ઈશ્ક છે.
Behold, this workshop of Love, examine it well, so deep,This play and its player, one light of Love they keep.
Behold this workshop of Love, examine it very carefully. This play and its player are both a single light of Love.
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એથી ડરૂં તો કયાં ઠરૂં? કોને ખુદા મારો કરૂં?
જ્યાં લાઇલાજી સર્વની ત્યાં કોણ કોને હાથ દે?
If I fear this, where shall I find solace? Whom shall I call my God?When all are helpless, who then can offer a helping hand?
If I fear this, where will I find peace, and whom shall I call my God? When everyone is helpless, who will then be able to offer a helping hand to anyone?
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રે! ઈશ્કનું છોડી કદમ માગું ખુદા, માગું સનમ;
શું છે ખુદા? શું છે સનમ? એને બિમારી એ જ છે.
Oh! Forsaking love's path, I beg for God, I beg for the beloved;What is God? What is the beloved? This very query is the malady.
The speaker, abandoning the path of love, seeks both God and the beloved. However, the fundamental question of 'what is God and what is the beloved?' itself constitutes their core affliction.
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ક્યાં યે હશે જો કો ખુદા તો ઈશ્કનો બન્દો હશે;
જો ઈશ્કથી જુદો થશે તો ઈશ્કથી હારી જશે.
If there exists a God, He will be Love's devotee; If He departs from Love, He will be defeated by Love.
If there exists a God, He will be Love's devotee; If He departs from Love, He will be defeated by Love.
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જો હો ખુદા તો હો ભલે; તેની અમોને શી તમા?
છે ઈશ્કથી તો ના વડો જે ઈશ્ક મારૂં તાજ છે.
If God exists, then let him be; what concern is he to us?But do not be greater than love, for love is my very crown.
If God exists, let him be; what concern is he to us? However, do not be greater than love, for love itself is my crown.
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છે ખાક ચોળી છાપ મારી ઇશ્કની જેને દિલે,
દાખલ થતાં તેને બેહિશ્તે રોકનારું કોણ છે?
Upon whose heart My love's mark is borne, smeared with dust,Who can prevent their entry to Paradise, by whom they're blessed?
Who can prevent entry to Paradise for the one whose heart bears the mark of My love, even if it is smeared with dust?
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જો કો અમોને વારશે, કોઈ અમોને પૂછશે,
તો ઈશ્કની ફૂંકે અમારી લાખ કિલ્લા તૂટશે.
If anyone should try to stop us, or question our way,With love's mere breath, a hundred thousand forts will give way.
If anyone attempts to stop or question us, then with just a breath of love, our hundreds of thousands of forts will crumble. This conveys that the power of love is immense, capable of breaking down any formidable barrier.
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છું સખ્ત ઝખમી મસ્ત દારૂ પી બન્યો બિમાર છું;
પણ ઈશ્કથી બીજો અમોને જીતનાર કોણ છે?
I am severely wounded, intoxicated by wine, and have become ill;But who else besides love has the power to conquer me?
I am severely wounded and have become ill from drinking intoxicating wine; but who else besides love can conquer me?
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હા! નાસ્તિકો સૌ આવજો, ખંજર તમારું લાવજો,
આ ખૂન કાઢી તો જુઓ, કાતિલ એ પાણી થશે.
Oh! Atheists, all come, bring your daggers near,But try to draw this blood, your killer turns to water, clear.
Oh atheists, come all and bring your daggers. But try to shed this blood, and your very instrument of death will turn to water, rendering it powerless.
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જે ઈશ્કનો બન્દો ઠર્યો તે છે ખુદાઈનો ખુદા;
ઓહો! ખુદા શું? લોક શું? કે કોઈ શું તેને કરે?
He who became a devotee of divine love, is himself a God of divinity; Oh! What is God? What are people? What can anyone do to him?
One who truly devotes oneself to divine love becomes akin to God. In such a state, external powers like God or people hold no sway over them, and nothing can harm or influence them.
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સૌ ઈશ્કના બેદાદ દિલના દર્દને ધિક્કારતાં;
આંજી જુઓ પણ આંખમાં એ એક દી સુરમો તમે.
All scorn the anguish of a heart by love betrayed;Yet for a day, try to wear that pain as kohl in your eyes, unswayed.
Everyone despises the anguish of a heart betrayed by love. Yet, try for just one day to wear that very pain as kohl in your eyes.
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જે પાયમાલીમાં અમારાં છે ભરેલાં આંસુડાં,
તે એક ટીપું લાખ દુનિયા વેચતાં ના ના મળે.
The tears that fill our eyes in utter desolation, Not a single drop can be bought for a hundred thousand worlds.
The tears that fill our eyes in utter desolation are so invaluable that not even a single drop can be acquired by selling a hundred thousand worlds.
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કિમ્મત અમારી પૂછશો, તો એક દિલનું બિન્દુડું;
વેચાઈએ આનંદથી લેજો સુખે જેને ખપે.
If you ask our worth, 'tis a single heart's tiny drop;We are sold with joy, take us happily, whoever needs.
If you ask our worth, it is but a tiny drop of a heart. We are sold with joy; whoever needs us can take us happily.
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છે તો હર્રાજી તોય મોંઘો ઈશ્કનો આ માલ છે;
જે ઝિન્દગી રોનાર હો તે આવજો લેવા ભલે.
Though it's an auction, this merchandise of love is truly dear;Let those whose lives are meant for tears, come forth to take it here.
Even though it is an auction, this merchandise of love is very expensive. Those whose lives are destined for tears are welcome to come and acquire it.
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ખૂન નીચોવી અહીં છે જાપ જપવો ઈશ્કનો;
ગરદન કપાવી શીર્ષની માળા બનાવો તો ભલે.
Here, wring out your blood to chant the rosary of love;If you sever your neck to make a garland of heads, then so be it.
Here, one must wring out their blood to chant the rosary of love. If you are willing to sever your neck and make a garland of heads, then so be it, for such is the demand of love.
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એ મંત્ર જપતાં જાગશે ભૂતાવળો લાખો અહીં;
એ દેખતા ડરશો નહીં તો ખેલશું આવો ભલે.
As this mantra is chanted, millions of specters will awaken here;If you don't fear them upon seeing them, then come, let us play.
As this mantra is chanted, millions of specters will awaken here; if you don't fear them upon seeing them, then come, let us play.
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ગુલામ થઈ રહેશું સદા પણ બાદશાહી મહાલશું;
માલિકના દિલનું કરીને તખ્ત સૂનારા અમે.
Though we remain eternal slaves, we shall taste regal sway;For we are those who sleep, having made the master's heart our throne.
Even if we remain eternal slaves, we shall experience regal power, for we are the ones who sleep, having turned the master's heart into our throne.
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હા! લાખરંગી ઈશ્કનું કો એકરંગી જામ છે;
મસ્તાનના મસ્તાન એવું જામ પીનારા અમે.
Ah! Of love's myriad colors, there's a goblet of singular hue;We are the drinkers of such a cup, making us the most intoxicated of the intoxicated.
Ah! Amidst love's myriad hues, there is a goblet of a singular, unique color; we are the ones who drink from such a goblet, becoming the most intoxicated among the intoxicated.
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આવો, ભરી પીજો અને એ જીરવી લેજો નશો;
નહિ તો સદા માટે શરાબો સોંપજો પીનારને.
Come, drink your fill, and let that intoxication be absorbed;Or else, forever entrust the wines to the one who drinks.
Come, drink your fill and absorb that intoxication; otherwise, forever entrust the wines to the one who drinks.
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એ તો અમારી માદરે પાયું અમોને જન્મતાં,
ને મોતની મીઠી પથારીમાં ભર્યું યે એ જ છે;
Our mother gave us that when we first took birth,And in death's sweet bed, it's filled with the same on earth.
Our mother gave us something at birth, and the very same thing fills us in the sweet bed of death.
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એ ઈશ્કની લાલી મહીં લાખો ખુદા ઘેલા બન્યા;
એ લાખમાંના એક પણ જુદા જ કૈં ઘેલા અમે.
In that crimson glow of love, countless gods went mad; But among those millions, our madness is truly unique.
In that crimson glow of love, countless gods went mad; but among those millions, our madness is truly unique.
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