Ghazal
તારામૈત્રક
This ghazal describes a poetic moment where the reflection of a young woman, holding a pot and wiping sweat from her face, suddenly appears in the water. This unexpected flash of her image startles the swans, causing them to fly into the sky, while the poet's gaze is captivated by her beauty.
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વિજળી શો થયો આ શો ઝબકારો જલની મહીં?
ઉડતાં હંસ ચોંકીને પાંખો એ નભમાં ચડી. ૧
What a flash, like lightning, appeared within the water?
The flying swans, startled, their wings ascended to the sky.
What a flash, like lightning, appeared in the water? The flying swans, startled by it, rose higher into the sky with their wings.
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નેત્રો ઉડે હંસનિ સાથ ઊંચે અહા તંહીં કૈં વચમાં મધૂરૂં!
ના ચાલતી આંખ હવે અગાડી જરા ચડી ત્યાં જ ઠરી ગઈ તે. ૨
My eyes fly high with swans, ah, what sweetness lies amidst them there!They move no further now ahead, but, having risen, stay fixed right there.
My eyes fly high with the swans, ah, what sweetness is there in between! The eyes do not move forward anymore, having risen a little, they became fixed right there.
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માથે બેડૂં લઈ ઊભી સામે કો નવયૌવના,
મુખે છે હસ્ત એ ન્હાનો ઝરી સ્વેદની લૂછવા. ૩
Before me stands a maiden fair, a pot upon her head,Her small hand raised, a bead of sweat from her brow to shed.
Before me stands a young woman with a pot on her head. She raises her small hand to wipe a drop of sweat from her face.
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એનૂં જ બિમ્બ જલમાં પડિને ઊડ્યૂં’તૂં
એથી જ વ્યર્થ ડરિ હંસ ગયેલ ઊડી;
Its very image fell into the waters, and seemed to soar,From this, a swan, in vain dread, flew from the shore.
Its own image fell into the water and appeared to be flying, causing a swan to needlessly fear it and fly away.
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એ વીરનાં નયન એ જ ચડાવનારૂં,
લૂટી જનાર દ્રવતૂં ઉર એ જ, એ, એ! ૪
Those hero's eyes, they are the ones that stir,They plunder and melt the heart, indeed, they are, they are!
Those hero's eyes are the ones that stir emotions; they are the very same that plunder and melt the heart.
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જેને નિહાળિ નયનો ઠરતાં હતાં ત્યાં
તેનો જ હંસ બનવા દિલ હાલ ઈચ્છે;
Where eyes found solace in beholding,
My heart now yearns to be a swan of that very place.
Where the eyes found peace by beholding, my heart now desires to become a swan of that very place.
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તેના જ પાદ મહિં પાંખ પડી ગઈ સૌ,
તેને જ કાજ ઊરતખ્ત થયૂં જ ખાલી. ૫
All wings fell within their very steps,For their sake, the heart's throne emptied.
All strength (wings) was lost within their very steps, and for their sake, the heart's throne became utterly empty.
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સ્તમ્ભી જરી વદન એ નવ કોણ જોશે?
ચાલ્યાં જશે નયન એ નિરખ્યા વિના કો?
That face, once frozen, now who will behold?Without seeing those eyes, who will depart?
Who will now behold that once-frozen face? Who will depart without having seen those eyes?
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એવી ન કાર્ય તણિ કાંઈ જ તીવ્રતા છે,
કર્તાતણો અંહિં ન જે ઉપકાર ગાશે. ૬
No task bears such intensity, you see,But that the doer's grace will praised be.
No task is so intense or difficult that the good deed or benevolence of its doer will not be praised here. Every effort, no matter how challenging, will eventually be recognized.
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સૌન્દર્ય આવું ધરતી ઊપરે નિહાળી
હર્ષે ક્યૂં હૃદય ના મગરૂર થાશે?
Upon beholding such beauty on this earth,What heart would not swell with joyful mirth?
Upon witnessing such beauty on earth, what heart would not swell with joy?
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તો છો યુવાન પણ આ નિજ આંખ ઢાળે,
છો પાંખને નવિન આ લહરી ઊરાડે. ૭
Though youthful, still these eyes are cast so low,Though new waves make the wings begin to soar.
Even though one is young, these eyes remain downcast, while new impulses cause the wings to take flight.
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હજી એ કન્યા છે નવિન મૃદુ કો પુષ્પ ખિલતૂં,
કંહીં પાંખો ખીલી, કંહિં હજૂ બિડાઈ કંહિં ખિલે;
Still that maiden is a new, soft flower, unfurling,Some petals opened, some are still closed, some are yet curling.
That maiden is still a new, soft, unfurling flower. Some petals have opened, some are still closed, and some are yet curling open.
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સુગન્ધીની વેળા મધુતર હશે કોઈ જ નહીં;
સુરંગોની લક્ષ્મી વધુ વળિ હશે સુન્દર કંહી? ૮
No moment shall be sweeter than that of fragrance's delight;Will the splendor of hues be found more beautiful in sight?
No moment will be sweeter than the time of fragrance; where else will the beauty of colors be more delightful?
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જે ક્રીડા મૃદુ ઊગ્રતા સભરતા લાવણ્ય જાદૂભર્યાં
રૂપે યૌવનની સ્વતંત્ર રસિલી મૂકી દશા જે શકે,
That sport, with gentle might, fierce spirit, full of beauty, magic's art,Can in its form set forth youth's free, delightful state, unveiling its true heart.
That sport, which is filled with gentle fierceness, fullness, beauty, and magic, can manifest the free and delightful state of youth in its form.
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તે કો તાનમહીં ઊંડા હૃદયના એકાગ્રતા ધારતાં,
જોનારાં નયનો અને ઉર નહીં એકાગ્ર કોનાં કરે? ૯
When one, within that melody, with heart so deep,Attains a focus, vigil doth keep,Whose eyes, beholding, whose deep soul's core,Will not be centered, longing evermore?
When someone attains deep concentration within that melody, whose eyes and heart will not become equally focused and captivated?
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વિનિમય મધુ એવો યોધ સાધી રહ્યો છે,
પૂરમહિં ઊર વ્હેવા છૂટ છે પૂર્ણ પામ્યૂં;
The warrior is achieving such a sweet exchange,As the heart finds full freedom to flow within the current.
The warrior is achieving such a sweet exchange, as the heart finds full freedom to flow within the current.
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ખડક જગત કેરૂં આજ પાણી થઈને
વિપુલ રસતણા કો ધોધમાં જાય ચાલ્યૂં. ૧૦
The world's solid rock, today, having turned to water,
Flows into some cascade of abundant essence.
Today, the world's solid rock has turned into water and flows into a cascade of abundant essence.
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ભરે છે દૂર ત્યાં વારિ કન્યાની સખિ તો હજી,
ફરે છે તીરની કુંજે ભોળી એ મૃદુ આંખડી. ૧૧
Still from afar, the maiden's friend draws water there,Her gentle, innocent eyes roam through the bankside bower.
Still, the maiden's friend draws water from afar. Her gentle, innocent eyes roam through the bankside bower.
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થોભી ઉભી જરિક એ સખિ કાજ બાલા,
પ્હાની રહી પગતણી જરિ એક ઊંચે;
She paused and stood a moment, that young maid for her friend's sake,And held one foot a little raised, a delicate stance to take.
That young woman paused and stood for a moment for her friend's sake. She held one of her feet slightly raised.
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તેને અડી ફરફરે અનિલે નિમાળા,
બેડા પરે અલક એક વિંટાઈ ઊડે. ૧૨
The cool breeze flutters, softly touching there,Upon the pitcher, a single strand of hair entwined, hovers in air.
The gentle breeze flutters, softly touching there, while a single strand of hair entwined on the pitcher hovers in the air.
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સામે જ ગૌર મુખ છે સ્થિરતા ધરીને
ને નેત્ર કાંઈ તિરછાં બનતાં ફરે છે;
Right in front, a fair face, with stillness imbued,And the eyes, turning, become somewhat askew.
Right in front, a fair face rests with composure, and as the eyes turn, they become somewhat slanted.
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પ્હોંચી હતી નજર એ ત્યંહિં યોધ પાસે
જ્યારે હતાં નયન હંસ પરે ઠરેલાં. ૧૩
Her gaze had reached that warrior there,When her own eyes were fixed upon the swan.
Her gaze had reached that warrior there, even as her own eyes were fixed upon the swan.
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પાદ ને આંખડી એ તો હતાં ત્યાં સ્થિર થૈ રહ્યાં;
હૈયાનાં આંસુડાં મીઠાં સામેની છબિએ ઢળ્યાં. ૧૪
The feet and eyes, they stayed fixed and still there;The heart's sweet tears fell on the image, so fair.
The feet and eyes remained still at that spot. The sweet tears from the heart flowed onto the image before them.
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મનહર છબી ભાળી નેત્રે અને હૃદયે ઢળી,
પરવશ થતાં લ્હેરી મીઠી નસેનસમાં ચડી;
An enchanting image beheld, descended into eyes and heart,
As I became overpowered, a sweet thrill rose in every part.
An enchanting image was beheld, settling in the eyes and heart. As I became overpowered, a sweet thrill rose in every nerve.
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હૃદય કુમળૂં એ યોદ્ધામાં જડાઈ ગયૂં, અને
સહુ અરપવા, અર્પી દીધૂં છતાં, અધિરૂં બને. ૧૫
A tender heart within that warrior found its hold,And though it gave its all, still yearned new gifts to unfold. 15
A tender heart took root within that warrior, and even after giving everything, it still yearns to offer more.
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યોદ્ધાની તો નજર હજિ છે ત્યાંજ ચોંટી રહેલી,
તો યે તાજૂં તન મન થતૂં સૂચવે આંખ કાંઈ;
The warrior's gaze is still fixed steadfastly there,Yet a fresh body and mind, his eyes declare.
The warrior's gaze is still fixed on that particular spot, yet his eyes convey a sense of renewed body and mind.
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‘હૂં એવૂં એ’ –ઉર સમઝિ એ કાંઈ આનન્દ માને,
સંસારીને પ્રણયસુખની એ જ સીમા અંહીં છે. ૧૬
‘I am that’ – understanding in heart, it finds some delight; For the worldly, of love's joy, this here is its very boundary.
Understanding 'I am that' in one's heart brings a certain delight. For worldly individuals, this is the ultimate limit of love's joy.
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ક્ષણ થઈ અને બાલાનાં એ ઢળી નયનો જતાં,
પણ સુરખિ કો ગૂલાબી શી છવાઈ કપોલમાં;
A moment passed, the maiden's eyes then gently fell,
A moment passed, and the maiden's eyes gently fell, but a pinkish blush spread across her cheeks.
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ધડ ધડ થતૂં હેયૂં લોહી વહાવિ રહ્યૂં બધે,
થર થર થતાં ગાત્રો સર્વે ધ્રુજે બનિ મુગ્ધ છે. ૧૭
My heart, throbbing 'dhad dhad', spills blood everywhere,My limbs, trembling 'thar thar', all shiver, lost in a trance.
My heart, throbbing 'dhad dhad', spills blood everywhere. My limbs, trembling 'thar thar', all shiver, lost in a trance.
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જાદૂભર્યાં નેત્ર વહાવિ જાદૂ કો અન્યના જાદુમહીં ફસાતાં;
તે જાદુનૂં ઝેર ઉતારવાનૂં કોની કને ઓષધ કૈં મળે ના. ૧૮
With magic-filled eyes, casting a spell,If ensnared in another's magical swell;To counter that magic's venomous sting,No remedy whatsoever can cure bring.
When one casts a spell with enchanting eyes and then gets entangled in another's magic, no remedy can be found to counteract the poison of that very magic.
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