Ghazal
sundar jiwanni yojna aawi chhe dhyanman
This ghazal contemplates the pursuit of an ideal life and true spiritual experience, contrasting it with formal religious rituals. It subtly critiques the role of self-respect or pride, even in generous individuals, and ultimately warns against the vanity of youth, implying that a life spent in arrogance leads to an unfulfilled old age.
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સુંદર જીવનની યોજના આવી છે ધ્યાનમાં,
આવી જજો ન આપ ફરી દરમિયાનમાં.
A beautiful life's design is now within my view,Pray, do not reappear or intervene anew.
A plan for a beautiful life has come into my thoughts, so please do not reappear or intervene again.
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પૂરી તું કર નમાઝ અગર હોય ભાનમાં,
ઓ શેખ! મસ્ત થઈ ગયો હું તો અઝાનમાં.
Finish your namaz if your senses are sound, O Sheikh! I am entranced by the azan's sweet sound.
O Sheikh, complete your namaz if you are in your senses. As for me, I have become completely entranced by the azan.
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બસ એટલી કમી છે કોઈ મહેરબાનમાં
હો લાખ પ્રેમ તોય રહે છે સ્વમાનમાં.
A kind heart has this sole flaw, it's plain:Though love be vast, self-respect will remain.
The sole flaw in a benevolent person is that despite immense love, they always maintain their self-respect.
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એને જીવન સમજ ન બુઢાપામાં કે ખુદા!
જેણે વિતાવી હોય જવાની ગુમાનમાં.
O God, let him not understand life in his old age,Who has spent his youth in arrogance.
O God, may he not understand life in his old age, who has spent his youth in arrogance.
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કોઈ સહાય દેશે એ શ્રદ્ધા નથી મને,
શંકાનું હો ભલું કે રહું છું સ્વમાનમાં.
I have no faith that anyone will lend a hand,Perhaps it is good for my self-respect that I in doubt stand.
I have no faith that anyone will provide help; perhaps it is good to remain in doubt, as it preserves my self-respect.
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સંભાળ દાનવીર કે પાછળથી થાય છે,
પસ્તાવો કંઈક વાર અપાયેલા દાનમાં.
Take heed, O generous soul, lest later there may be,Regret, sometimes, for the charity bestowed by thee.
O generous person, be cautious, for sometimes there can be regret later regarding the charity that has been given.
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એને છુપાવીએ તો કથા દિલપઝીર હો,
એવાય છે પ્રસંગ જીવન દાસ્તાનમાં.
If we conceal them, the story would be poignant,Such are the moments in life's own narrative.
There are such moments in life's narrative that if we conceal them, the story itself would become poignant.
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એમાંથી જો ઊખેડે તો આભાર, ઓ હરીફ,
સંતોષ ખુદ મનેય નથી મારા સ્થાનમાં.
If you uproot me from this, then thanks, O rival,Even I myself am not content in my own place.
The speaker tells their rival that they would be grateful if the rival uproots them from their current position, as the speaker themselves is not satisfied with where they are.
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કુદરતનું રમ્ય મૌન ઘડીભર મને મળે,
કરવી છે કંઈક વાત તમારી ઝબાનમાં.
May nature's lovely silence briefly be mine to find,For I wish to utter something in your tongue and mind.
May I find nature's beautiful silence for a moment; I wish to say something in your language.
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ઓ દિલના દર્દ, જોઈએ એવી વિચિત્રતા,
ખુદ એમનાથી ભૂલ હો જેના નિદાનમાં.
O pain of the heart, we seek such a strangeness,That even they themselves err in its diagnosis.
O pain of the heart, we desire such a strangeness that even they themselves make an error in its diagnosis.
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ઉપરથી જો જુઓ તો હું રઝળું છું ચોતરફ,
જાણે છે કોણ! હું છું હજી મારા સ્થાનમાં.
From above, if you see, I wander all around,
Who knows! I am still in my rightful ground.
If one observes from above, I seem to wander aimlessly in all directions. However, who truly knows that I am still firmly rooted in my original place.
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મારા પ્રણયનો કિસ્સો નહીં આપને કહું,
ડર છે મને કે આપ રહો કોના ધ્યાનમાં.
I will not tell you the story of my love,I fear that you might then dwell on another's thoughts.
I will not recount the tale of my love to you, for I fear that you might then become preoccupied with thoughts of someone else.
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એનો હિસાબ થાશે ક્યામતના દિવસે,
ચાલે છે એવું ખાતું સુરાની દુકાનમાં.
His account will be settled on Doomsday,Such a ledger operates in the tavern.
His account will be settled on Doomsday; such a ledger operates in the tavern.
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ઇજ્જત એ શું કે જેનો સ્થિતિ પર મદાર હો,
દુનિયાથી પર બને તે રહે છે સ્વમાનમાં.
What worth is honor that on status must rely?Beyond the world he stands, who keeps his self-respect high.
What is the worth of honor that depends on one's status? One who transcends worldly concerns lives with true self-respect.
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આગળ જતાં એ ખૂનનાં આંસુ બની ગયાં,
એ ખૂન જે રહી ન શક્યું ખાનદાનમાં.
Further on, those tears became tears of blood,That blood which could not remain in the noble lineage.
Eventually, what started as tears turned into tears of blood. This was for the 'blood' (referring to a person or lineage) that could not sustain itself within the noble family.
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તોફાન ક્યાં જગતના અને ક્યાં અમે ‘મરીઝ’,
દરિયાનું જોર ખાલી થયું છે સુકાનમાં.
What are the world's tempests, and what are we, 'Mariz'?The ocean's might has been exhausted in the rudder.
What are the world's tempests, and what are we, 'Mariz'? The ocean's immense power has been entirely spent or contained within the rudder.
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હો ગુર્જરીની ઓથ કે ઉર્દૂની ઓ ‘મરીઝ',
ગઝલો ફક્ત લખાય છે દિલની ઝબાનમાં.
Whether under Gujarati's wing or Urdu's, O Mareez,Ghazals are penned solely in the heart's own tongue.
O Mareez, whether under the patronage of Gujarati or Urdu, ghazals are exclusively penned in the language of the heart.
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