Ghazal
आम हुक्म-ए-शराब करता हूँ
This ghazal describes the intoxication and uncontrolled indulgence in life, symbolized by 'आम हुक्म-ए-शराब' (the general command of wine). The poet suggests that he indulges in everything—from giving 'kabab' to the accountant (muhtasib) to simply existing in a state of separation. It is an exaggerated depiction of experiencing every facet of life through separation, debate, and insatiable thirst.
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आम हुक्म-ए-शराब करता हूँ
मोहतसिब को कबाब करता हूँ
I issue the command for wine,
And the Muhtasib (market monitor) for kebabs.
I issue a general decree for wine to flow freely and I turn the censor, who forbids it, into a roasted kebab through my defiance.
2
टुक तो रह ऐ बिना-ए-हस्ती तू
तुझ को कैसा ख़राब करता हूँ
Oh, you who are merely a fragment of existence,
How can I keep ruining you?
Stay for a while, O foundation of existence, and watch how I ruin and destroy you.
3
बहस करता हूँ हो के अबजद-ख़्वाँ
किस क़दर बे-हिसाब करता हूँ
I argue with the alphabet-lover now,
How immeasurably I count it.
Even as a mere beginner learning the alphabet, I engage in debates. I argue so excessively and immeasurably that it defies all logic or proportion.
4
कोई बुझती है ये भड़क में अबस
तिश्नगी पर इ'ताब करता हूँ
This burning passion is fading now,
I am suffering from thirst (of love).
This thirst does not get quenched in this intense flare up and it is all in vain. I am merely reprimanding my longing for its persistent and futile nature.
5
सर तलक आब-ए-तेग़ में हूँ ग़र्क़
अब तईं आब आब करता हूँ
I am drowned in the water of the sword up to my neck; now I merely make the water of water.
I am drowned up to my head in the luster of the sword's edge. Even in this state of complete submergence, I continue to cry out for water, representing my unending thirst for the beloved.
6
जी में फिरता है 'मीर' वो मेरे
जागता हूँ कि ख़्वाब करता हूँ
In my being, 'Mir' wanders, oh my dear,
Do I live, or am I merely in a dream?
In my very being, 'Mir' wanders, oh my dear; am I awake, or am I merely in a dream?
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