Ghazal
जफ़ाएँ देख लियाँ बेवफ़ाइयाँ देखीं
This ghazal explores the experience of the beloved's cruelty and betrayal. The poet states that he has witnessed all the beloved's flaws and suffering. He mentions seeing the hustle and bustle of thousands of paths passing by the beloved's lane, and realizing that what he saw through his eyes was a fiery child. He concludes by acknowledging the pain of separation from friends and the sensation of passing winds on his face.
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जफ़ाएँ देख लियाँ बेवफ़ाइयाँ देखीं
भला हुआ कि तिरी सब बुराइयाँ देखीं
We have seen the cruelties and witnessed the betrayals;
Was it better that we saw all your flaws?
We have witnessed the cruelties and seen the betrayals; was it better that we saw all your flaws?
2
तिरी गली से सदा ऐ कशंदा-ए-आलम
हज़ारों आती हुई चारपाइयाँ देखीं
From your lane, O garland of the world, I saw thousands of four-legged creatures.
From your lane, O garland of the world, I saw thousands of four-legged creatures.
3
गया नज़र से जो वो गर्म तिफ़्ल-ए-आतिश-बाज़
हम अपने चेहरे पे उड़ती हवाइयाँ देखीं
The one who is a fiery bird, whose gaze is a scorching ash,
We saw mere winds blowing upon our faces.
The fiery bird whose gaze is like scorching ash vanished from sight, yet we only saw mere winds blowing across our faces.
4
तिरे विसाल के हम शौक़ में हों आवारा
अज़ीज़ दोस्त सभों की जुदाइयाँ देखीं
In the pursuit of separation, my heart wanders astray,
I have witnessed the parting of all beloved friends.
In the pursuit of your union, I wander aimlessly,
Dear friend, I have witnessed the separation of everyone.
5
हमेशा माइल-ए-आईना ही तुझे पाया
जो देखीं हम ने यही ख़ुद-नुमाईयाँ देखीं
Only the mirror-like reflection found you,
Only these self-manifestations did we observe.
Only the mirror-like reflection found you, and all that we observed were merely self-manifestations.
6
शहाँ कि कोहल-ए-जवाहर थी ख़ाक-ए-पा जिन की
उन्हीं की आँखों में फिरते सलाइयाँ देखीं
Where there was the kohl-like luster of jewels, was the dust of the feet,
In those very eyes, I saw the spinning bangles again.
Where there was the luster of jewel-like kohl, there was only the dust of the feet; in those very eyes, I saw the spinning bangles again.
7
बनी न अपनी तो उस जंग-जू से हरगिज़ 'मीर'
लड़ाईं जब से हम आँखें लड़ाइयाँ देखीं
Never, my lord, will I forsake that struggle,
Since the day our eyes have exchanged battles.
I will never abandon that struggle, since the day our eyes witnessed battles.
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