Ghazal
ख़ूबी का उस की बस-कि तलबगार हो गया
This ghazal describes the state of being so obsessed with someone's beauty or charm that one becomes completely captivated. It paints a picture of a love-induced intoxication, where the heart becomes ill or obsessed with a single thought or sight. The poem speaks of how the impact of love has left the lover in a state of bewilderment and helplessness, far from their original self.
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ख़ूबी का उस की बस-कि तलबगार हो गया
गुल बाग़ में गले का मिरे हार हो गया
He has become someone who seeks her perfection,
In the garden of roses, my necklace is lost.
He has become someone who merely seeks her perfection, and in the garden of roses, my necklace is lost.
2
किस को नहीं है शौक़ तिरा पर न इस क़दर
मैं तो उसी ख़याल में बीमार हो गया
Who is not fond of you, nor to this extent,
I have fallen ill in that very thought.
Who is not fond of you, nor to this extent, I have fallen ill in that very thought.
3
मैं नौ-दमीदा बाल चमन-ज़ाद-ए-तैर था
पर घर से उठ चला सो गिरफ़्तार हो गया
I was a boy, a spring-born youth, a playboy of the garden,
But I left home and became a fugitive.
I was a boy, a spring-born youth, a garden playboy, but after leaving home, I became a fugitive.
4
ठहरा गया न हो के हरीफ़ उस की चश्म का
सीने को तोड़ तीर-ए-निगह पार हो गया
It is not possible that the arrow from her eyes remains still,
It has crossed the chest and passed beyond the arrow of the gaze.
The arrow that emerged from her eyes did not stop, passing through the chest and going beyond the arrow of the gaze.
5
है उस के हर्फ़ ज़ेर-ए-लबी का सभों में ज़िक्र
क्या बात थी कि जिस का ये बिस्तार हो गया
The mention of the letters from her lips is discussed among people;
What was it that caused her bedding/rest to be spread out?
The letters from her lips are discussed among people; what was it that caused her bedding/rest to be spread out?
6
तो वो मताअ' है कि पड़ी जिस की तुझ पे आँख
वो जी को बेच कर भी ख़रीदार हो गया
The thought is that the eye that fell upon you
Has become a buyer, even by selling its life.
The thought is that the eye that fell upon you has become a buyer, even by selling its life.
7
क्या कहिए आह-ए-इश्क़ में ख़ूबी नसीब की
दिलदार अपना था सो दिल-आज़ार हो गया
What can I say about the beauty of this love's sigh, that even the beloved's own heart became a source of anguish?
What can I say about the beauty of this sigh of love, that even the beloved's own heart became a source of anguish?
8
आठों पहर लगा ही फिरे है तुम्हारे साथ
कुछ इन दिनों मैं ग़ैर बहुत यार हो गया
Through all eight watches of time, I have wandered with you,
In these recent days, I have become a stranger to many friends.
Literally, it means that I have been wandering with you throughout all times, and in these recent days, I have become a stranger to many friends.
9
कब रो है उस से बात के करने का मुझ को 'मीर'
ना-कर्दा जुर्म में तू गुनहगार हो गया
How can I speak of that which has wept, O Meer? You have become guilty in an uncommitted crime.
Meer says that how can I speak to one who has wept. You have become guilty of a crime without having committed one.
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