Dame har Maoj
“Dame har maoj me hai , halqah – e sadkame nihang
Dekhe kya guzre hai qatre pe , guhar hone tak .”
“For I would be the drop
That turns into a pearl
But the dangers all around
With crocodiles ferocious
With open jaws.”
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Spring has come again
“Guncha phir laga khilne , Aaj Kiya hua dekha , gum Kiya hua Paya “ The spring has come again And all around. Again The flowers have taken bloom I too have found my heart Lost and stained with blood.
Andaz se Bahar
Phir is andaz se bahar ai , ki hue mehr-o-mah tamasai Into spectators Have turned The moon and the Sun For spring has come Again with glory And all splendor!
Trapped in temptations
Ima mujhe roke hai, Jo khiche hai mujhe kufr , kabah mere piche hai , kalisa mere aage “ Virtue pulls me From behind But oh For the pull of temptations In front . With the ka’ba Behind me It’s the heresy In front! 威而鋼
Unke dekhe se …
“Unke Dekhe seh joh aa jati hai joh muh par raunak , Woh samajhte hein ki bimar ka hal accha hai ” Even a sight of hers And my whole face brightens. Oh the irony of it ! For she feels I am better And my illness Is fading away!
A shroud clouds vice
“dhapa kafan mein dage uyube barahnagi mai, Varnah har libas mei nange vujud thaa ” “No raiment doth hide The nakedness of life It’s only the shroud Which will cloud All signs of my vice .”
Maikhane
Kahan Maikhane ka darwaza Ghalib aaur Kahan vaiz , par itna jante hai , kal voh jata tha ki hum nikle ! I only know That yesterday I saw him going in As I was coming out! Who would have thought The tavern door Playing a host To the priest? कहाँ मयखाने का दरवाजा और…