Selected Ghazals
1
I Still Remember
Shedding tears in silence I still remember
Those days of falling in love I still remember
Seeing you how speechless I would become
Your finger in your teeth I still remember
When you had no lover besides me
Tell me those flirtations if you still remember
In hiding you'd come to see me at that place
It has been ages but that palce I still remember
Telling this tale of my heart's sorrows listlessly
Turning the bracelets on your wrists I still remember
~Hasrat Mohani
Original in Urdu
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2
Without You
So many seasons' caravans passed by without you
But I feel no happiness without you
Every moment the beetles desire your coming
Every petal is blooming in red without you
Even the signs of memories were washed away in tears
Alas! The whole earth is now a desert without you
Till yesterday the ship rolled joyously on the sea
That ship has now fallen into ruins without you
I thought of you while dreaming at nights
The evenings of my life passed by without you
Perhaps 'Zafer' could not bear being away from you
He took his last breath weeping continuously without you
~ Gautam Dhar 'Zafar'
Original in Hindi at:
http://msu.edu/~dhargaut/Ghazals/tere.htm
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3
Khayyam's House Tonight
You’ll see how love’s force prevails tonight
You’ll see the damsel leaning on my shoulders tonight
I see all aura wherever I gaze tonight
There is beauty as far as I can see tonight
Not to say of revelry in verses and fierce spirit
My house has turned into Khayyam's house tonight
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Original in Urdu by ?
Dekhna jazb-e-mohabbat ka asar aaj ki raat
Mere shaane pe us shaukh ka ser aaj ki raat
Noor hi noor hai kis simt uthaun aankhen
husn hi husn hai tahad ki nazar aaj ki raat
Nagma-0-mey ka ye toofan-e-talab kya kehna
mera ghar ban gaya Khayyam ka ghar aaj ki raat
~?
Note: Thanks to Rahul Pandita for sending me
original ghazals in Urdu under Khayyam's House Tonight
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4
As It Was
Only mad Qais could see his beloved’s face, as it was
The wildrness of love, a far cry to others, as it was
Lunacy healed the scars of my burnt heart
Revealing its essence in smoke-whorls, as it was
I talked to you in my dreams all love-things
When I opened my eyes, no gain or loss it was
A beginner learning the ways of broken hearts
I haven’t what I had, what I lost, all lost it was
Only a shroud will cover my nakedness in death
In other attires, existing in disgrace it was
Farhad could not kill himself without the axe, Asad
A prisoner of traditions and taboos all it was
Original Ghazal by Ghalib in Persian
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5
What Pleasures He Found?
You say you’ll keep my heart, “if lying around I found.”
What heart now to lose? Our destiny, haven’t already I found?
The essence of life through love I found
Curing some pains, unending suffering I found
Enemy of my heart is my own beloved
Shrugs off my sighs, hears not the complaints I found
In her playful innocence and games
Her cunning challenges I found
The buds blossomed today, I looked into my heart
Past sufferings of wounds and bleedings I found
I don’t know the where-abouts of my heart
But whenever I lost it, by you it was found
The preachers admonitions threw salt on my wounds
Would some body ask him what pleasures he found?
Original in Persian by Ghalib
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6
Your Caring Beloved
mub arkabad Asad, ghmamkahr-e jan-e dardmand aya
~Original in Persian by Ghalib
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7
May It Never Happen
What a heart not praying for a meeting may ever happen
I forget you and be still alive, may it never happen
Your love will remain as my life with me
This thing of deception, in my life may it never happen
It’s true no one dies in separation
Separation from each another, may it never happen
It is said love gives blessing to those
Who suffer in heart but their complaints never happen
The world has seen him and has tested him
Katil sacrifices himself but his complaints never happen
~Katil Shifai
Original in Hindi at http://msu.edu/~dhargaut/Links/ashaar5.htm
posted by Gautam Dhar 'Zafar'
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TO BE CONTINUED
I Still Remember
Shedding tears in silence I still remember
Those days of falling in love I still remember
Seeing you how speechless I would become
Your finger in your teeth I still remember
When you had no lover besides me
Tell me those flirtations if you still remember
In hiding you'd come to see me at that place
It has been ages but that palce I still remember
Telling this tale of my heart's sorrows listlessly
Turning the bracelets on your wrists I still remember
~Hasrat Mohani
Original in Urdu
*********
2
Without You
So many seasons' caravans passed by without you
But I feel no happiness without you
Every moment the beetles desire your coming
Every petal is blooming in red without you
Even the signs of memories were washed away in tears
Alas! The whole earth is now a desert without you
Till yesterday the ship rolled joyously on the sea
That ship has now fallen into ruins without you
I thought of you while dreaming at nights
The evenings of my life passed by without you
Perhaps 'Zafer' could not bear being away from you
He took his last breath weeping continuously without you
~ Gautam Dhar 'Zafar'
Original in Hindi at:
http://msu.edu/~dhargaut/Ghazals/tere.htm
******
3
Khayyam's House Tonight
You’ll see how love’s force prevails tonight
You’ll see the damsel leaning on my shoulders tonight
I see all aura wherever I gaze tonight
There is beauty as far as I can see tonight
Not to say of revelry in verses and fierce spirit
My house has turned into Khayyam's house tonight
***
Original in Urdu by ?
Dekhna jazb-e-mohabbat ka asar aaj ki raat
Mere shaane pe us shaukh ka ser aaj ki raat
Noor hi noor hai kis simt uthaun aankhen
husn hi husn hai tahad ki nazar aaj ki raat
Nagma-0-mey ka ye toofan-e-talab kya kehna
mera ghar ban gaya Khayyam ka ghar aaj ki raat
~?
Note: Thanks to Rahul Pandita for sending me
original ghazals in Urdu under Khayyam's House Tonight
*****
4
As It Was
Only mad Qais could see his beloved’s face, as it was
The wildrness of love, a far cry to others, as it was
Lunacy healed the scars of my burnt heart
Revealing its essence in smoke-whorls, as it was
I talked to you in my dreams all love-things
When I opened my eyes, no gain or loss it was
A beginner learning the ways of broken hearts
I haven’t what I had, what I lost, all lost it was
Only a shroud will cover my nakedness in death
In other attires, existing in disgrace it was
Farhad could not kill himself without the axe, Asad
A prisoner of traditions and taboos all it was
Original Ghazal by Ghalib in Persian
*****
5
What Pleasures He Found?
You say you’ll keep my heart, “if lying around I found.”
What heart now to lose? Our destiny, haven’t already I found?
The essence of life through love I found
Curing some pains, unending suffering I found
Enemy of my heart is my own beloved
Shrugs off my sighs, hears not the complaints I found
In her playful innocence and games
Her cunning challenges I found
The buds blossomed today, I looked into my heart
Past sufferings of wounds and bleedings I found
I don’t know the where-abouts of my heart
But whenever I lost it, by you it was found
The preachers admonitions threw salt on my wounds
Would some body ask him what pleasures he found?
Original in Persian by Ghalib
*****
6
Your Caring Beloved
A gift of a diamond and your burnt heart’s wound has arrived
Congratulations, Asad! your caring beloved has arrived
mub arkabad Asad, ghmamkahr-e jan-e dardmand aya
~Original in Persian by Ghalib
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7
May It Never Happen
What a heart not praying for a meeting may ever happen
I forget you and be still alive, may it never happen
Your love will remain as my life with me
This thing of deception, in my life may it never happen
It’s true no one dies in separation
Separation from each another, may it never happen
It is said love gives blessing to those
Who suffer in heart but their complaints never happen
The world has seen him and has tested him
Katil sacrifices himself but his complaints never happen
~Katil Shifai
Original in Hindi at http://msu.edu/~dhargaut/Links/ashaar5.htm
posted by Gautam Dhar 'Zafar'
*****
TO BE CONTINUED
posted by Ravi Kopra at 3:11 PM
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