iss raaz ko kya jaane saahil ke tamashaai..

 

इस राज़ को क्या जाने साहिल के तमाशाई 

हम डूब के समझे हैं दरिया तेरी गहराई 

[साहिल = shore, तमाशाई = spectators]

iss raaz ko kya jaane saahil ke tamashaai

hum doob ke samjhe hain dariya teri gahraai

the spectators of the shore does'nt know this secret 

i drowned myself to know how deep you are , O river

जाग ऐ मेरे हमसाया ख़्वाबों के तसलसुल से 

दीवार के आँगन में अब धूप उतर आयी 

[हमसाया = friend, तसलसुल = continuity]

                                                                                                    

jaag ae mere humsaya khwaabon ke tasalsul se

deewar ke aangan mein ab dhoop utar aayi     

get up my friend from the continuity of your dreams

see the day has dawned in the walled backyard 

चलते हुए बादल के साये के तआक़ुब में 

ये तिश्नालबी मुझ को सहराओं में ले आयी 

[तआक़ुब  = chasing, तिश्नालबी = thirst, सहराओं = desert]

chalte hue baadal ke saaye ke taakub mein

ye tishnalabi mujh ko sahraaon me le aayi

chasing the shadow of the  flying cloud

this thirst of mine got me in the desert 

ये जब्र भी देखा है तारीख की नज़रों ने 

लम्हों ने खता की थी सदियों ने सजा पाई 

[जब्र = tyranny तारीख = past/history ]

ye jabr bhee dekha hai taarikh ki nazron nein

lamhon ne khataa kee thee sadiyon ne saza paayi

this tyranny has also been seen by the eyes of past

for mistake made by moments centuries have been punished

क्या सानेहा याद आया 'रज़्मी' की तबाही का 

क्यूँ आप के नाज़ुक सी आँख में नमी आयी 

[सानेहा = accident/calamity ]

kya saaneha yaad aaya 'Razmi' kee tabaahi ka

kyun aap ke naazuk si aankh mein nami aayi

what accident you remember of 'Razmi's' misery

why your delicate eyes got moistened 

मुज़्ज़फर 'रज़्मी' 

Adding my own ashaar to this ghazal 

अजीब दस्तूर है अहल -ए-कामयाबी का 

किसी के फ़राज़ में निहां है किसी की तबाही 

[ दस्तूर  = custom, अहल -ए-कामयाबी = world of success, फ़राज़ =  heights , निहां = concealed / hidden , तबाही = destruction] 

ajeeb dastoor hai ahal-e-kaamyabi ka

 kisi ke faraaz mein nihaan hai kisi ki tabaahi

strange rule are there in the world of success

in someone's rise is hidden sombody's destruction 

Kuch Tou Majbooriyan Rahi Hongi...

 

कुछ तो मजबूरियां रही होंगी  

यूँ ही कोई बेवफा नहीं होता

there must be some compulsion

otherwise no is unfaithful just like that

गुफ्तगू उनसे रोज़ होती है 

मुद्दतों सामना नहीं होता

[गुफ्तगू = talk / Conversation] 

there is daily conversation between us

but for long time we don't see each other

जी बहुत चाहता है सच बोले 

क्या करें हौसला नहीं होता 

heart desires to speak the truth

but what do I cant muster the courage

 

रात का इंतज़ार कौन करे 

आज कल दिन में क्या नहीं होता  

who shall wait for the night

nowadays what doesn't happen in the day

बशीर बद्र 

kuch tou majbooriyan rahi hongi

yun hee koi bewafa nahin hota

guftagoo unse roz hoti hai

mudatoon saamna nahin hota

jee bahut chahta hai sach bole

kya karein hosla nahin hota

raat ka intezaar kaun kare

aaj kal din mein kya nahin hota 

Bashir Badr 

                                                        Adding my ashaar to this ghazal

वहां जाने के सौ तरीके 

आने का कोई रास्ता नहीं होता 

wahaan jaane ke sau tareeke

aane ka koi raasta nahin hota

hundreds of ways to go there

but not a single way back 

jalwaa baqadar-e-zarf-e-nazar dekhte rahe

जलवा बकदर-ए-ज़र्फ़-ए -नज़र देखते रहे 

क्या देखते हम उनको मगर देखते रहे !

jalwaa baqadar-e-zarf-e-nazar dekhte rahe

kya dekhte hum unko magar dekhte rahe 

[jalwaa = light/illumination , bqadar = With dignity , zarf: receptacle , zarf-e-nazar =  holder of the the vision (eyes) ,  bqadar-e-zarf-e-nazar = dignified eyes]

I kept looking at the light from those dignified eyes

what  could have I seen, but still yet I kept looking

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अपना ही अक्स पेश-ए-नज़र देखते रहे 

आईना रु-ब-रु था मगर देखते रहे !

apna hi aqs pesh-e-nazar dekhte rahe

aaeena ru-ba-ru tha magar dekhte rahe

[aqs = reflection, pesh = in front, pesh-e-nazar = in front of the eye, aaeena = mirror, ru = face, ru-ba-ru = face to face]

I saw my own reflection in front of my eyes

mirror was in front and I kept looking

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क्या कहर था की पास ही दिल के लगी थी आग 

अंधेर है की दीदा-ए-तर देखते रहे !

kya qahar tha ki paas he dil ke lagi thii aag

andher hai ki deeda-e-tar dekhte rahe

[qahar = tyaranny , andher = darkness, deeda-e-tar = moistness of eyes  ]

what tyaranny it was that the fire engulfed in front of the heart

its dark and despite moist eyes  I kept looking 

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लाख आफताब पास से हो कर गुज़र गए 

बैठे हम इंतज़ार-ए-सहर देखते रहे !

laakh aaftaab paas se ho kar guzar gai

baithe hum intazaar-e-sahar dekhte rahe

[aaftaab = sun, intazaar  = awaiting, intazaar-e-sahar = awaiting for dawn ]

hundred thousands of sun passed by me

sitting there and awaiting the dawn, I kept looking

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उनकी हरीम-ए-नाज़ कहाँ और हम कहाँ 

नक़्श-ओ-निगार-ए-पर्दा-ओ-दर देखते रहे !

unki hareem-e-naaz kahan aur hum kahan

naqsh-o-nigaar-e-parda-o-dar dekhte rahe

[hareem = abode, naaz= pride/dignified/elegance, hareem-e-naaz = abode of one with elegance (beloved), naqsh = drawing, nigaar = decoration/embellishment, parda = curtain, dar = door, naqs-o-nigaar-e-parda-o-dar dekhte = drawings and embellishments of doors and curtain]

where is the abode of the dignified and where am I,

those drawings and embellishments of the doors and curtain, I kept looking

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ऐसी भी कुछ फ़िराक की रातें गुज़र गयीं 

जैसे उन्ही को पेश-ए-नज़र देखते रहे !

aisi bhee kuch firaaq kee raatein guzar gayeen

jaise unhi ko pesh-e-nazar dekhte rahe

[firaaq = seperation]

such nights of separations have passed by me

In front of my my eyes it was and I kept looking

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है दौर-ए-बेदिली की मजबुरीआं भी याद 

आँखें थी सोगवार मगर देखते रहे 

hai daur-e-bedili ki wo mazburiaan bhee yaad

aankhein thee sogwaar, magar dekhte rahe

[daur = times, bedili = disenchantment, daur-e-bedili = times of disenchatment, mazburiaan = helplessness , sogwaar = sorrowful / greiving]

such helplessness of the disenchanted time I recall

even though the eyes were grieving, I kept looking

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हर लहज़ा शान-ए-हुस्न बदलती रही 'जिगर'

हर आन हम जहां-ए-दिगर देखते रहे !

har lahzaa shaan-e-husn badalti rahi 'Jigar' 

har aan hum jahaan-e-digar dekhte rahe

[lahzaa = moment / wink of an eye/ glance, shaan = grandure, shaan-e-husn = grandure of beauty,  aan = dignity/glory ,  digar = another. jahaan-e-digar = another /changed world ]

every moment the grandness of beauty kept changing

with dignity, the changing world ,I kept looking

Jigar Moradabadi 

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Adding my makhta to this ghazal

'मुज़्तरिब' दिल की और तिश्नगी आँखों की ऐसी 

तस्वीर को उनकी हम रात भर देखते रहे 

'Muztarib' dil aur tishnagi aankhon ki aisi

tasveeer ko unki hum raat bhar dekhte rahe

[Muztarib= agitated, tishnagi = thirst]

such was the agitation in heart and thirst of eyes

 that picture, whole night, I kept looking

'Muztarib'