Mir Taqi Mir

Mir Taqi Mir was the leading Urdu poet of the 18th century, often known as Khuda-e-Sukhan. Renderings by @Sifrings

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

dilli jo ek shehr tha aalam mein intikhaab
rehte the muntakhab hi jahaan rozgaar ke

uss ko falak ne loot ke barbaad kar diya
hum rehne vaale hain usee ujde dayaar ke

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

aalam aalam ishq-o-junoon hai dunyaa dunyaa tuhmat hai
daryaa daryaa rotaa hoon main sahraa sahraa vahshat hai

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

shifaa* apni taqdeer hi mein na thi
ki maqdoor* tak to davaa kar chale

[ *1 healing, cure, recovery. *2 power, authority ]

vo kya cheez hai aah jis ke liye
har ik cheez se dil uthaa kar chale

kahein kya jo poochhe koi ham se Mir
jahaan mein tum aa.e the kya kar chale

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

gham-e mazmuun* nah khaatir* mein nah dil mein dard kya haasil
hu'aa kaaghaz namat go rang tera zard* kya haasil

[ *1 grief of themes *2 temperament *3 became pallid/yellow like paper ]

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

kisoo* waqt paate nahin ghar use
bahot Mir ne aap ko gum kiyaa

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

jigar hee mein yak qatrah khoon hai sirishk*
palak tak gayaa to talaatum* kiyaa

[ *1= tear-drop *2= dashing (particularly of waves)]

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

kahaa main ne kitnaa hai gul kaa sabaat*
kalee ne yih sun kar tabassum* kiyaa

[ *1= stability/endurance *2= smiled ]

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

doobe uchhle hai aftaab* hanooz*
kahin dekha tha tujh ko dariya par

[ *1= sun *2= still ]

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

ibtidaa hi mein mar ga'e sab yaar
ishq kee kaun intihaa laayaa

ab to jaate hain but-kade se Meer
phir mileinge agar khudaa laayaa

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

hum aap se jo gaye hain gaye hain muddat se
allahee apna humein kab tak intezaar rahe

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

subah hoti hai shaam hoti hai
umr yoonhi tamaam hoti hai

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

falak ne pesh kar surmah banaayaa
nazar mein us ki main toh bhi na aayaa

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

aalam aalam ishq-o-junoon hai duniya duniya tohmat hai
dariya dariya rota hoon main sehra sehra vehshat hai

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

jo dekhun toh aankhon se lahu bahe
na dekhun toh jee par qayamat rahe

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

kiya jo arz ke dil sa shikaar laya hoon // kaha ke aise to main muft maar laya hoon.

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

deewangee mein gaah hanse gaah ro chuke // vehshat bahut thi taaqat-e-dil haae kho chuke.

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

yuun pukare hai mujhe koocha-e-jaana waale // idhar aa bey, abey o chaak garebaan* waale. [ *= whose clothes are torn to pieces ]

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

jin ke liye apne to yuun jaan nikalte hain // us raah mein ve jaise anjaan nikalte hain.

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

sar-e-raah chand intezaari rahe // bhalaa kab talak beqaraari rahe.

[Mir Taqi Mir @MirPoetry]

jee mein aataa hai ki kuch aur bhi mauzuu keeje // dard-e-dil ek ghazal mein to sunaayaa na gayaa. [ mauzuu=verses / forms ]