1 ishq me.n Gairat-e-jazbaat ne rone na diyaa
varna kyaa baat thii kis baat ne rone na diiyaa

Gairat ग़ैरत غیرت = shame, modesty, honour, self-respect
Jazbaat जज़्बात جذبات = emotions, feelings

The dignity, honour and self-respect of love, prevented me from making a spectacle of it
Otherwise everything made me tearful, vulnerable

2, aap kahate the ke rone se na badale.nge nasiib
umr bhar aap kii is baat ne rone na diiyaa

Nasiib: Destiny, Fortune, Fate, Lot, Quota

3. ronewaalo.n se kah do unakaa bhii ronaa rolein
jinko majbuuri-e-haalaat* ne rone na diiyaa

*Difficult circumstances

4, tujhse milakar hame.n ronaa thaa bahot ronaa thaa
ta.ngii-e-waqt-e-mulaaqaat ne rone na diiyaa

Tangii: Narrowness, Hardship, Poverty
Waqt: Hour, Occasion, Opportunity, Time, Term, Season
Mulaaqaat: Encounter, Interview, Meeting, Visit
Tangii-e-Waqt-e-Mulaaqaat: Shortness Of The Time Of Meeting

5. ek do roz kaa sadmaa* ho to ro len ‘Faakir’
ham ko har roz ke sadamaat^ ne rone na diiyaa

*shock,bereavement
^ tragedies , sorrows

Daagh Dehalvi was takhalkus or pen name of Nawab Mirza Khan. Daagh means grief or taint. He belonged to Delhi

1. Uzr aane mein bhi hai aur bulaate bhi nahin
Baa’is-e-tark-e-mulaaqaat bataate bhi nahin

Uzr = excuses, apology. ||
baais-e-tark-e-mulaaqaat =
basis for terminating acquaintance, reason to abandoning the meeting

You hesitate to come and you do not call me, either
Nor do You tell me your reasons for ending our relationship

2. 2. Khoob parda hai ke chilman se lage baithe hain
Saaf chupte bhi nahi saamane aate bhi nahin

Chilman = a hanging screen made of reeds or spilt bamboo for obstructing view,Curtain,a Venetian blind ( what we called chic as kids)

You hide from me by sitting next to the venetian blind //
and torment me by being neither completely visible nor completely obscured

3. Ho chuka qata ta’lluq toh jafaayen kyon hon
Jinko matalab nahin rahataa hai woh sataate bhi nahin

Qataa = to finish || qataa-ta.alluq =
severing of relationship
Jafaa =
oppression, violence, injustice, tyranny of beloved

If the relationship is over, why continue the tyranny?
Those who don’t have a connection, don’t tease and trouble, either

4. Zeest se tang ho ae Daag toh jeetey kyon hon
Jaan pyari bhi nahin jaan se jaate bhi nahin

Zeest = life, existence

If you are tired of life, O Daagh, then why do you continue to live?
You don’t seem to value life and do not leave it, either

1. mere ham_nafas* mere ham_navaa** mujhe dost ban ke daGaa na de
main huuN dard-e-ishq se jaa’n_balab*** mujhe zindagii kii duaa na de

*ham_nafas हम-नफ़स ہم نفس = a friend, in concord harmonious (pronounced fass )

Nafas = the breath, respiration, moment, time
Please note difference in spelling

Nafs नफ़्स نفس = soul, spirit, self (pronounced fs )

Ruuh* barhanaa** nafs^ barhanaa zaat*** barhanaa jis kii/
jism pe vo kyaa kyaa poshaaken pahnaa kartaa hai ‘akbar’ Hyderabadi
soul, spirit, /**uncovered , naked / ^self / here zaat means being,self
zaat ज़ात ذات = caste, kind, race, breed

ham-navaa हम-नवा ہم نوا = speaking in unison, friend
navaa = sound, song, air (music)
sab apne apne fasaane sunaate jaate hain/
nigaah-e-yaar magar ham-navaa kisii kii nahiin #Faraz

‘sehar’ ke ham-navaa farishte hai.n
hai maqaam us kaa kyaa kise maaluum ‘Sahr’ Ishqabadi

jaan-ba-lab जाँ-ब-लब جاں بہ لب = heart/life in one’s mouth, near death/ jaan atki huyi hona

chhoD sau kaam aa pahunch saaqii//
jaan-ba-lab hai KHumaar me.n ko.ii #Ashanullah Khan ‘bayaa۔n

2, mere daaG-e-dil se hai raushanii usii raushanii se hai zindagii//
mujhe Dar hai ai mere chaaraagar ye charaaG tuu hii bujhaa na de

chaaraa-gar चारा-गर چارہ گر = one who cures, healer,doctor, physician, one who cures

kisii ne Gam to kisii ne mizaaj-e-Gam baKHshaa
sab apnii apnii jagah chaara-gar hamaare hu.e #faraz

3, mujhe chhoD de mere haal par teraa kyaa bharosaa hai chaaraagar
ye terii navaazish-e-muKhtasar* meraa dard aur baDhaa na de

navaazish-e-muKHtasar नवाज़िश-ए-मुख़्तसर نوازشِ مختصر = brief kindness/favours

paayaa bhii un ko kho bhii diyaa chup bhii ho rahe
ik muKHtasar sii raat mein sadiyaan guzar gayin Kaifi Azmi

4. meraa azm itanaa baland hai ke paraaye sholo.n kaa Dar nahiin
mujhe Khauf aatish-e-gul se hai ye kahiin chaman ko jalaa na de

azm अज़्म عزم = conviction, determination, fortitude, intention
tez-raftaar sahii laakh meraa azm-e-safar* (*determination to travel)
vaqt aavaaz jo degaa to Thahar jaaungaa Muzaffar ‘razmii’

baland/ buland = high/ great
KHudii ko kar buland itnaa ke har taqdiir se pahle
KHudaa bande se KHud puuchhe bataa terii razaa kyaa hai

aatish-e-gul आतिश-ए-गुल آتشِ گل = fire of flower
raushan jamaal-e-yaar se hai anjuman tamaam
dahkaa hu.aa hai aatish-e-gul se chaman tamaam #Hasrat mohani

aatish-e-gul chaman ke biich jab hamaa suu ho sholaa-zan//
apne libaas-e-surKH kii us ko bha.Dak dikhaa ke yuu.n Gulam Hamdani ‘mus.hafi’

5. vo uThe hain leke Khum-o-subuu are o ‘Shakeel’ kahaan hai tuu//
teraa jaam lene ko bazm men koii aur haath baDhaa na de

KHum ख़ुम خم = a large jar,a pot of wine,Wine Barrel
viiraan hai mai-kadaa KHum o saaGar udaas hain
tum kyaa gaye ke ruuTh gaye din bahaar ke Faiz Ahmad ‘faiz’

Subuu सुबू سبو = goblet
kitnii piyegaa jaam o subuu se
mast-nigaah mastaanaa ban jaa Sikandar Ali ‘vajd’

Bazm बज़्म بزم = assembly, meeting, feast
vo kaisii bazm jis me.n sab ho.n guu.nge
vo jannat kyaa jahaa.n har shai nahii.n hai ‘vaamiq’ Jaunpurii

Jaam जाम جام = goblet, bowl, cup

behtar to hai yehii ke na dunyaa se dil lage
par kyaa kareen jo kaam na be-dillagii chale

ho umr-e-khizr bhii to kahen ge ba_vaqt-e-marg
ham kyaa rahe yahaaN abhi aaye abhii chale

duniyaa ne kis ka raah-e-fanaa mein diyaa hai saath
tum bhii chale chalo yuuN hi jab tak chali chale

kam hoonge is bisaat pe ham jaise bad_qimaar
jo chaal ham chale woh nihaayat burii chale

jaa ke havaa-e-shauq mein hain is chaman se ‘Zauq’
apanii balaa se baad-e-sabaa kaheen chale

My translation of Zauq’s famous ghazal

1. Life brought me, death took me away
I neither came of my free will, nor did happiness have a say

2. Tis better to not get attached to worldly objects,
But what if this indifference doesnot get its way

3.Even if gifted with ever lasting life, at time of death,
I would say, i just came, and its time to go away

4. When has the world supported anyone on this path of mortality.
You also keep pace with life, thus, till you have your way

5. There must be very few gamblers, as bad as me
Whatever move I made was a loser straight away

6. Zauq bids farewell on the wings of yearning
Matters it little to me if the breeze comes ever your way