Recitation
آئینہ کچھ نہیں چھپاتا ہے ۔ رگھوویر سرن دِواکر راہیؔ
۱
ہارنے سے جو خوف کھاتا ہے
جیت کر بھی وہ ہار جاتا ہے
۲
اپنا اِحسان جو جتاتا ہے
اپنی کرنی کو خود مِٹاتا ہے
۳
جو حقیقت ہے وہ دِکھاتا ہے
آئینہ کچھ نہیں چھپاتا ہے
۴
زِندگی وہ کِتاب ہے جس کا
ہر ورق دوستی نِبھاتا ہے
۵
جامِ کوثر کے نام سے واعظ
زہرِ قاتل ہمیں پِلاتا ہے
۶
بڑھنے والا ہر اک قدم راہیؔ!
اپنی منزل ہمیں دکھاتا ہے
आईना कुछ नहीं छुपाता है – रघुवीर सरन दिवाकर राही
१
हारने से जो ख़ौफ़ खाता है
जीत कर भी वो हार जाता है
२
अपना एहसान जो जताता है
अपनी करनी को ख़ुद मिटाता है
३
जो हक़ीक़त है वो दिखाता है
आईना कुछ नहीं छुपाता है
४
ज़िंदगी वो किताब है जिस का
हर वरक़ दोस्ती निभाता है
५
जाम-ए कौसर के नाम से वा’एज़
ज़हर क़ातिल हमें पिलाता है
६
बढ़ने वाला हर एक क़दम राही!
अपनी मंज़िल हमें दिखाता है
aaiina kuchh nahiiN chhupaata hai – raghubiir saran divaakar raahi
1
haarne se jo Khauf khaata hai
jeet kar bhi vo haar jaata hai
2
apnaa ehsaan jo jataata hai
apni karni ko Khud miTaata hai
3
jo haqiiqat hai vo dikhaata hai
aaiina kuchh nahiiN chhupaata hai
4
zindagi vo kitaab hai jis kaa
har varaq dosti nibhaata hai
5
jaam-e kausar ke naam se vaa’ez
zahr-e qaatil hameN pilaata hai
6
baRhne vaala har ek qadam raahi!
apni manzil hameN dikhaata hai
raghubir saran divaakar raahi (1914-1968), rampur. Three Ghazal collections with hundreds of Ghazal in each. Born in amroha, learnt urdu and faarsi at school. BA, LLB from meeraTh. District Information Officer, UP. shaa’eri was in addition to his ‘day job’. Posted to and retired in rampur, 1954 and started law practice. Editor of hindi magazines. Very secular and makes much fun of the shaiKh and brahman.
1
haarne1 se jo Khauf2 khaata hai
jeet3 kar bhi vo haar jaata hai
1.failing, losing 2.fearful 3.even in success
One who is afraid of losing can never truly win, even if he does win, he has already lost within, i.e., lost his character.
2
apnaa ehsaan1 jo jataata2 hai
apni karni3 ko Khud4 miTaata5 hai
1.favor/kindness 2.assert, show off 3.deed/action 4.himself 5.erases/destroys
The one who flaunts their own favor or good deed ultimately ruins its value. True goodness needs no advertisement; showing off cancels out the virtue. devi dayal aatish bahaavalpuri …
niyaaz-o-ijz hi me’raaj-e aadmiyyat haiN
baRhaao dast-e saKhaavat bhi ilteja ki tarah
… and an old urdu saying …
neki kar darya meN Daal
3
jo haqiiqat1 hai vo dikhaata2 hai
aaiina3 kuchh nahiiN chhupaata4 hai
1.truth/reality 2.shows/reveals 3.mirror 4.hides
A mirror never hides anything; it reflects the truth as it is. The metaphor here is about honesty, transparency, and the clarity of conscience. Said krishn bihari noor …
chaah’e son’e ke frame meN jaR do
aaiina jhooT bolta hi nahiiN
4
zindagi1 vo kitaab2 hai jis kaa
har varaq3 dosti4 nibhaata5 hai
1.life 2.book 3.page 4.friendship 5.fulfills the duties/obligations of
Life is like a book in which every page upholds friendship.
5
jaam1-e kausar2 ke naam se vaa’ez3
zahr4-e qaatil5 hameN pilaata hai
1.cup 2.name of a river in paradise 3.preacher/moralist 3.poison 4.killer, fatal
The preacher speaks of the heavenly wine of the river kauser (symbol of the rewards of heaven). This false narrative is like deadly poison. A critique of orthodox teaching of rewards in heaven which dull the mind and rob it of its rational thinking ability.
6
baRhne1 vaala har ek qadam2 raahi3!
apni manzil4 hameN dikhaata hai
1.one who moves forward 2.step 2.traveler/seeker (poet’s pen-name) 3.destination
Every step that is taken forward, O raahi, shows us the way to our destination i.e., get there one step at a time and don’t despair if the way to the destination is not clear.
