tarannum dilrus beig
Recitation
Tarannum
نہائی ہے ۔ سکندر علی وجد
زندگی خون میں نہائی ہے
لوگ سمجھے بہار آئی ہے
بڑھ گیا حسن و احترامِ حیات
موت شرما کے مُسکُرائی ہے
ہم سفیرو کہاں کی آزادی
دام سے تا قفس رہائی ہے
مُسکُراتے ہیں پھول کانٹوں میں
ہائے کیا طرزِ دِلرُبائی ہے
اور تو آئینہ میں عیب نہیں
صاف دِل ہے یہی بُرائی ہے
وجد شوقِ تلاشِ منزل بھی
اعترافِ شکستہ پائی ہے
नहाई है – सिकंदर अली वज्द
ज़िन्दगी ख़ून में नहाई है
लोग समझे बहार आई है
बढ़ गया हुस्न-ओ एहतेराम-ए हयात
मौत शर्मा के मुस्कुराई है
हम सफ़ीरो, कहाँ की आज़ादी
दाम से ता क़फ़स रेहाई है
मुस्कुराते हैं फूल कांटों में
हाय क्या तर्ज़-ए दिलरुबाई है
और तो आईने में ऐब नहीं
साफ़ दिल है यही बुराई है
वज्द शौक़-ए तलाश-ए मंज़िल भी
ऐतेराफ़-ए शिकस्ता पाई है
nahaaii hai – sikandar ali vajd
Click on any she’r for word meanings and discussion.
zindagi Khoon meN nahaaii hai
log samjhe bahaar aaii haiLife has gone through such a struggle that it is bruised and dripping in blood. But those who watch from a distance see it as colourful and liken it to the coming of spring. If only they were to go through the same struggle, then they would understand reality.
baRh gaya husn1-o-ehteram2-e-hayaat3
maut sharma4 ke muskuraaii hai1.beauty 2.respect 3.life 4.embarrassed
Life has come through this struggle and survived. Its success has increased the beauty and the status/respect of Life. This makes maut/death smile (sheepishly) and feel ashamed/embarrassed.
hum-safeero1, kahaaN ki azaadi
daam2 se taa3 qafas4 rehaaii5 hai1.companions/friends of the journey 2.net 3.until 4.cage 5.freedom
They are all companions in the journey of life. They have all been caught in the same net/web. Their only freedom is for the brief period when they are taken out of the net and transported to the cage. Asks the poet – what kind of freedom is this?
muskuratey haiN phool kaaNTauN meN
haae kya tarz1-e-dilrubaaii2 hai1.style, way 2.heart-pleasing/winning
Flowers smile/bloom among thorns i.e. they keep their composure, are happy even in the face of difficulties. Oh what a beautiful heart-winning style. Consider qamar jalalavi’s she’r
taarauN ki bahaarauN meN bhi qamar, tum afsurda se rahte ho
phoolauN ko to dekho kaaNTauN meN, haNs haNs ke guzaara karte haiN
aur to aaiine meN aib1 nahiN
saaf dil hai yahi buraaii hai1.defect
Looking at yourself in the mirror is an expression of examining oneself. On top of it the mirror gives a true reflection. Metaphorically this process can apply not just to looks but also to character. Thus the mirror has no defect other than that it is a simpleton and speaks the truth (which is painful).
vajd shauq1-e-talaash-e-manzil bhi
eteraf2-e-shikasta-paaii3 hai1.desire 2.confession 3.broken/tired feet
mohammed iqbal calls us to not focus on achievement of the goal but on the struggle to reach the goal. vajd seems to be going a step further. He says that desire for the search for the goal is a confession of weakness. This might mean that you should have struggle for the sake of struggle – not necessarily struggle as a part of the search for your goal.
nahaaii hai – sikandar ali vajd
zindagi Khoon meN nahaaii hai
log samjhe bahaar aaii hai
Life has gone through such a struggle that it is bruised and dripping in blood. But those who watch from a distance see it as colourful and liken it to the coming of spring. If only they were to go through the same struggle, then they would understand reality.
baRh gaya husn1-o-ehteram2-e-hayaat3
maut sharma4 ke muskuraaii hai
1.beauty 2.respect 3.life 4.embarrassed
Life has come through this struggle and survived. Its success has increased the beauty and the status/respect of Life. This makes maut/death smile (sheepishly) and feel ashamed/embarrassed.
hum-safeero1, kahaaN ki azaadi
daam2 se taa3 qafas4 rehaaii5 hai
1.companions/friends of the journey 2.net 3.until 4.cage 5.freedom
They are all companions in the journey of life. They have all been caught in the same net/web. Their only freedom is for the brief period when they are taken out of the net and transported to the cage. Asks the poet – what kind of freedom is this?
muskuratey haiN phool kaaNTauN meN
haae kya tarz1-e-dilrubaaii2 hai
1.style, way 2.heart-pleasing/winning
Flowers smile/bloom among thorns i.e. they keep their composure, are happy even in the face of difficulties. Oh what a beautiful heart-winning style. Consider qamar jalalavi’s she’r
taarauN ki bahaarauN meN bhi qamar, tum afsurda se rahte ho
phoolauN ko to dekho kaaNTauN meN, haNs haNs ke guzaara karte haiN
aur to aaiine meN aib1 nahiN
saaf dil hai yahi buraaii hai
1.defect
Looking at yourself in the mirror is an expression of examining oneself. On top of it the mirror gives a true reflection. Metaphorically this process can apply not just to looks but also to character. Thus the mirror has no defect other than that it is a simpleton and speaks the truth (which is painful).
vajd shauq1-e-talaash-e-manzil bhi
eteraf2-e-shikasta-paaii3 hai
1.desire 2.confession 3.broken/tired feet
mohammed iqbal calls us to not focus on the achievement of the goal but on the struggle to reach the goal. vajd seems to be going a step further. He says that desire for the search for the goal is a confession of weakness. This might mean that you should have struggle for the sake of struggle – not necessarily struggle as a part of the search for your goal.
