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faarsi
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بالائے بام آہستہ آہستہ ۔ کرشن موہن لال بھاٹیا موہنؔ
۱
رسی اے عاشقِ غمگیں بکام آہستہ آہستہ
کہ باشد زخمِ دل را اِلتیام آہستہ آہستہ
۲
صبوری کن دِلا، کان ماہِ آہستہ خرامِ ما
شود خود جلوہ گر بالائے بام آہستہ آہستہ
۳
بہ ہر سُو خار می روید زِ خاکِ جادۂ اُلفت
بنہ اے رہ نوردِ شوق گام آہستہ آہستہ
۴
شکستہ دل مشو در عشقِ اُو ہر چند خام استی
کہ آخر پختہ گردد مردِ خام آہستہ آہستہ
۵
غلط بود آنچہ ما پنداشتیم اے دل بنادانی
کہ گردد آں نگارِ شوخ رام آہستہ آہستہ
۶
جمالِ خویش بنمودی بہ اہلِ انجمن یکدم
جلالِ خویش ظاہر کرد جام آہستہ آہستہ
بالائے بام آہستہ آہستہ ۔ کرشن موہن لال بھاٹیا موہنؔ
اُردو ترجمہ ۔ سید محمّد شاہدؔ
۱
تمنّا عاشقِ دلگیر کی ہوتی ہے پُر آہستہ آہستہ
کہ زخمِ دل بھی بھرتا ہے مگر آہستہ آہستہ
۲
صبر اے دل یہ ہے ماہِ تاباں کا خرام
کہ خود وہ جلوہ گر ہو بام پر آہستہ آہستہ
۳
خار ہیں ہر سُو زمیں پر راہِ اُلفت میں
اُٹھا پھونک کر تو ہر قدم آہستہ آہستہ
۴
ہر چند تیرا شوق ہے ناقص، نہ رو اے دل
کہ ہوگا پختہ تیرا کام بھی آہستہ آہستہ
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میں نادانی میں سمجھا تھا کہ آساں مرحلہ ہوگا
اے دل، نگارِ شوخ تو ہوتا ہے رام آہستہ آہستہ
۶
جمال اپنا دکھاتا میکدہ میں ہے وہ فوراً ہی
مگر ظاہر جلال اپنا کرے ہے جام پھر آہستہ آہستہ
बाला-ए बाम आहिस्ता आहिस्ता – क्रिश्न मोहन लाल भाटिया मोहन
उर्दू तर्जुमा – सय्यद मोहम्मद शाहेद
१
तमन्ना आशक़-ए दिल्गीर की होती है पुर आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
के ज़ख़्म-ए दिल भी भरता है, मगर आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
२
सबर अए दिल ये है माह-ए ताबां का ख़िराम
के ख़ुद वो जल्वा-गर हो बाम पर आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
३
ख़ार हैं हर सू ज़मीं पर राह-ए उल्फ़त में
उठा फूंक कर तू हर कंदम आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
४
हरचंद तेरा शौक़ है नाक़स, न रो अए दिल
के होगा पोख़्ता तेरा काम भी आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
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मैं नादानी में समझा था के आसां मरहला होगा
अए दिल, निगार-ए शूख़ तो होता है राम आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
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जमाल अपना दिखाता मयकदे में है वो फ़ौरन ही
मगर ज़ाहर जलाल अपना करे है जाम फिर आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. krishn mohan lal bhaaTia mohan (1922-2004) was born in sialkoT. BA (Hons) in English and faarsi, followed by MA in English. Family migrated to India upon partition. Consider his love for his homeland …
maiN jis dharti ka beTa huN, naamvaroN ki dharti hai
paida is dharti se hue haiN, faiz kaii, iqbal kaii
Editor of “aavaaz” at lucknow and dehli, and later in the Indian Government Revenue Department. There are 28 books of collections of his nazm and Ghazal. One is named, ‘dil-e naadaaN’. This one is in the style of vali dakkhani’s celebrated Ghazal.
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tamanna1 aashiq-e dilgiir2 ki hoti hai pur3 aahista aahista
keh zaKhm4-e dil bhi bharta5 hai magar6 aahista aahista 1.desire, longing 2.heart broken 3.fulfilleed 4.wound 5.filled, cured 6.but
The desire of the broken hearted lover is fulfilled only gradually. The wound of the heart also fills/heals only slowly.
2
sabar1 aye dil ye hai maah-e-taabaaN2 ka Khiraam3
keh Khud vo jalva-gar4 ho baam5 par aahista aahista 1.patience 2.full moon 3.gait, style 4.appear 5.rooftop
Be patient, dear heart, this is the style of the full moon (beloved). It/she appears on the rooftop only gradually.
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Khaar1 haiN har soo2 zamiN par raah3-e ulfat4 meN
uThaa phooNk kar tu har qadam5 aahista aahista 1.thorns 2.direction 3.path 4.love 5.step
‘qadam phooNk ke uThaana’ is an expression which literally mean ‘blow the dust off before taking each step’ i.e. look carefully before taking each step. Thus, there are thorns in all direction on the path of love. Look carefully before you take each step.
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harchand1 tera shauq2 hai naaqis3, na ro aye dil
keh hoga puKhta4 tera kaam bhi aahista aahista 1.even though 2.desire, love 3.imperfect, incomplete 4.mature, complete
Even though your love is still unfulfilled, do not be sorrowful, dear heart. Your effort too will be completed/bear fruit with time.
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maiN naadaani1 meN samjha tha keh aasaaN marhala2 hoga
aye dil, nigaar3-e shooKh4 hota raam5 hai aahista aahista 1.simple mindedness 2.obstacle, difficulty 3.beauty, beloved 4.mischievous, playful 5.convince, persuade, win over (origins in faarsi)
In my simple mindedness I thought this task was easy. O heart, the mischievous beloved takes time to convince.
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jamaal1 apna dikhaata maikade2 meN hai vo fauran3 hi
magar4 zaahir5 jalaal6 apna kare hai jaam7 phir aahista aahista 1.beauty 2.tavern 3.immediately, soon 4.but 5.reveal 6.might, power 7.cup (of wine)
The cup of wine shows its beauty immediately in the tavern, but it reveals its power only gradually i.e. hangover.
krishn mohan lal bhaaTia mohan (1922-2004) was born in sialkoT. BA (Hons) in English and faarsi, followed by MA in English. Family migrated to India upon partition. Consider his love for his homeland …
maiN jis dharti ka beTa huN, naamvaroN ki dharti hai
paida is dharti se hue haiN, faiz kaii, iqbal kaii
Editor of “aavaaz” at lucknow and dehli, and later in the Indian Government Revenue Department. There are 28 books of collections of his nazm and Ghazal. One is named, ‘dil-e naadaaN’. This one is in the style of vali dakkhani’s celebrated Ghazal.
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tamanna1 aashiq-e dilgiir2 ki hoti hai pur3 aahista aahista
keh zaKhm4-e dil bhi bharta5 hai magar6 aahista aahista
1.desire, longing 2.heart broken 3.fulfilleed 4.wound 5.filled, cured 6.but
The desire of the broken hearted lover is fulfilled only gradually. The wound of the heart also fills/heals only slowly.
2
sabar1 aye dil ye hai maah-e-taabaaN2 ka Khiraam3
keh Khud vo jalva-gar4 ho baam5 par aahista aahista
1.patience 2.full moon 3.gait, style 4.appear 5.rooftop
Be patient, dear heart, this is the style of the full moon (beloved). It/she appears on the rooftop only gradually.
3
Khaar1 haiN har soo2 zamiN par raah3-e ulfat4 meN
uThaa phooNk kar tu har qadam5 aahista aahista
1.thorns 2.direction 3.path 4.love 5.step
‘qadam phooNk ke uThaana’ is an expression which literally mean ‘blow the dust off before taking each step’ i.e. look carefully before taking each step. Thus, there are thorns in all direction on the path of love. Look carefully before you take each step.
4
harchand1 tera shauq2 hai naaqis3, na ro aye dil
keh hoga puKhta4 tera kaam bhi aahista aahista
1.even though 2.desire, love 3.imperfect, incomplete 4.mature, complete
Even though your love is still unfulfilled, do not be sorrowful, dear heart. Your effort too will be completed/bear fruit with time.
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maiN naadaani1 meN samjha tha keh aasaaN marhala2 hoga
aye dil, nigaar3-e shooKh4 hota raam5 hai aahista aahista
1.simple mindedness 2.obstacle, difficulty 3.beauty, beloved 4.mischievous, playful 5.convince, persuade, win over (origins in faarsi)
In my simple mindedness I thought this task was easy. O heart, the mischievous beloved takes time to convince.
6
jamaal1 apna dikhaata maikade2 meN hai vo fauran3 hi
magar4 zaahir5 jalaal6 apna kare hai jaam7 phir aahista aahista
1.beauty 2.tavern 3.immediately, soon 4.but 5.reveal 6.might, power 7.cup (of wine)
The cup of wine shows its beauty immediately in the tavern, but it reveals its power only gradually i.e. hangover.
