Recitation
raahat fateh ali KhaaN
جہاں اور بھی ہیں ۔ محمد اِقبال
ستاروں سے آگے جہاں اور بھی ہیں
ابھی عشق کے اِمتحاں اور بھی ہیں
تہی زندگی سے نہیں یہ فضائیں
یہاں سینکڑوں کارواں اور بھی ہیں
قناعت نہ کر عالمِ رنگ و بو پر
چمن اور بھی آشیاں اور بھی ہیں
اگر کھو گیا اِک نشیمن تو کیا غم
مقاماتِ آہ و فغاں اور بھی ہیں
تو شاہیں ہے پرواز ہے کام تیرا
ترے سامنے آسماں اور بھی ہیں
اِسی روز و شب میں اُلجھ کر نہ رہ جا
کہ تیرے زمان و مکاں اور بھی ہیں
گئے دِن کہ تنہا تھا میں انجمن میں
یہاں اب میرے رازداں اور بھی ہیں
जहां और भी हैं – मोहम्मद इक़्बाल
सितारौं से आगे जहां और भी हैं
अभी इश्क़ के इम्तेहां और भी हैं
तेही ज़िन्दगी से नहीं ये फ़िज़ाएं
यहां सैंकड़ों कारवां और भी हैं
क़िना’अत न कर आलम-ए रंग ओ बू पर
चमन और भी आशियां और भी हैं
अगर खो गया एक नशेमन तो क्या ग़म
मक़ामात-ए आह ओ फ़ुग़आं और भी हैं
तू शाहीं है परवाज़ है काम तेरा
तेरे सामने आस्मां और भी हैं
इसी रोज़ ओ शब में उलझ कर न रह जा
के तेरे ज़मान ओ मकां और भी हैं
गए दिन के तनहा था मैं अंजुमन में
यहां अब मेरे राज़दां और भी हैं
jahaaN aur bhi haiN – mohammed iqbal
Click here for overall comments and on any she’r for word meanings and discussion.This Ghazal has sufi interpretations but can also be read as an energetic call to a higher vision, to action, taking responsibility and moving forward. I like the latter interpretation a lot more.
sitaarauN se aage jahaaN aur bhi haiN
abhi ishq ke imtehaaN aur bhi haiNJust like there are many worlds beyond the stars, there are many trials of (divine) love to be faced. And just like the worlds extend to infinity and beyond, the trials of love will never end (except in ‘fana’ – a sufi concept of obliteration of self and union with the beloved). The other interpretation is that there are many more worlds to conquer. Your love/effort has yet to face many more trials. This is similar to Ghalib’s she’r …
manzil ek balandi par aur hum banaa sakte
arsh se udhar hota kaash ke makaaN apna
tehi1 zindagi se nahiN ye fizaa’eN2
yahaaN saiNkRoN kaarvaaN aur bhi haiN1.empty, devoid 2.atmosphere, ambience, region, surroundings
There is no lack of opportunity (no void) in these surroundings. There are many caravans/journeys to undertake. A clear call to action to a higher vision.
qina’at1 na kar aalam2-e raNg o bu par3
chaman aur bhi aashiyaaN4 aur bhi haiN1.contented, satisfied 2.world of 3.colour and smell, senses, material 4.nest, home
Do not be satisfied with this material world that you can sense and feel. There are many more (spiritual) gardens and nests to explore.
agar kho gaya ek nasheman1 to kya Gham
maqaamat2-e aah o fuGhaaN3 aur bhi haiN1.nest 2.places 3.sighs and wails, crying
Why feel sorry if you lose your shelter. One setback should not hold you back. There are many other places/stages where you will meet similar difficulties. Your purpose is to keep trying even if there are many more occasions/stages of life where you will fail.
tu shaahiN1 hai parvaaz2 hai kaam tera
tere saamne aasmaaN aur bhi haiN1.falcon 2.flight
You are a falcon (free to fly high). Your mission is to fly higher and higher still. There are other skies too, before you, not just this one over the earth.
isi roz o shab1 meN ulajh2 kar na rah ja
ke tere zamaan3 o makaaN4 aur bhi haiN1.day and night, daily struggle 2.entangled 3.time 4.space
Don’t be entangled just in this daily struggle. There are vast expanses of other universes that you have to explore.
gaye din ke tanha1 tha maiN anjuman2 meN
yahaaN ab mere raazdaaN3 aur bhi haiN1.alone 2.company 3.confidants
Those days are gone when I was alone in gatherings, when no one listened to/understood what I had to say. Now there are some who not only listen but are also my confidants.
jahaaN aur bhi haiN – mohammed iqbal
This Ghazal has sufi interpretations but can also be read as an energetic call to a higher vision, to action, taking responsibility and moving forward. I like the latter interpretation a lot more.
sitaarauN se aage jahaaN aur bhi haiN
abhi ishq ke imtehaaN aur bhi haiN
Just like there are many worlds beyond the stars, there are many trials of (divine) love to be faced. And just like the worlds extend to infinity and beyond, the trials of love will never end (except in ‘fana’ – a sufi concept of obliteration of self and union with the beloved). The other interpretation is that there are many more worlds to conquer. Your love/effort has yet to face many more trials. This is similar to Ghalib’s she’r …
manzil ek balandi par aur hum banaa sakte
arsh se udhar hota kaash ke makaaN apna
tehi1 zindagi se nahiN ye fizaa’eN2
yahaaN saiNkRoN kaarvaaN aur bhi haiN
1.empty, devoid 2.atmosphere, ambience, region, surroundings
There is no lack of opportunity (no void) in these surroundings. There are many caravans/journeys to undertake. A clear call to action to a higher vision.
qina’at1 na kar aalam2-e raNg o bu par3
chaman aur bhi aashiyaaN4 aur bhi haiN
1.contented, satisfied 2.world of 3.colour and smell, senses, material 4.nest, home
Do not be satisfied with this material world that you can sense and feel. There are many more (spiritual) gardens and nests to explore.
agar kho gaya ek nasheman1 to kya Gham
maqaamat2-e aah o fuGhaaN3 aur bhi haiN
1.nest 2.places 3.sighs and wails, crying
Why feel sorry if you lose your shelter. One setback should not hold you back. There are many other places/stages where you will meet similar difficulties. Your purpose is to keep trying even if there are many more occasions/stages of life where you will fail.
tu shaahiN1 hai parvaaz2 hai kaam tera
tere saamne aasmaaN aur bhi haiN
1.falcon 2.flight
You are a falcon (free to fly high). Your mission is to fly higher and higher still. There are other skies too, before you, not just this one over the earth.
isi roz o shab1 meN ulajh2 kar na rah ja
ke tere zamaan3 o makaaN4 aur bhi haiN
1.day and night, daily struggle 2.entangled 3.time 4.space
Don’t be entangled just in this daily struggle. There are vast expanses of other universes that you have to explore.
gaye din ke tanha1 tha maiN anjuman2 meN
yahaaN ab mere raazdaaN3 aur bhi haiN
1.alone 2.company 3.confidants
Those days are gone when I was alone in gatherings, when no one listened to/understood what I had to say. Now there are some who not only listen but are also my confidants.
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