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Recitation
جوئے شیر کا ۔ ہینسن ریحانی
۱
رنگ یہ ہے اب ہمارے عشق کی تاثیر کا
حسن آئینہ بنا ہے درد کی تصویر کا
۲
ایک عرصہ ہو گیا فرہاد کو گزرے ہوئے
آؤ پھر تازہ کریں افسانہ جوئے شیر کا
۳
گلسِتاں کا ذرّہ ذرّہ جاگ اُٹّھے عندلیب
لطف ہے اِس وقت تیرے نالۂ شب گیر کا
۴
لیجئے اے شیخ پہلے اپنے ایماں کی خبر
دیجئے پھر شوق سے فتویٰ مری تکفیر کا
۵
خوابِ ہستی کو سمجھنے کے لیے بے چین ہوں
اعتبار آتا نہیں مجھ کو کِسی تعبیر کا
۶
جس نے دی آخر غرورِ حُسنِ یوسف کو شکست
اللہ اللہ حوصلہ اِس دستِ دامن گیر کا
۷
توڑ کر نکلے قفس تو گُم تھی راہِ آشیاں
وہ عمل تدبیر کا تھا یہ عمل تقدیر کا
۸
گو زمانہ ہو گیا گلزار سے نکلے ہوئے
ہے مزاج اب تک وہی ریحانئ دِلگیر کا
जू-ए-शीर का – हैनसन रेहानी
१
रंग ये है अब हमारे इश्क़ की तासीर का
हुस्न आईना बना है दर्द की तस्वीर का
२
एक अर्सा हो गया फ़रहाद को गुज़रे हुए
आओ फिर ताज़ा करें अफ़्साना जू-ए-शीर का
३
गुलसिताँ का ज़र्रा ज़र्रा जाग उट्ठे अंदलीब
लुत्फ़ है इस वक़्त तेरे नाला-ए-शब-गीर का
४
लीजिए ऐ शैख़ पहले अपने ईमाँ की ख़बर
दीजिए फिर शौक़ से फ़त्वा मिरी तकफ़ीर का
५
ख़्वाब-ए-हस्ती को समझने के लिए बेचैन हूँ
ए’तेबार आता नहीं मुझ को किसी ताबीर का
६
जिस ने दी आख़िर ग़ुरूर-ए-हुस्न-ए-यूसुफ़ को शिकस्त
अल्लाह अल्लाह हौसला इस दस्त-ए-दामन-गीर का
७
तोड़ कर निकले क़फ़स तो गुम थी राह-ए-आशियाँ
वो अमल तदबीर का था ये अमल तक़दीर का
८
गो ज़माना हो गया गुलज़ार से निकले हुए
है मिज़ाज अब तक वही रेहानी-ए दिल-गीर का
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. Hanson rehani is a Christian urdu poet who has written conventional Ghazal as well as Christian devotional nazm.
1
raNg1 ye hai ab hamaare ishq2 ki taasir3 ka
husn4 aaiina banaa hai dard ki tasvir ka 1.colour, condition 2.love 3.effect 4.beauty/beloved
The poet/lover has intense love towards the beloved. It is now beginning to show its effect. The condition is such that the beloved has become a picture/reflection of the pain of the poet/lover.
2
ek arsa1 ho gaya farhaad2 ko guzre3 hue
aao phir taaza4 kareN afsaana5 joo-e-shiir6 ka 1.age, long time 2.farhaad of shiriN-farhaad legend, symbol of mad passionate lover 3.passed 4.freshen 5.legend 6.river of milk
In the shiriN-farhaad legend, farhaad is set the task of diverting the course of a river in order to win the hand of shirin. He is a symbol of going through any pain for his love. This poet/lover wants to renew that story because it has been ages since the passing of farhaad. A new, more recent symbol is needed.
3
gulsitaaN ka zarra1 zarra jaag uThe andalib2
lutf3 hai is vaqt tere naala4-e shab-gir5 ka 1.grain (of sand) 2.nightingale 3.pleasure 4.wailing, sad song 5.night conquering, lasting through the night
The poet/lover addresses the nightingale – the pleasure of its sad song wakes up every grain of sand of the garden. My ustaad reminded me of this faarsi she’r of amir Khusro …
bedaar maanda shab hama Khalq az nafiir-e man
v’an chashm-e neem mast ba-Khwaab-e garan hunoz
The whole world remains awake because of my wailing. But the one with intoxicating half-closed eyes is in deep sleep still.
4
lijiye aye shaiKh pahle apne imaaN ki Khabar1
dijiye phir shauq se fatvaa meri takfir2 ka 1.awareness, being mindful 2.non-faith, other faith
O shaiKh, first take care of/be mindful of/follow your own faith. Only then, worry about my transgressions.
5
Khwaab-e-hasti1 ko samajhne ke liye bechain2 huN
e’tebaar3 aata nahiN mujh ko kisi taabir4 ka 1.illusion of life 2.impatient, restless 3.confidence, belief 4.interpretation, explanation
I am impatient to understand the illusion/dream of life. I cannot believe any explanation on offer.
6
jis ne di aaKhir1 Ghuroor2-e husn-e-yusuf3 ko shikast4
allaah allaah hausla5 is dast6-e daaman-gir7 ka 1.at last 2.pride of 3.beauty of Joseph 4.defeat 5.courage, daring 6.hand 7.holding the hem of the robe
The good looks of Joseph are legendary. Here the poet uses that beauty as symbolic of the beauty of the beloved. The poet/lover has had the steadfast courage to keep holding the hem of the robe of the beloved. At last he has overcome her pride/aloofness and gives credit to the courage of that hand.
7
toR kar nikle qafas1 to gum2 thi raah3-e aashiyaaN4
vo amal5 tadbir6 ka thaa ye amal taqdir7 ka 1.cage 2.lost 3.path of 4.nest, home 5.act 6.scheme, plan 7.fate
The lover is usually portrayed as a caged bird, pining for his nest. He devises a plan and breaks through his cage but now loses the way to the aashiyaaN. This is an act of fate.
8
go1 zamaana2 ho gaya gulzaar3 se nikle hue
hai mizaaj4 ab tak vahi raihaani5-e dil-gir6 ka 1.even though 2.long time 3.garden 4.mood, disposition, condition 5.pen-name of the poet, also literally ‘basil’, used for fragrance 6.heart gripped, sad, sorrowful
Even though it has been a long time since the poet left the garden/home he still has memories of that fragrance.
Hanson rehani is a Christian urdu poet who has written conventional Ghazal as well as Christian devotional nazm.
1
raNg1 ye hai ab hamaare ishq2 ki taasir3 ka
husn4 aaiina banaa hai dard ki tasvir ka
1.colour, condition 2.love 3.effect 4.beauty/beloved
The poet/lover has intense love towards the beloved. It is now beginning to show its effect. The condition is such that the beloved has become a picture/reflection of the pain of the poet/lover.
2
ek arsa1 ho gaya farhaad2 ko guzre3 hue
aao phir taaza4 kareN afsaana5 joo-e-shiir6 ka
1.age, long time 2.farhaad of shiriN-farhaad legend, symbol of mad passionate lover 3.passed 4.freshen 5.legend 6.river of milk
In the shiriN-farhaad legend, farhaad is set the task of diverting the course of a river in order to win the hand of shirin. He is a symbol of going through any pain for his love. This poet/lover wants to renew that story because it has been ages since the passing of farhaad. A new, more recent symbol is needed.
3
gulsitaaN ka zarra1 zarra jaag uTThe andalib2
lutf3 hai is vaqt tere naala4-e shab-gir5 ka
1.grain (of sand) 2.nightingale 3.pleasure 4.wailing, sad song 5.night conquering, lasting through the night
The poet/lover addresses the nightingale – the pleasure of its sad song wakes up every grain of sand of the garden. My ustaad reminded me of this faarsi she’r of amir Khusro …
bedaar maanda shab hama Khalq az nafiir-e man
v’an chashm-e neem mast ba-Khwaab-e garan hunoz
The whole world remains awake because of my wailing. But the one with intoxicating half-closed eyes is in deep sleep still.
4
lijiye aye shaiKh pahle apne imaaN ki Khabar1
dijiye phir shauq se fatvaa meri takfir2 ka
1.awareness, being mindful 2.non-faith, other faith
O shaiKh, first take care of/be mindful of/follow your own faith. Only then, worry about my transgressions.
5
Khwaab-e-hasti1 ko samajhne ke liye bechain2 huN
e’tebaar3 aata nahiN mujh ko kisi taabir4 ka
1.illusion of life 2.impatient, restless 3.confidence, belief 4.interpretation, explanation
I am impatient to understand the illusion/dream of life. I cannot believe any explanation on offer.
6
jis ne di aaKhir1 Ghuroor2-e husn-e-yusuf3 ko shikast4
allaah allaah hausla5 is dast6-e daaman-gir7 ka
1.at last 2.pride of 3.beauty of Joseph 4.defeat 5.courage, daring 6.hand 7.holding the hem of the robe
The good looks of Joseph are legendary. Here the poet uses that beauty as symbolic of the beauty of the beloved. The poet/lover has had the steadfast courage to keep holding the hem of the robe of the beloved. At last he has overcome her pride/aloofness and gives credit to the courage of that hand.
7
toR kar nikle qafas1 to gum2 thi raah3-e aashiyaaN4
vo amal5 tadbir6 ka thaa ye amal taqdir7 ka
1.cage 2.lost 3.path of 4.nest, home 5.act 6.scheme, plan 7.fate
The lover is usually portrayed as a caged bird, pining for his nest. He devises a plan and breaks through his cage but now loses the way to the aashiyaaN. This is an act of fate.
8
go1 zamaana2 ho gaya gulzaar3 se nikle hue
hai mizaaj4 ab tak vahi raihaani5-e dil-gir6 ka
1.even though 2.long time 3.garden 4.mood, disposition, condition 5.pen-name of the poet, also literally ‘basil’, used for fragrance 6.heart gripped, sad, sorrowful
Even though it has been a long time since the poet left the garden/home he still has memories of that fragrance.
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