Poet : Mohsin Naqvi
Yeh dil, yeh pagal dil mera with English Translation
BaDe busook se, duniya fareb deti hain-2
With great craftiness, the world deceives us
BaDe khuloos se hum eitbaar karte hain
With great naivete, we go on trusting
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, aawaragi-2
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
Iss dasht mein, ek shahar tha-2, woh kyaa hua, aawaragi
In this desert stood a town, what happened to it? Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, aawaragi
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
Kal shab mujhe, be-shakl ki aawaz ne chaunka diya-2
Last night a faceless voice startled me
Main ne kaha,"tu kaun hai?"-2, uss ne kaha, aawaragi
I said, "who are you?" it replied, "Loneliness!"
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, aawaragi-2
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
Iss dasht mein, ek shahar tha-2, woh kyaa hua, aawaragi
In this desert stood a town, what happened to it? Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera
This heart, this crazy heart of mine
Ek tuu ke sadiyon se mere humraah bhi, humraaz bhi-2
There you are, for centuries, my fellow and confidant
Ek main ke tere naam se-3 aaya shana, aawaragi
Here I am, I had not even heard of you, Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, aawaragi
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
Iss dasht mein, ek shahar tha-2, woh kyaa hua, aawaragi
In this desert stood a town, what happened to it? Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera
This heart, this crazy heart of mine
Yeh dard kii tanhaayian-2 yeh dasht ka viiran safar,
The loneliness of the pain, the arid crossing of the desert
Hum log to ukta gayay-2 apni sunaa, aawaragi
We have grown weary, tell us about yourself, Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, aawaragi
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
Iss dasht mein, ek shahar tha-2, woh kyaa hua, aawaragi
In this desert stood a town, what happened to it? Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera
This heart, this crazy heart of mine
Ek ajnabee jhaoke ne jab, poochha mere gham ka sabab-2
An unfamiliar gust of wind asked me the reason for my sorrow
Sehraa ki bhiigi reyt par-2, main ne likha, aawaragi
On the wet sands of the desert I wrote, Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, aawaragi
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
Iss dasht mein, ek shahar tha-2, woh kyaa hua, aawaragi
In this desert stood a town, what happened to it? Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera
This heart, this crazy heart of mine
Lo, ab to dasht-e-shab ki saarii usratein sone lagii-3
Look, now all the troubles of the desert night have gone to sleep
Ab jaagana hoga hamay-2 kab tak bataa, aawaragi
Tell me. please. how much longer must I stay awake? Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, aawaragi
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
Iss dasht mein, ek shahar tha-2, woh kyaa hua, aawaragi
In this desert stood a town, what happened to it? Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera
This heart, this crazy heart of mine
Kal raat tanhaa chaand ko, dekhaa tha main ne khwaab mein-3
Last night, alone, I saw the moon in my reverie
Mohsin mujhe, raas aayegi-2 shayad sadaa, aawaragi
Perhaps it will suit me well forever, this Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, aawaragi
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
Iss dasht meN, ek shahar tha-2 woh kyaa hua, aawaragi
In this desert stood a town, what happened to it? Loneliness!
Yeh dil, yeh paagal dil mera, kyon bhuj gaya, Aawaragi!-3
This heart, this crazy heart of mine, why did it die? of loneliness!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing the meaning.. Such a beutiful Gazal...
ReplyDeleteNice, Thanks
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thank you, thank you!
ReplyDeleteGood effort. But a summary or essence of the whole ghazal at the end would have been nice
ReplyDeleteThank you for the awesome translation of Urdu poetry.
ReplyDeleteThe sense and essence of the poetry had reflected in the translation.
I think "bhuj" here means "get to know" or samajhna in hindi
ReplyDeleteThanks for the meaning
ReplyDeleteNice awargi
ReplyDeleteI think it's more about finding solace in yourself and getting addicted to that state of mind rather than grieving over loneliness.
ReplyDeleteWith all due respect I would beg to differ with the plane outcomes that seem to be coming from above translation.
---- shreya ^_^
Simple Translation cannot fathom the real meanings and feeling of the writer
ReplyDeleteI second that. English language cant do this justice.
Deleteso what is the correct meaning of 'kyon Bhuj gaya' in this poem?
ReplyDeleteis he the same poet Muhsin Naqvi who was assassinated in 1996 at Lahore?
ReplyDeleteप्लीज ग़ुलाम अली जी का ‛चमकते चाँद को टूटा हुआ तारा बना डाला” इंग्लीश में
ReplyDeleteGood efforts in translation to English
ReplyDeleteThanks
I am so grateful for this translation.. even if it can not reach the meaning at least it gives me some appreciation of this beautiful poetry...🙏🙏🙏🙏
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Grateful for that
DeleteThanks for the english translation!! We can relate and get the meaning!!
ReplyDeleteGood one
ReplyDeleteGreat job brother. Grateful to you.
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ReplyDeleteThis is Pankaj from India. My friend, I love this Gazal so much but your blog made it my all time favorite! Yes, English cannot explain it as beautifully as poet did but this translation helps giving our imagination a right direction. I am saving this link in my favorites! Thank you!!
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