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Dushman

We have certain fixed notions about an enemy, or adversary. However, there may be variations on this in poetry. A creative mind adds unusual perspective to the image of the adversary. Here are some examples that project adversaries in stereotypical forms but there are others that do it differently. See if you may recognise them in any of these forms.

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Ghazal

3

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dosti jab kisi se ki jaae dushmanon ki bhi raae li jaae translation while befriending someone, opinion of the foes may also be sought. sagar akbarabadi

GhazalRead Full

jidhar jate hain sab jaana udhar achchha nahin lagta

jidhar jaate hain sab jaana udhar achchha nahin lagta mujhe pamal raston ka safar achchha nahin lagta ghhalat baton ko khamoshi se sunna haami bhar lena bahut hain faede is men magar achchha nahin lagta mujhe dushman se bhi khuddari ki ummid rahti hai kisi ka bhi ho sar qadmon men sar achchha nahin lagta bulandi par unhen mitti ki khushbu tak nahin aati ye vo shakhen hain jin ko ab shajar achchha nahin lagta ye kyuun baaqi rahe atish-zano ye bhi jala daalo ki sab be-ghar hon aur mera ho ghar achchha nahin lagta jidhar jate hain sab jaana udhar achchha nahin lagta mujhe pamal raston ka safar achchha nahin lagta ghalat baaton ko khamoshi se sunna hami bhar lena bahut hain faede is mein magar achchha nahin lagta mujhe dushman se bhi khuddari ki ummid rahti hai kisi ka bhi ho sar qadmon mein sar achchha nahin lagta bulandi par unhen mitti ki khushbu tak nahin aati ye wo shakhen hain jin ko ab shajar achchha nahin lagta ye kyun baqi rahe aatish-zano ye bhi jala dalo ki sab be-ghar hon aur mera ho ghar achchha nahin lagta

GhazalRead Full

main is umid pe duba ki tu bacha lega

main is umiid pe duuba ki tu bacha lega ab is ke baad mira imtihan kya lega ye ek mela hai vaada kisi se kya lega dhalega din to har ik apna rasta lega main bujh gaya to hamesha ko bujh hi jaunga koi charaghh nahin huun ki phir jala lega kaleja chahiye dushman se dushmani ke liye jo be-amal hai vo badla kisi se kya lega main us ka ho nahin sakta bata na dena use lakiren haath ki apni vo sab jala lega hazar tod ke aa jaun us se rishta 'vasim' main janta huun vo jab chahega bula lega main is umid pe duba ki tu bacha lega ab is ke baad mera imtihan kya lega ye ek mela hai wada kisi se kya lega dhalega din to har ek apna rasta lega main bujh gaya to hamesha ko bujh hi jaunga koi charagh nahin hun ki phir jala lega kaleja chahiye dushman se dushmani ke liye jo be-amal hai wo badla kisi se kya lega main us ka ho nahin sakta bata na dena use lakiren hath ki apni wo sab jala lega hazar tod ke aa jaun us se rishta 'wasim' main jaanta hun wo jab chahega bula lega

ye fitna aadmi ki khana-virani ko kya kam hai hue tum dost jis ke dushman us ka asman kyuun ho is this trouble not enough, to ruin one what else should be if you are someone's friend then why needs heaven be his enemy ghalib employs sharp irony to describe the destructive nature of the beloved's affection. he suggests that the beloved's 'friendship' is such a chaotic force that it ruins a person completely on its own. therefore, if someone has the poet's beloved as a friend, they do not need the heavens (fate) to be against them; the beloved's attention is a sufficient disaster.

dushmanon ki jafa ka khauf nahin doston ki vafa se darte hain i do nor fear injury from my enemies what frightens me is my friend's fidelities

mujhe dushman se apne ishq sa hai main tanha aadmi ki dosti huun

~ Baqar Mehdi

dosti jab kisi se ki jaae dushmanon ki bhi raae li jaae translation while befriending someone, opinion of the foes may also be sought. sagar akbarabadi

GhazalRead Full

jidhar jate hain sab jaana udhar achchha nahin lagta

jidhar jaate hain sab jaana udhar achchha nahin lagta mujhe pamal raston ka safar achchha nahin lagta ghhalat baton ko khamoshi se sunna haami bhar lena bahut hain faede is men magar achchha nahin lagta mujhe dushman se bhi khuddari ki ummid rahti hai kisi ka bhi ho sar qadmon men sar achchha nahin lagta bulandi par unhen mitti ki khushbu tak nahin aati ye vo shakhen hain jin ko ab shajar achchha nahin lagta ye kyuun baaqi rahe atish-zano ye bhi jala daalo ki sab be-ghar hon aur mera ho ghar achchha nahin lagta jidhar jate hain sab jaana udhar achchha nahin lagta mujhe pamal raston ka safar achchha nahin lagta ghalat baaton ko khamoshi se sunna hami bhar lena bahut hain faede is mein magar achchha nahin lagta mujhe dushman se bhi khuddari ki ummid rahti hai kisi ka bhi ho sar qadmon mein sar achchha nahin lagta bulandi par unhen mitti ki khushbu tak nahin aati ye wo shakhen hain jin ko ab shajar achchha nahin lagta ye kyun baqi rahe aatish-zano ye bhi jala dalo ki sab be-ghar hon aur mera ho ghar achchha nahin lagta

GhazalRead Full

main is umid pe duba ki tu bacha lega

main is umiid pe duuba ki tu bacha lega ab is ke baad mira imtihan kya lega ye ek mela hai vaada kisi se kya lega dhalega din to har ik apna rasta lega main bujh gaya to hamesha ko bujh hi jaunga koi charaghh nahin huun ki phir jala lega kaleja chahiye dushman se dushmani ke liye jo be-amal hai vo badla kisi se kya lega main us ka ho nahin sakta bata na dena use lakiren haath ki apni vo sab jala lega hazar tod ke aa jaun us se rishta 'vasim' main janta huun vo jab chahega bula lega main is umid pe duba ki tu bacha lega ab is ke baad mera imtihan kya lega ye ek mela hai wada kisi se kya lega dhalega din to har ek apna rasta lega main bujh gaya to hamesha ko bujh hi jaunga koi charagh nahin hun ki phir jala lega kaleja chahiye dushman se dushmani ke liye jo be-amal hai wo badla kisi se kya lega main us ka ho nahin sakta bata na dena use lakiren hath ki apni wo sab jala lega hazar tod ke aa jaun us se rishta 'wasim' main jaanta hun wo jab chahega bula lega

ye fitna aadmi ki khana-virani ko kya kam hai hue tum dost jis ke dushman us ka asman kyuun ho is this trouble not enough, to ruin one what else should be if you are someone's friend then why needs heaven be his enemy ghalib employs sharp irony to describe the destructive nature of the beloved's affection. he suggests that the beloved's 'friendship' is such a chaotic force that it ruins a person completely on its own. therefore, if someone has the poet's beloved as a friend, they do not need the heavens (fate) to be against them; the beloved's attention is a sufficient disaster.

dushmanon ki jafa ka khauf nahin doston ki vafa se darte hain i do nor fear injury from my enemies what frightens me is my friend's fidelities

mujhe dushman se apne ishq sa hai main tanha aadmi ki dosti huun

~ Baqar Mehdi

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