Haya

haya se sar jhuka lena ada se muskura dena hasinon ko bhi kitna sahl hai bijli gira dena how easy is for these maidens to make the lightening fall

haya nahin hai zamane ki aankh mein baqi khuda kare ki jawani teri rahe be-dagh the couplet laments a society where shamelessness has become normal, as if the world’s very “eye” no longer recognizes modesty. against this moral decline, the speaker turns to prayer, wishing the addressee’s youth to stay clean and uncorrupted. “stain” becomes a metaphor for moral blemish and compromise. the emotional core is concern, protective love, and ethical hope.

jawan hone lage jab wo to hum se kar liya parda haya yak-lakht aai aur shabab aahista aahista as she came of age she started to be veiled from me shyness came to her at once, beauty then slowly

ishwa bhi hai shokhi bhi tabassum bhi haya bhi zalim mein aur ek baat hai is sab ke siwa bhi

un ras bhari aankhon mein haya khel rahi hai do zahr ke pyalon mein qaza khel rahi hai

barq ko abr ke daman mein chhupa dekha hai hum ne us shokh ko majbur-e-haya dekha hai hidden midst the clouds, lightning i did see that sprite was today subdued by modesty

tanha wo aaen jaen ye hai shan ke khilaf aana haya ke sath hai jaana ada ke sath

pahle to meri yaad se aai haya unhen phir aaine mein chum liya apne-ap ko

shukr parde hi mein us but ko haya ne rakkha warna iman gaya hi tha khuda ne rakkha the poet humorously exaggerates the beloved's beauty by calling them an 'idol' (but), a term often used in poetry for a stunningly beautiful person who might lead a believer astray. he implies that if the beloved had not been modest and veiled, the sight of such beauty would have compelled him to worship the beloved instead of god. thus, the veil preserved his religious faith.

haya se husn ki qimat do-chand hoti hai na hon jo aab to moti ki aabru kya hai

o wasl mein munh chhupane wale ye bhi koi waqt hai haya ka

kabhi haya unhen aai kabhi ghurur aaya hamare kaam mein sau sau tarah futur aaya

ghair ko ya rab wo kyunkar mana-e-gustakhi kare gar haya bhi us ko aati hai to sharma jae hai ghalib presents a delicate paradox regarding the beloved's extreme shyness. she cannot stop the rival's bold advances because the very act of confrontation requires a confidence she lacks; even the feeling of modesty makes her blush and withdraw, rendering her unable to assert boundaries.

kya bataun main ki tum ne kis ko saunpi hai haya is liye socha meri khamoshiyan hi thik hain