hum ko malum hai jannat ki haqiqat lekin dil ke khush rakhne ko 'ghaalib' ye khayal achchha hai the poet expresses a witty skepticism regarding the religious promise of the afterlife. he implies that while he knows the 'truth' about paradise (perhaps that it is metaphorical or non-existent), the concept itself serves a useful psychological purpose. it acts as a comforting illusion that allows people to find joy and endure life's hardships through hope.
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Jannat
We all have heard of heaven and hell but we have not seen either of them. It occupies our imagination as it does the imagination of the poets. Poetry in all languages has constructed heaven and hell in their own ways but the Urdu poets have added yet another set of meanings to them. This selection brings some of them to you.
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ye jannat mubarak rahe zahidon ko ki main aap ka samna chahta hun the speaker dismisses paradise as a reward meant for the pious who bargain for comfort. instead, he desires direct encounter with the divine—presence over prizes. the couplet contrasts transactional religiosity with bold, intimate longing. its emotional core is fearless selfhood that wants god, not merely god’s gifts.
jis mein lakhon baras ki huren hon aisi jannat ko kya kare koi where virgins aged a million years reside hopes for such a heaven why abide the poet (dagh dehlvi) dismisses the usual picture of paradise—eternal pleasures and houris—as meaningless. the question is rhetorical: if the beloved (or true fulfillment) is absent, even heaven has no value. the couplet turns religious reward into a metaphor for shallow desire, asserting that love’s craving outweighs promised bliss.
hum ko malum hai jannat ki haqiqat lekin dil ke khush rakhne ko 'ghaalib' ye khayal achchha hai the poet expresses a witty skepticism regarding the religious promise of the afterlife. he implies that while he knows the 'truth' about paradise (perhaps that it is metaphorical or non-existent), the concept itself serves a useful psychological purpose. it acts as a comforting illusion that allows people to find joy and endure life's hardships through hope.
husn-e-mah garche ba-hangam-e-kamal achchha hai
husn-e-mah garche ba-hangam-e-kamal achchha hai us se mera mah-e-khurshid-jamal achchha hai resplendent though the radiance of the full moon may well be the brilliance of my sun faced beauty's better surely bosa dete nahin aur dil pe hai har lahza nigah ji men kahte hain ki muft aae to maal achchha hai not willing to give me a kiss, my heart eyes constantly and in her heart she says this merchandise is good if free aur bazar se le aae agar tuut gaya saghhar-e-jam se mira jam-e-sifal achchha hai were it to break, another one, can from the market get this earthen cup of mine is better than jamshed's goblet be-talab den to maza us men siva milta hai vo gada jis ko na ho khu-e-saval achchha hai if were obtained without the need to ask, the pleasure's great the mendicant is good who is not used to supplicate un ke dekhe se jo aa jaati hai munh par raunaq vo samajhte hain ki bimar ka haal achchha hai on seeing her when one's face is then infused with such a glow she starts to think the one who ails for her is better now dekhiye paate hain ushshaq buton se kya faiz ik barahman ne kaha hai ki ye saal achchha hai it's to be seen what favours, lovers, from idols obtain beacause a brahmin has forecast, this is a year of gain ham-sukhan tesha ne farhad ko shirin se kiya jis tarah ka ki kisi men ho kamal achchha hai his skill with pickaxe made farhad with shiriin to conjoin whatever may ones talent be, it is a useful coin qatra dariya men jo mil jaae to dariya ho jaae kaam achchha hai vo jis ka ki maaal achchha hai when with the sea a drop does merge, itself the sea is thence an action can be deemed as good, if good it's consequence khizr-sultan ko rakhe khaliq-e-akbar sarsabz shaah ke baaghh men ye taaza nihal achchha hai that khizr sultan may ever bloom, let god the great divine as in the garden of the king, this sapling is so fine ham ko maalum hai jannat ki haqiqat lekin dil ke khush rakhne ko 'ghhalib' ye khayal achchha hai the real truth 'bout paradise although we surely know for to give comfort to this heart the thought is good somehow husn-e-mah garche ba-hangam-e-kamal achchha hai us se mera mah-e-khurshid-jamal achchha hai resplendent though the radiance of the full moon may well be the brilliance of my sun faced beauty's better surely bosa dete nahin aur dil pe hai har lahza nigah ji mein kahte hain ki muft aae to mal achchha hai not willing to give me a kiss, my heart eyes constantly and in her heart she says this merchandise is good if free aur bazar se le aae agar tut gaya saghar-e-jam se mera jam-e-sifal achchha hai were it to break, another one, can from the market get this earthen cup of mine is better than jamshed's goblet be-talab den to maza us mein siwa milta hai wo gada jis ko na ho khu-e-sawal achchha hai if were obtained without the need to ask, the pleasure's great the mendicant is good who is not used to supplicate un ke dekhe se jo aa jati hai munh par raunaq wo samajhte hain ki bimar ka haal achchha hai on seeing her when one's face is then infused with such a glow she starts to think the one who ails for her is better now dekhiye pate hain ushshaq buton se kya faiz ek barahman ne kaha hai ki ye sal achchha hai it's to be seen what favours, lovers, from idols obtain beacause a brahmin has forecast, this is a year of gain ham-sukhan tesha ne farhad ko shirin se kiya jis tarah ka ki kisi mein ho kamal achchha hai his skill with pickaxe made farhad with shiriin to conjoin whatever may ones talent be, it is a useful coin qatra dariya mein jo mil jae to dariya ho jae kaam achchha hai wo jis ka ki maal achchha hai when with the sea a drop does merge, itself the sea is thence an action can be deemed as good, if good it's consequence khizr-sultan ko rakhe khaliq-e-akbar sarsabz shah ke bagh mein ye taza nihaal achchha hai that khizr sultan may ever bloom, let god the great divine as in the garden of the king, this sapling is so fine hum ko malum hai jannat ki haqiqat lekin dil ke khush rakhne ko 'ghaalib' ye khayal achchha hai the real truth 'bout paradise although we surely know for to give comfort to this heart the thought is good somehow
ye jannat mubarak rahe zahidon ko ki main aap ka samna chahta hun the speaker dismisses paradise as a reward meant for the pious who bargain for comfort. instead, he desires direct encounter with the divine—presence over prizes. the couplet contrasts transactional religiosity with bold, intimate longing. its emotional core is fearless selfhood that wants god, not merely god’s gifts.
jis mein lakhon baras ki huren hon aisi jannat ko kya kare koi where virgins aged a million years reside hopes for such a heaven why abide the poet (dagh dehlvi) dismisses the usual picture of paradise—eternal pleasures and houris—as meaningless. the question is rhetorical: if the beloved (or true fulfillment) is absent, even heaven has no value. the couplet turns religious reward into a metaphor for shallow desire, asserting that love’s craving outweighs promised bliss.
main samajhta hun ki hai jannat o dozakh kya chiz ek hai wasl tera ek hai furqat teri
jannat mili jhuton ko agar jhut ke badle sachchon ko saza mein hai jahannam bhi gawara
gunahgar ke dil se na bach ke chal zahid yahin kahin teri jannat bhi pai jati hai
apni jannat mujhe dikhla na saka tu waiz kucha-e-yar mein chal dekh le jannat meri
kahte hain jis ko jannat wo ek jhalak hai teri sab waizon ki baqi rangin-bayaniyan hain
guzre jo apne yaron ki sohbat mein chaar din aisa laga basar hue jannat mein chaar din
meri jannat teri nigah-e-karam mujh se phir jae ye khuda na kare
waiz-e-na-samajh piyen sharbat hum kahan khuld se bahalte hain
apni gardan jhuka ke baat karo tum nikale gae ho jannat se
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