Waiz

kahan mai-khane ka darwaza 'ghaalib' aur kahan waiz par itna jaante hain kal wo jata tha ki hum nikle wherefrom the 'saintly' priest, and where the tavern's door but as i entered he was leaving, this much i do know ghalib uses wit and irony to expose the hypocrisy of religious figures who preach morality but practice vice in secret. by contrasting the supposed piety of the preacher with the sinfulness of the tavern, the poet reveals that while he admits his own faults openly (leaving the tavern), the 'holy' man was sneaking in when he thought no one was watching.

'zauq' jo madrase ke bigde hue hain mulla un ko mai-khane mein le aao sanwar jaenge this verse is a witty satire on religious dogmatism. the poet suggests that the formal seminary (madrasa) breeds arrogance and rigidity in clerics, whereas the tavern (a metaphor for the path of love and selflessness) cures the ego. it inverts conventional morality, claiming that 'sinful' places can teach humility better than places of worship.

umid-e-hur ne sab kuchh sikha rakkha hai waiz ko ye hazrat dekhne mein sidhe-sade bhole-bhaale hain allama iqbal uses sharp satire to expose a preacher whose piety is driven by reward, not sincerity. “hope of houris” symbolizes greed dressed up as religion, which trains him in cunning. the couplet contrasts outer simplicity with inner calculation, highlighting hypocrisy and self-deception. the emotional core is disgust at moral showmanship.

kidhar se barq chamakti hai dekhen ai waiz main apna jam uthata hun tu kitab utha where does lightening strike, priest, let us look i will raise my glass you raise your holy book

sadaqat ho to dil sinon se khinchne lagte hain waiz haqiqat khud ko manwa leti hai mani nahin jati

waiz na tum piyo na kisi ko pila sako kya baat hai tumhaari sharab-e-tuhur ki ghalib employs biting sarcasm against the religious preacher who forbids earthly wine while promising 'sharab-e-tahoor' (the pure wine of heaven). the poet argues that a reward which is purely theoretical, cannot be consumed now, and allows for no communal sharing, is essentially useless compared to the immediate joys of life.

jawani ko bacha sakte to hain har dagh se waiz magar aisi jawani ko jawani kaun kahta hai

pi shauq se waiz are kya baat hai dar ki dozakh tere qabze mein hai jannat tere ghar ki

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

teri masjid mein waiz khas hain auqat rahmat ke hamare mai-kade mein raat din rahmat barasti hai

kahte hain jis ko jannat wo ek jhalak hai teri sab waizon ki baqi rangin-bayaniyan hain

meri sharab ki tauba pe ja na ai waiz nashe ki baat nahin e'tibar ke qabil

munh mein waiz ke bhi bhar aata hai pani aksar jab kabhi tazkira-e-jam-e-sharab aata hai

aaen hain samjhane log hain kitne diwane log people come to counsel me how silly, crazy can they be

dhoke se pila di thi use bhi koi do ghunt pahle se bahut narm hai waiz ki zaban ab through guile we have managed to ply him with now the priest's tone is much gentler than before

sanam-parasti karun tark kyunkar ai waiz buton ka zikr khuda ki kitab mein dekha

waiz mai-e-tuhur jo pina hai khuld mein aadat abhi se dal raha hun sharab ki

waiz ki aankhen khul gain pite hi saqiya ye jam-e-mai tha ya koi dariya-e-nur tha

na waiz hajw kar ek din duniya se jaana hai are munh saqi-e-kausar ko bhi aakhir dikhana hai

tashrif lao kucha-e-rindan mein waizo sidhi si rah tum ko bata den najat ki

mujhe kafir hi batata hai ye waiz kam-bakht main ne bandon mein kai bar khuda ko dekha

niyaz-e-be-khudi behtar namaz-e-khud-numai sin na kar hum pukhta-maghzon sin khayal-e-kham ai waiz

talkhi tumhaare waz mein hai waizo magar dekho to kis maze ki hai talkhi sharab mein

waiz o mohtasib ka jamghat hai mai-kada ab to mai-kada na raha

koi ilaj-e-gham-e-zindagi bata waiz sune hue jo fasane hain phir suna na mujhe

kya madrase mein dahr ke ulti hawa bahi waiz nahi ko amr kahe amr ko nahi

shaikh-e-haram ka zikr nahin hai mere nadim pir-e-mughan ke kashf-o-karamat ki baat hai

piyen saqi ke hathon se mai-e-ulfat piyen jab bhi mere naseh bas itni parsai chahte hain hum

kuchh nahin hai tere hathon mein lakiron ke siwa baat naseh ki hai lekin khat-e-taqdir bhi hai