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I Desire (With English Translation)


tere ishq kii intahaa chaahataa huu.N
merii saadagii dekh kyaa chaahataa huu.N


sitam ho ki ho vaadaa-e-behijaabii
ko_ii baat sabr-aazamaa chaahataa huu.N


ye jannat mubaarak rahe zaahido.n ko
ki mai.n aap kaa saamanaa chaahataa huu.N


ko_ii dam kaa mehamaa.N huu.N ai ahal-e-mahafil
chiraaG-e-sahar huu.N, bujhaa chaahataa huu.N


bharii bazm me.n raaz kii baat kah dii
ba.Daa be-adab huu.N, sazaa chaahataa huu.N

English Translation.

I want to have the extremes of your Love,
See, how silly am I, wishing for unachievable.

I don’t care if you maltreat me or promise to unveil your beauty,
I just want something unbearable to test my fortitude

Let the God fearing people be dwelling in the paradise,
For, instead I want to be face to face with you.
( I don’t want to go to paradise but want to observe the Divine Beauty)

O fellows, I am here for a few moments, as a gust,
Like morning star I will fade and vanish in a few moments.

I disclosed the secret in public,
I need to be punished for being so rude.

Notes

The first verse of this Ghazal was Dr.Iqbal's favorite verse 'tere ishq kii intahaa chaahataa huu.N
merii saadagii dekh kyaa chaahataa huu.N '

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  • Ahkam Moderators member
    May 20
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    very nice poem

    Dr. Iqbal was a great thinker and a very nice poet. in this poem the poet is expressing his very simple yet deep thoughts about love and life and after revealing all these wonderful thoughts he says in the end...
    I disclosed the secret in public,
    I need to be punished for being so rude.


  • November 26, 2007
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    nice poem

    From guest ZAHOOR AHMED (contact)
    Iqbal's all poetry is very nice. i have all books of Urdu poetry but here i find English translation which is think very very nice work done by the web master. through it Iqbal's message will be spread to all of the world.

  • rhondasail
    June 23, 2007

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    As love poetry, this is divine!...as a spiritual write, also Divine! This line, so human: I am here for a few moments, as a gust" Absolutely beautiful ...

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