The master of the assembly of revelers today is that drunkard.
Whose heart's blood is my rosé wine.
The heart has intense restlessness, the eyes sleeplessness.
In your separation, O cruel one, this much is the ruin.
Whatever pleasure is desired, that is present today.
There is wine and cup, there is a cup-bearer, there is a moonlit stroll.
Let morning come a little, the night is still remaining.
What is such a hurry for you to go home?
It's just us, you and I, there's no stranger here.
Come, embrace me, it's a time without veils.
O fairy-bodied one, on your chest there are no breasts,
As if on the niche of beauty, there is a bubble-like glass.
Why shouldn't Bedar be worthy of praise in the assembly?
Every verse in this ghazal is a chosen verse.
This Urdu ghazal encapsulates the rich tradition of classical Indo-Persian poetry, blending themes of passionate love, longing, and hedonism. The poet expresses profound heartbreak and restlessness in separation (hijr), using metaphors like 'heart's blood as rose wine' to convey the intensity of emotion. Simultaneously, it celebrates moments of revelry, wine, and moonlight, urging the beloved to cast aside inhibitions for intimate union. A notable couplet describing the beloved's chest as 'shīshā-e ḥabābī' (a bubble glass) on the 'ṭāq-e ḥusn' (niche of beauty) offers an unconventional, perhaps even subversive, aesthetic departure from typical ghazal praise, hinting at a unique, unformed, or youthful beauty.
love & longing (ishq, judāī) · grief (gham) · wit & rebuke