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Mirza Ghalib پھر اس انداز سے بہار آئی Phir is andaaz se bahaar aayi ●sher 1 of 7

پھر اس انداز سے بہار آئی

Phir is andaaz se bahaar aayi

کہ ہوئے مہر و مہ تماشائی

Ke hue meher o meh tamashai

Spring has arrived again in such a manner
That the sun and moon have become spectators.

دیکھو اے ساکنانِ خطّۂ خاک

Dekho aye saakinaan-e khitta-e khaak

اس کو کہتے ہیں عالم آرائی

Is ko kehte hain aalam aarayi

Behold, O inhabitants of this earthly realm,
This is what is called the adornment of the world!

کہ زمیں ہو گئی ہے سر تا سر

Ke zameen ho gayi hai sar ta sar

رو کشِ سطحِ چرخِ مینائی

Ru kash-e sath-e charkh-e meenayi

That the entire earth has become
A rival to the surface of the azure sky.

سبزے کو جب کہیں جگہ نہ ملی

Sabze ko jab kaheen jagah na mili

بن گیا روئے آب پر کائی

Ban gaya roye aab par kaayi

When the greenery found no more space,
It turned into moss upon the water's surface.

سبزہ و گل کے دیکھنے کے لیے

Sabza o gul ke dekhne ke liye

چشمِ نرگس کو دی ہے بینائی

Chashm-e nargis ko di hai beenayi

To behold the greenery and flowers,
The eye of the narcissus has been given sight.

ہے ہوا میں شراب کی تاثیر

Hai hawa mein sharaab ki taseer

بادہ نوشی ہے باد پیمائی

Bada noshi hai baad paimayi

There is the effect of wine in the air,
Drinking wine is like measuring the wind.

کیوں نہ دنیا کو ہو خوشی غالبؔ

Kyun na dunya ko ho khushi Ghalib

شاہِ دیں دار نے شفا پائی

Shah-e deen daar ne shifa payi

Why should the world not be happy, Ghalib,
The devout king has recovered (found healing).

Context

This Ghalib ghazal celebrates the arrival of spring (bahar), a perennial and beloved theme in Persian and Urdu poetry. Through vivid imagery, it depicts nature's reawakening as a grand spectacle where even the sun and moon become observers, and the earth transforms into a vibrant canvas rivalling the heavens. The poem uses personification and hyperbole to emphasize the overwhelming beauty and joy, where greenery abounds, narcissus flowers seem to gain sight to behold the blossoms, and the very air feels intoxicating. The concluding couplet, characteristic of a ghazal's maqta, includes the poet's pen name and expresses collective happiness for the recovery of a 'religious king', tying the natural beauty to a joyous human event.

spring & renewal · wonder & existence

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