(Bal-e-Jibril-151) (جاوید کے نام) Javed Ke Naam

(Bal-e-Jibril-151) Javed Ke Naam

Javed Ke Naam
To Javid

(London Mein Uss Ke Hath Ka Likha Huwa Pehla Khat Ane Par)
(On receiving his first letter in London)

Diyar-e-Ishq Mein Apna Maqam Paida Kar
Naya Zamana, Naye Subah-o-Sham Paida Kar

Build in love’s empire your hearth and your home;
Build Time anew, a new dawn, a new eve!

Khuda Agar Dil-e-Fitrat Shanas De Tujh Ko
Sakoot-e-Lala-o-Gul Se Kalaam Paida Kar

Your speech, if God give you the friendship of Nature,
From the rose and tulip’s long silence weave.

Utha Na Sheesha Garan-e-Farang Ke Ehsan
Sifal-e-Hind Se Meena-o-Jaam Paida Kar

No gifts of the Franks’ clever glass‐bowers ask!
From India’s own clay mould your cup and your flask.

Main Shakh-e-Taak Hun, Meri Ghazal Hai Mera Samar
Mere  Samar Se Mai-e-Lala Faam Paida Kar

My songs are the grapes on the spray of my vine;
Distil from their clusters the poppy‐red wine!

Mera Tareeq Ameeri Nahin, Faqeeri Hai
Khudi Na Baich, Ghareebi Mein Naam Paida Kar!

The way of the hermit, not fortune, is mine;
Sell not your soul! In a beggar’s rags shine.