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Dagh Dehlvi

1831 - 1905 | Delhi, India

Last of the classical poets who celebrated life and love. Famous for his playfulness with words (idioms/phrases).

Last of the classical poets who celebrated life and love. Famous for his playfulness with words (idioms/phrases).

Dagh Dehlvi

Ghazal 181

Nazm 1

 

Sher-o-Shayari 195

tumhārā dil mire dil ke barābar ho nahīñ saktā

vo shīsha ho nahīñ saktā ye patthar ho nahīñ saktā

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

Dagh Dehlvi contrasts two hearts by calling one “glass” (fragile, sensitive) and the other “stone” (hard, unfeeling). The speaker says emotional parity is impossible because their inner temperaments are fundamentally unlike. Beneath the comparison is hurt pride and a complaint of coldness from the beloved. The metaphor sharpens the sense of mismatch in love.

tumhaara dil mere dil ke barabar ho nahin sakta

wo shisha ho nahin sakta ye patthar ho nahin sakta

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

Dagh Dehlvi contrasts two hearts by calling one “glass” (fragile, sensitive) and the other “stone” (hard, unfeeling). The speaker says emotional parity is impossible because their inner temperaments are fundamentally unlike. Beneath the comparison is hurt pride and a complaint of coldness from the beloved. The metaphor sharpens the sense of mismatch in love.

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hazāroñ kaam mohabbat meñ haiñ maze ke 'dāġh'

jo log kuchh nahīñ karte kamāl karte haiñ

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

The couplet plays with a witty paradox: love seems full of enjoyable “tasks,” yet the greatest mastery is to do nothing—just to remain absorbed, patient, and present. “Doing nothing” hints at letting love act on its own, without forcing outcomes. The emotional core is playful admiration for quiet devotion and effortless surrender.

hazaron kaam mohabbat mein hain maze ke 'dagh'

jo log kuchh nahin karte kamal karte hain

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

The couplet plays with a witty paradox: love seems full of enjoyable “tasks,” yet the greatest mastery is to do nothing—just to remain absorbed, patient, and present. “Doing nothing” hints at letting love act on its own, without forcing outcomes. The emotional core is playful admiration for quiet devotion and effortless surrender.

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vafā kareñge nibāheñge baat māneñge

tumheñ bhī yaad hai kuchh ye kalām kis thā

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

The couplet recalls a lover’s old assurances—faithfulness, constancy, and obedience—and then turns them into a pointed question. By asking “whose words were these,” the speaker highlights the gap between promises and present behavior. The tone carries reproach mixed with sorrow, using memory as evidence against forgetfulness and betrayal.

wafa karenge nibahenge baat manenge

tumhein bhi yaad hai kuchh ye kalam kis ka tha

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

The couplet recalls a lover’s old assurances—faithfulness, constancy, and obedience—and then turns them into a pointed question. By asking “whose words were these,” the speaker highlights the gap between promises and present behavior. The tone carries reproach mixed with sorrow, using memory as evidence against forgetfulness and betrayal.

milāte ho usī ko ḳhaak meñ jo dil se miltā hai

mirī jaañ chāhne vaalā baḌī mushkil se miltā hai

those who meet you lovingly then into dust you grind

those who bear affection, dear, are very hard to find

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

The speaker complains about cruel ingratitude: the sincere friend/lover who comes from the heart is the one being humiliated and destroyed. “Dust” suggests disgrace, ruin, or being cast down. The second line stresses how rare such genuine love is, so harming it is an even greater folly. The emotional core is grief mixed with protest at not valuing devotion.

milate ho usi ko KHak mein jo dil se milta hai

meri jaan chahne wala baDi mushkil se milta hai

those who meet you lovingly then into dust you grind

those who bear affection, dear, are very hard to find

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

The speaker complains about cruel ingratitude: the sincere friend/lover who comes from the heart is the one being humiliated and destroyed. “Dust” suggests disgrace, ruin, or being cast down. The second line stresses how rare such genuine love is, so harming it is an even greater folly. The emotional core is grief mixed with protest at not valuing devotion.

nahīñ khel ai 'dāġh' yāroñ se kah do

ki aatī hai urdu zabāñ aate aate

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

Dagh Dehlvi stresses that writing or speaking refined Urdu is a serious art, not something to be taken lightly. The phrase “aati hai… aate aate” suggests slow, hard-won attainment through practice and lived experience. Beneath the boast is a warning and a humble truth: real eloquence takes patience, discipline, and maturity.

nahin khel ai 'dagh' yaron se kah do

ki aati hai urdu zaban aate aate

Interpretation: Rekhta AI

Dagh Dehlvi stresses that writing or speaking refined Urdu is a serious art, not something to be taken lightly. The phrase “aati hai… aate aate” suggests slow, hard-won attainment through practice and lived experience. Beneath the boast is a warning and a humble truth: real eloquence takes patience, discipline, and maturity.

Qita 2

 

Qisse 5

 

Naat 1

 

BOOKS 83

Image Shayari 36

Videos 81

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Audios 45

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Aapka aitbar kaun kare

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