Patta Patta Boota Boota - Mir Taqi Mir Translation

Patta Patta Boota Boota - Mir Taqi Mir Ghazal translation
Also new composition: 20149 - Patta Patta Boota Boota





पत्ता-पत्ता बूटा-बूटा हाल हमारा जाने है
जाने न जाने गुल ही न जाने बाघ तो सारा जाने है

pattaa-pattaa buuTaa-buuTaa haal hamaaraa jaane hai
jaane na jaane gul hii na jaane, baaG to saaraa jaane hai

पत्ता, Patta: Leaf
बूटा, Buutaa: Undershrub
गुल, Gul: Rose
बाघ, Baagh: Garden

Every leaf every plant knows my feelings
The whole garden knows them
the only one who doesn't
is the flower

लगने न दे बस हो तो उस के गौहर-इ-गोश को बाले तक
उस को फलक चश्म-इ-माह-ओ-खुर के पुतली का तारा जाने है

lagne na de bas ho to us ke gauhar-e-gosh ko baale tak
us ko falak chashm-e-mah-o-Khur kee putlee kaa taaraa jaane hai

गौहर, Gauhar: Gem, Jewel, Pearl
गोश, Gosh: Ear
गौहर-इ-गोश, Gauhar-e-Gosh: Pearl like ears
बाले, Baale: Earrings
फलक, Falak: Sky, Heaven, Fortune, Fate
चश्म, Chashm: Eye, Expectation, Hope
माह, Mah: Moon
खुर, Khur: Sun
चश्म-इ-माह-ओ-खुर, Chashm-e-Mah-O-Khur: Eye of the Moon and the Sun
पुतली, Putli: Pupil of the eye
पुतली-का-तारा, Putli-ka-taara: Apple of the eye

This is one of the more complicated shers. So I am going to try to rearrange the words: 

agar uske bas me ho to falak gauhar-e-gosh ko baale tak na lagne de
(kyoonki) us gauhar-e-gosh ko to falak chashm-e-mah-o-khur- ki putli ka taara jaanta hai

If it were up to him, the sky would not let the ear's pearl to earings
because it considers this pearl the star of the pupil of sun and moon's eyes

So: 

The sky wont let the ear's pearl to be strung
because it considers it no less than 
the heavenly love of the 
sun and moon

Just some poetic thoughts on this: The ear and eye are sensory organs. Normal pearls are strung in jewelry.  But divine pearls are too expensive to be strung.  The just ear is like the just eye.  The sky (heaven or God) think that the pearl ear ... the ear that listens to divinity in all is like the eye of sun and moon that see divinity in all. The eye of the sun and moon do not distinguish between anyone. They shine on everyone in the same manner.  The one that truly listens is considered very highly by God, just like the eye of the sun and moon. God lets the ear that listens stand out like the moon and the sun?  God considers?

आगे उस मुताकब्बिर के हम खुदा खुदा किया करते हैं
कब मौजूद खुदा को वो मघरूर खुद-आरा जाने है

aage us mutakabbir ke ham Khudaa Khudaa kiyaa karate hai.n
kab maujuud Khudaa ko vo maGaruur Khud-aaraa jaane hai

मुतकब्बिर, Mutakabbir: Proud, haughty, arrogant, disdainful
मौजूद, Maujuud: Available, Existing, At Hand, Present, Ready
मघरूर, Magruur: Arrogant, Braggart, Lofty, Proud
खुद-आरा, Khud-aaraa: Self Adorer

आशिक सा तो सादा कोई और न होगा दुनिया में
जी के ज़ान को इश्क में उस के अपना वारा जाने है

aashiq saa to saadaa koii aur na hogaa duniyaa me.n
jii ke ziaa.N ko ishq me.n us ke apnaa waaraa jaane hai

जी, Jii: Life, Existence
ज़ान, Ziaan: Loss
वार, Waar: Assault, Attack, Blow, Charge, Day Of The Week, Hit, Like Moment, Onslaught, Possessing, Resembling
अपना वारा, Apnaa Waaraa: Self sacrifice

चारागरी बीमारी-इ-दिल की रस्म-इ-शहर-इ-हुस्न नहीं
वरना दिलभर-इ-नादाँ भी इस दर्द का चारा जाने है

chaaraagarii biimaarii-e-dil kii rasm-e-shehar-e-husn nahii.n
varnaa dilbhar-e-naadaa.N bhii is dard kaa chaaraa jaane hai

चारागरी, Chaaraagarri: Healing Of Wounds and Pain
रस्म, Rasm: Custom, Established Usage, Law, Marking, Model, Rule, Tradition, Writing
शहर-इ-हुस्न, Shehar-e-Husn: Beautiful city/surroundings
चारा, Chaaraa: Aid, Cure, Help, Means, Redress, Resource, Remedy

The custom of the city of love is not to heal the pains of the heart
Otherwise even this innocent one knows the cure for this disease

क्या ही शिकार-फरेबी पर मघरूर है वो सय्याद बच्चा
तैर उड़ते हवा मैं सारे अपनी उस्सारा जाने है

kyaa hii shikaar-farebii par maGaruur hai vo sayyaad bachchaa
ta’ir u.Date havaa me.n saare apanii ussaaraa jaane hai

फरेबी, Farebii: Knavish, Trickster, Tricky, Willful
मघरूर, Magruur: Arrogant, Braggart, Lofty, Proud
सय्याद, Sayyaad: Hunter
बच्चा, Bachcha: Child
तैर Ta’ir: Flying;–a bird, a winged creature
उस्सार, Ussaar: A Lot, Extremely, Endless, Boundless

मेहर-ओ-वफ़ा-ओ-लुत्फ़-ओ-इनायत एक से वाकिफ इनमें नहीं
और तो सब कुछ तंज़-ओ-किनाया रम्ज़-ओ-इशारा जाने है

mehar-o-vafaa-o-lutf-o-inaayat ek se vaaqif in me.n nahii.n
aur to sab kuchh tanz-o-kinaayaa ramz-o-ishaaraa jaane hai

मेहर, Mehar: Kindness, Mercy
वफा, Vafaa: Fulfilling A Promise, Fulfillment, Fidelity, Faithful, Sincerity, Sufficiency
लुत्फ़, Lutf: Benignity, Enjoyment, Favor, Grace, Joy, Kindness, Pleasure, Taste, Wit
इनायत, Inaayat: Blessing, Favour, Kindness, Acceptance Of Love, Reciprocation Of Love
वाकिफ, Vaaqif: Acquainted, Aware, Knowing, Learned, Familiar, To Kow, To Get Familiar With
तंज़, Tanz: Jest, Irony, Laugh, Quirk, Sarcasm Satire, Wisecrack, Witticism
किनाया, Kinaaya: Allusion; metaphor, trope, figure, metonymy; a nickname; an ironical expression; innuendo; sarcasm, taunt, jeer, banter; a wink, nod, hint, sign
तंज़-ओ-किनाया, Tanz-o-Kinaayaa: Taunting, teasing
रम्ज़, Ramz: Allegory, Secret, Mysterious
इशारा, Ishaaraa: Allusion, Gesture, Mention, Sign, Symbol, Quote, Wink, Wrinkle
रम्ज़-ओ-इशारा, Ramz-o-ishaara: Hinting at

क्या क्या फ़ितने सर पर उसके लाता है माशूक अपना
जिस बेदिल बेताब-ओ-तवां को इश्क का मारा जाने है

kyaa kyaa fitane sar par usake laataa hai maashuuq apnaa
jis bedil betaab-o-tavaa.N ko ishq kaa maaraa jaane hai

फितना, Fitanaa: Sedition, Mischief, Mutiny, Quarrel, Revolt, Temptation, Wickedness
माशूक, Maashuuq: Beloved, Sweatheart
बेताब, Betaab: Anxious, Restless, Powerless, Impatient
तवां, TuvaaN, Tawaan: Thy, thine Power, ability, strength

आशिक तो मुर्दा ही हमेशा जी उठाता है देखे उसे
यार के आ जाने को यकायक उम्र दोबारा जाने है

aashiq to murdaa hai hameshaa jii uThataa hai dekhe use
yaar ke aa jaane ko yakaayak umr dobaaraa jaane hai

मुर्दा, Murdaa: Dead, Decrepit, Lifeless, Weak, Wimp, Corpse
यक, Yak: One
यक-अ-यक, Yak-a-yak: One by one;–all at once, suddenly, immediately;
दोबारा, Dobaaraa: Anew, Again

रखानों से दीवार-इ-चमन के मूंह को ले हैछिपा यानी
उन सुराखों के टुक रहने को सौ का नज़ारा जाने है

raKhano.n se diiwaar-e-chaman ke muu.Nh ko le hai chhipaa ya’ani
un suraaKho.n ke Tuk rahane ko sau kaa nazaaraa jaane hai

रखन, raKhan: Protecting, guarding
यानी, Ya’ani: Namely, That Is To Say, Quasi, Viz
सुर्खी, Surkhi: Lipstick, Redness, Title
टुक, Tuk: A cadence, A moment

तशना-इ-खून है अपना किअना मीर भी नादाँ तल्खीकाश
दम-दार आब-इ-तेघ को उस के आब-इ-गंवारा जाने है

tashnaa-e-Khuu.N hai apnaa kianaa ‘Mir’ bhii naadaa.N talKhiikash
dam_daar aab-e-teG ko us ke aab-e-gavaaraa jaane hai

तशना, Tashnaa: Thirst
तशना-इ-खून, Tashnaa-e-KhuuN: Thirst for blood, blood-thirsty, yearning for
मीर, ‘Mir’: A reference to the poet Mir Taqi Mir
तल्खी, TalKhii: Acidity, Bitterness, Pungency
कश, Kash: Drawing, pulling; carrying, bearing, enduring; drawer; bearer (used as last member of compounds)
तल्खी-कश, Talkhii-kash: Bearing/Enduring (one who bears/endures) bitterness
दम, Dam: Breath, Energy, Life, Moment, Strength, Might, Temper, Thrust, Vitality
दार, Daar: Country Gallows, Having, Holding,House, Mansion, Piece Of Wood
दम-दार, Dam-Daar: Holding energy/life, vitality
आब, Aab: Water
तेघ, TeG: Sword
आब-इ-तेघ, Aab-e-TeG: Water/wine that tastes bitter
गंवारा, Gawaaraa: Agreeable, Palatable, Pleasant, Nice
आब-इ-गंवारा, Aab-e-Gawaaraa: Good/Rich wine



Another Translation


Patta patta, boota boota, haal hamaaraa jaane hai
Every leaf and every shrub here knows of my state

Jaane na jaane gul hi na jaane, baagh to saaraa jaane hai
It is the flower that is unaware, but all the bower knows

Chaaragari beemari-e-dil ki rasm-e-shahr-e-husn nahin
It is not their way, to heal: these denizens of the city of love

Warna dilbar naadaan bhi is dard ka chaara jaane hai
Yet even the innocent ones know the cure to a sick heart

Patta patta, boota boota, haal hamaaraa jaane hai
Every leaf and every shrub here knows of my state

Mehr-o-wafa-o-lutf-o-inaayat, ek se waaqif in mein nahin
Not one here knows of kindness, loyalty, grace or generosity

Aur to sab kuch tanz-o-kanaya, ramz-o-ishaara jaane hai
Cruelty, sarcasm, mockery and taunts, of these they know

Patta patta, boota boota, haal hamaaraa jaane hai
Every leaf and every shrub here knows of my state

Jaane na jaane gul hi na jaane, baagh to saaraa jaane hai
It is the flower that is unaware, but all the bower knows

Aage us mutkabbar ke ham Khuda Khuda kiya karte hain,
We prostrated before the arrogant one, called him ˜God'

Kab maujud Khuda ko woh maghrur khud-aara jaane hai
In the name of God, what does that insolent one know of Him

Aashiq saa to saada koi aur na hoga duniya mein
There is no one in the world quite as simple as a lover

Ji ke zian ko ishq mein uske apna waara jaane hai
The squandering of his heart he sees as ecstasy

Aashiq to murda hai hamesha ji uthta hai dekhe use
He is but a corpse, the lover, but see! he lives again

Yaar ke aa jaane ko yakaayak umr do baara jaane hai
She has come of a sudden and it is another lease on life

Kya kya fitne sar par uske laata hai maashooq apnaa
What disasters our lover brings down on his own head

Jis bedil betaab-o-tavaan ko ishq ka maaraa jaane hai
That restless, listless soul we had given up as lost

Tashna-e-khun hai, apna kitna 'Mir' bhi naadaan, talkhi-kash
Parched for blood he is, and 'Mir' the simpleton

Damdaar aab-e-tegh ko uske aab-e-gawara jaane hai
Thinks the sharp edge of a blade an elixir

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