Innocent Heart Poem by Mirza Ghalib

Dil\-e\-naadaa.n tujhe huaa kyaa hai Aakhir is dard kii davaa kyaa hai Ham hai.n mushtaaq aur vo bezaar Yaa ilaahii, ye maajaraa kyaa hai Mai.n bhii muh me.n zubaan rakhataa huu.n Kaash puuchho kii mudda kyaa hai Jabaki tujh bin nahii.n koi maujuud Phir ye ha.ngaamaa ai khudaa kyaa hai Ye parii\-cheharaa log kaise hai.n Gamazaa\-o\-ush{}vaa\-o\-adaa kyaa hai Shikane\-zulafe\-amabarii kyaa hai Nigaahe\-chashme\-surama saa kyaa hai Sabz\-o\-gul kahaa.n se aaye hai.n Abr kyaa chiiz hai, havaa kyaa hai Hamako unase vafaa ki hai ummiid Jo nahii.n jaanate vafaa kyaa hai Haa.n bhalaa kar, teraa bhalaa hogaa Aur daravesh kii sadaa kyaa hai Jaan tum par nisaar karataa huu.n Mai.n nahii.n jaanataa duaa kyaa hai Maine maanaa ki kuchh nahiin gaalib Muft haath aaye, to buraa kyaa hai

Dil-e-naadaan tujhe huaa kya hai? Aakhir is dard kee dawa kya hai O innocent heart, what happened to you What is the cure for this pain, after all? Hamko unse wafa ki hai ummeed Jo naheen jaante wafa kya hai I hope for faith from one Who doesn’t know what it means to be faithful Ham hain mushtaaq aur woh bezaar Ya ilaahee! Yeh maajra kya hai? I am anxious and eager, he is cold and displeased Oh God, what is this mystery? Main bhi muh me zabaan rakhataa hun Kaash puchho ki mudda kyaa hai I too have a tongue in my mouth (I too have an opinion) If only I was I asked my intention (mudda’ is a distorted form of the actual Urdu word ‘mudua’ which means ‘ intention’, ‘will’ or ‘objective’) Jab ki tujh bin naheen koyi maujood Fir ye hangaama, ‘ei khuda! Kya hai If there is no one except you in my world Then why this ruckus, what is this world, O God? Ye pari chehra log kaise hain Gamaza-o-ishwa-o-ada kya hai What are these beautiful angelic-faced women like? What are all the airs and graces about? (their amorous glances, their coquettishness and their enticing style) Ghamza: an amorous glance or wink; Ishwa: Coquetry (naaz/ nakhray): Ada: an enticing style or a tempting gesture (generally by women) Shikan-e-zulf-e-ambari kyon hai Nigah-e-chashm-e-surma sa kya hai Why do these fragrant curls exist? (referring to a woman’s tresses) What is the meaning of the glance of your eyes lined with kohl? Sabz-o-gul kahaan se aaye hai Abr kyaa chiz hai, havaa kyaa hai Where has this beautiful greenery and nature come from? What is this cloud and the wind? Jaan tum par nisaar karta hoon Main naheen jaanata duaa kya hai I am willing to sacrifice my life for you I do not know what else is prayer? Haan bhalaa kar, teraa bhalaa hogaa Aur daravesh ki sadaa kyaa hai Yes, do good, and good will come to you What, but this does the dervish say? Maine maanaa ki kuchh nahi “Ghalib” Muft haath aaye, to buraa kyaa hai I agree that ‘Ghalib’ is ‘nothing’, But what harm does it do, if you get him for ‘nothing’?

Innocent heart, what has happened to you? Alas, what is the cure to this pain?

What is this affair? Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Though there is none present without you, then oh God, what is this noise about? I expected faith from those who do not even know what faith is. very fine poem. tony

We are interested, and they are displeased, Oh Lord, what is this affair? .................... nice write

Setting yourself up for a fall when you expect anything from others. But what a lonely life it would be to not have expectations even minimal ones

This is so heartfelt, so true and beautifully written.

I am gathering from the comments that this is a fragment of a larger piece(?) That explains why there is so much unsaid here. I, too, was asking, What is this affair? And from the longer excerpt I gather that this is another probing of purpose amidst the chaos. As long as we exist, we will be asking what is this noise about?