Sunday, July 14, 2019

Couplet 509-512


گفت لیلٰی را خلیفہ کاں توئی

The king asked Laila that are you the one



کز تو مجنوں شد پریشان و غوی


Because of whom, Majnoo became troubled & mad

از دگر خوباں تو افزوں نیستی

He said you are no more than other girls



گفت خامُش چوں تو مجنوں نیستی


She said be stopped! As you are not Majnoo

دیدہ مجنوں اگر بودے تُرا

If you are having the eyes of Majnoo



ہر دو ٰعالَم بے خطر بودے تُرا


Then both the worlds would have been nothing for you


با خودی تو لیک مجنوں بیخود ست

You are in senses and Majnoo was not in-sense condition



در طریقِ  عشق بیداری بَد ست


Being in-sense condition is bad in the path of love


The questioning of king to Laila and her answer

               The caliph had asked Laila that are you the same girl, due to which Majnoon has been worried and his intelligence has been lost. But you seem to be like any other girl and there is nothing specific about you and then what is the issue behind this. She replied that be silent! as you are not Majnoon and had you been bestowed with the eyes of Majnoon, then both the worlds would have been seemed nothing. The difference between you and Majnoon is that you are in your self (senses) and Majnoon moved beyond this  and therefore you cannot comprehend my beauty and Majnoon cannot see anyone else me, because he has comprehended. Saa’di states:
لیلٰی  را از دریچہ چشمِ مجنوں با یستے نگر نیست
The path to see Laila is through the eyes of majnoon, and rest cannot see

               The alertness and intelligence (in-sense condition) are bad things in the path of ishq. Maulana has given the example of sealing one’s eyes and ears, as the that seal or veil is the worldly intelligence and prudence, wherein excess of thoughts of other than Allah is unavoidable. When there are thoughts of other than Allah clinging to your conditions, then how could you be able to vie for the thoughts of Allah and the via media of this desire i.e. search and recognition of saints. Thus he explains these things in detail in following couplets.

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