Citation : Singh AR (2023). The Beauty And Charm Of The Beloved. In:Ghalib, Psychology and Human Behaviour - 1 (A.R Singh and S.A Singh Eds), Mens Sana Monogr; 21:1. pg 28-29
خیاباں خیاباں ارم دیکھتے ہیں
जहाँ तेरा नक़्श-ए-क़दम देखते हैं
ख़याबाँ ख़याबाँ इरम देखते हैं
jahaa.n teraa naqsh-e-qadam dekhte hai.n
KHayaabaa.n KHayaabaa.n iram dekhte hai.n
(DG 97;1:571)
Meaning
Wherever I see your footprints
I see a bed of blossoming flowers as though in paradise
Explanation:
Such is the beauty of my beloved that just her footprints make a thousand flowers blossom. And the garden of ‘Iram’, akin to the garden of paradise, is created.
(‘Iram’ is the name of an old city which had a garden akin to the garden of paradise.)
What a beautiful description of the beloved’s beauty and the poet’s infatuation. Surely the delight of any lady.
This ‘sher’ can also be interpreted as pointing to the ‘True Beloved’ , that is, God.
Citation : Singh AR (2023). The Beauty And Charm Of The Beloved. In:Ghalib, Psychology and Human Behaviour - 1 (A.R Singh and S.A Singh Eds), Mens Sana Monogr; 21:1. pg 28-29
جہاں تیرا نقش قدم دیکھتے ہیں
خیاباں خیاباں ارم دیکھتے ہیں
जहाँ तेरा नक़्श-ए-क़दम देखते हैं
ख़याबाँ ख़याबाँ इरम देखते हैं
jahaa.n teraa naqsh-e-qadam dekhte hai.n
KHayaabaa.n KHayaabaa.n iram dekhte hai.n
(DG 97;1:571)
Meaning
Wherever I see your footprints
I see a bed of blossoming flowers as though in paradise
Explanation:
Such is the beauty of my beloved that just her footprints make a thousand flowers blossom. And the garden of ‘Iram’, akin to the garden of paradise, is created.
(‘Iram’ is the name of an old city which had a garden akin to the garden of paradise.)
What a beautiful description of the beloved’s beauty and the poet’s infatuation. Surely the delight of any lady.
This ‘sher’ can also be interpreted as pointing to the ‘True Beloved’ , that is, God.