Bahut Pehle Se, Un Qadmon Ki Aahat Jaan Letey Hai, Tujhe Ae Zindagi, Hum Duur Se Pehchaan Letey Hain

1. 
Bahut Pehle Se,
Un Qadmon Ki Aahat
Jaan Letey Hai,

Tujhe Ae Zindagi,
Hum Duur  Se
Pehchaan Letey Hain.......

2.
Tabiyat Apni
Ghabraati Hai
Jab Sunsaan Raaton Mein,

Hum Aise Mein
Teri Yaadon Ki
Chaadar Taan Lete Hain.....

            ........ Firaq Gorakhpuri

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Such a simple words roped for enormous depth

I am totally confused,
how to translate
the difference between
Hindi words, 

Jaan :  know?
Pehchaan :  know?

actually both are miles away,

Also the spine of first couplet

Please suggest me
English translation
(one word please) .

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The literally meaning : 

1.
bahut : long
Pahle se : before
Un : your's
Qadmon : walking step
aahat : noise
Jaan : to know?
Letey Hain : we be able to do.

Tujhe :  You
Ae Zindagi :  the life
Hum :  We
Duur :  long distance
Se :  from
Pehchaan : know accurately Letey Hain : we be able to do. 

Long before your arrival,
we guess your
walking step noise,

You being my life,
We know you
from a long distance 

2.
Tabiyat : state of mind
Apni : mine
Ghabraati : perturbed  disturbed
Hai : happen
Jab : when
Sunsaan : lonely
Raaton : nights
Mein : with in

Hum : We
Aise Mein : in this situation
Teri : your
Yaadon ki  : memories as
Chaadar :  sheet of cloth
Taan Lete Hain : straight up 

When I feel perturbed
in the long lonely nights,

In this situation,
I take the refuge of
your old memories.

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B : The feeling or correct meaning

1.
My love,
You are my life,
Without you,
I am  like a lifeless creature,

Merely by thinking about you,
I become a fully awaked
and a happy person

That is why,  I always gauge  your presence (not physical) from a very long distance. 

2:
When i do not feel good
in long lonely nights
without you,  my love

I take the refuge in your lovely memories........

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I salute you,  Firaq Sahib 

Koi mere dil se puche

Koi mere dil se puche
Tere teere neem kash ko
Yeh khalish kaha se hoti
Jo jigar ke paar hota
                      .......  Ghalib


May any body ask my heart regarding
Your  intended arrow with poison dipped tip
This desperation would not be existing
If arrow would have crossed my heart, killing me in result.
(the arrow is a metaphor for your unconditional love for me,  it is in my heart creating a hell of desperation)

Koi dost hai na raqeeb hai : Kapil's translation : Singer : Jagjit Singh , Poet : Rana Sahri

Koi dost hai na raqeeb hai :  
Kapil's translation :
True to the spirit of the Poem.

Singer : Jagjit Singh , 
Poet : Rana Sahri
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RRymBj9_1Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Koi dost hai
na raqeeb hai,
tera sehar kitna ajeeb hai....

Woh jo ishq tha
woh junoon tha,
yeh jo hijre hai
yeh naseeb hai.........

Yahan kiska chehra
padha karoon,
yahan kaun itna kareeb hai....


Main kise kahoon
mere saath chal,
yahan sab ke
sar pe saleeb hai....


Tujhe dekh kar
main hun sochta,
Tu habib hai
ya raqeeb hai........

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First Couplet Translation :

Koi dost hai
na raqeeb hai,
tera sehar kitna ajeeb hai....

Koi : Any
dost : friends
hai : Available
na : nor
raqeeb : competitor, rival
hai : Available
tera : your
sehar : city
kitna : so much
ajeeb : outlandish

Real Meaning :

The poet feels like a stranger 
in the city of beloved,  
after a betrayal by beloved that,
Neither any friends,
nor any competitor,
What a outlandish city is this?

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Second Couplet :

Woh jo ishq tha
woh junoon tha,
yeh jo hijre hai
yeh naseeb hai.........

Woh : that
jo : what, which
ishq : love
tha : was
woh : that
junoon : obsession
tha : was
yeh : this
jo : what, which
hijre : separation
hai : exist
yeh : this
naseeb : destiny
hai : exist

Real Meaning :

In the Past, 
What ever we felt like love,
It was no love but obsession,
but at present,
This separation  is the destiny.

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Third Couplet :

Yahan kiska chehra
padha karoon,
yahan kaun itna kareeb hai....


Yahan : here
kiska : who's
chehra : face
padha : reading
karoon : doing
yahan : here
kaun : who
itna : as much as
kareeb : near by
hai : exist

Real Meaning :

The poet is so lonely, 
Expressing in a way that,
Who's face can be read,
here no body is near by.

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Fourth Couplet :

Main kise kahoon
mere saath chal,
yahan sab ke
sar pe saleeb hai....

Main : me
kise : to whom
kahoon : to tell
mere : with me
saath : along
chal : walk
yahan : here
sab : every body
ke : with
sar : head
pe : on
saleeb : (Jesus Christ Cross)
hai : exist

Real Meaning :
To whom,  
I should ask to have a walk with me,
as everybody has a lot of other responsibilities,
( Saleeb : the cross as a metaphor of responsibilities ),
in other words,  
Everyone is so busy with their own schedule 
that hardly any time for someone else.

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Fifth Couplet :

Tujhe dekh kar
main hun sochta,
Tu habib hai
ya raqeeb hai........


Tujhe : to you
dekh : see
kar : do
main : myself
sochta : think
Tu : you
habib : friend
hai : exist
ya : or
raqeeb : competitor
hai : exist

Real Meaning :

After seeing you,
I am thinking that 
Whether you're a friend or a competitor ?

The Poet has lost 
faith or confidence from everyone,
He is not able to distinguish 
between friend and foe or competitor. 

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Kabhi to khul ke baras

Kapil's  translation : Kabhi to khul ke baras
A Very good  Ghazal Sung by
Chitra Singh Ji
Great Great Lyrics by
Shri Prem Warbartoni Ji.
Kapil's translation is true to the spirit of this ghazal,  slightly Sensuous ( Adult ) content. 
All relevant links below..
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Kabhi to khul ke baras
"Abre-e-meharban" ki tarah
Meraa Wazuud hai
Jalte hue makaan ki tarah......
Kabhii to soch
Ke Woh shaks,
kis kadar tha buland
Jo Bichh gaya tere kadmo mey
Aasmaa ki tarah........
Main ik  Khwaab sahi
Aap ki amanat hu
Mujhe Sambhal ke rakhiyega
Jism-o-jaan ki tarah........
Bulaa rahaa hai mujhe
Phir kisi badan ka basant
Guzar na jaaye ye rut bhi
kahin Khizaa ki tarah.....
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First couplet :
Kabhi to khul ke baras
"Abre-e-meharban" ki tarah
Meraa Wazuud hai
Jalte hue makaan ki tarah......
Real Meaning :
My state is like a burning house,
I am Hot, 
( Meraa Wazuud hai
Jalte hue makaan ki tarah )
please full fill my desire
like a passionate lover
( Abr-e-Meharbaan ),
I am desperate,
please please come to quench my thirst, 
rain profusely (Kabhi to khul ke baras),
Make love,
Do love, 
Think love...
Abr : Cloud
Meherbaan : Kind
Wajood: Existence, Entity
Makaan :  House
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Second Couplet :
Kabhii to soch
Ke Woh shaks,
kis kadar tha buland
Jo Bichh gaya tere kadmo mey
Aasmaa ki tarah........
Real Meaning :
Think any time, 
how magnificent that person is,
who has surrendered in your feet, 
like a blue sky. 
Just to satisfy you with love,
  To quench your burning desire,  thirst .
Shaks: A Person
Kadar : Merit, Quantity
Buland : Magnificent,  Grand
Bichh Gaya : To be spread,
To humble oneself
Kadmo :  Feet
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Third Couplet :
Main ik  Khwaab sahi
Aap ki amanat hu
Mujhe Sambhal ke rakhiyega
Jism-o-jaan ki tarah........
Real Meaning :
May be I only a dream,
But I am only your's (Amanat),
Take care of me like body and soul
My body and my soul,  is just for you,
my magnificent lover. Waiting to surrender,
only to You
only to You
only to You
Khwaab :  Dream
Amaanat : Something Given In Trust
Jism-o-Jaan: Body and soul
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Fourth Couplet :
Bulaa rahaa hai mujhe
Phir kisi badan ka basant
Guzar na jaaye ye rut bhi
kahin Khizaa ki tarah.....
Real Meaning :
Calling me again by
the magnificent body of my  lover
( badan ka basant)
( like a fully blossom flower in spring) 
(  body after attaing full adulthood ) 
Do not spoil the season like a Fall ( Autumn)
When no love making scene,
When no body enjoys any beauty, 
When lover do not perform Love...
Basant : Spring
Khizaan : when all leaf fall from trees become barren.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elboa44qzT8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Koi din gar Zindagani aur hai

Kapil Jain's Translation of Mirza Ghalib's :Koi din gar Zindagani aur hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfXbRC08uzM&feature=youtube_gdata_player


Koi din gar
Zindagani aur hai,
 Apne ji mein
hamne thani aur hai....

Barha dekhin hain
un ki ranjishey ,
par kuch ab key
sargirani aur hai......

Deke khat munh
dekhta hai namabar
 kuch to paigam-e-zabani
aur hai.......

Ho chukin "Ghalib"
balayen sab tamam,
 ek marg-e-nagahani
aur hai......

Atish-e-dozakh mein
ye garmi kahan,
 soz-e-gam-e-nihani
aur hai................

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Translation by Kapil
true to the spirit of the Poem

First Couplet :

Koi din gar
Zindagani aur hai,
Apne ji mein
hamne thani aur hai....

Koi : Any

din : Day

gar : if

Zindagani : life

aur hai : available

Apne : my

ji : heart

mein : inside

hamne: myself

thani : conviction

aur hai : another

Literary meaning :

If I have another day
in my life,
Then I have some other
conviction for that day...

Real meaning :

Even after completing  lots of work, wishes,  desires in their life.
Everyone has a number of unfulfilled,  unfinished or pending wishes, 
they want to extract time to finish them. Which they never able to?

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Second Couplet :

Barha dekhin hain
un ki ranjishey ,
par kuch ab key
sargirani aur hai......

Barha : generally

Dekhin : seen

Barha Dekhin hain : generally seen

un ki : their

ranjishey : anguish ; misunderstanding

par kuch ab key : but this time

sargirani : arrogance ; proud

aur hai : differently appeared.

Literary meaning :

We have seen their anguish or misunderstanding a number of times,
But this time
their arrogance is  different .

Real meaning :

Some times,
Lovers fight each other due to one pretext or other, 
after couple of hours every things become normal again.
But this time ,
beloved annoying are of different type, not normal after a long time.

Or

Here the reference is Time,
That each time the mood becomes all right after sometime, 
but this time "sargirani"  mood is not normal even after a long time.

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Third Couplet :

Deke khat munh
dekhta hai namabar
kuch to paigam-e-zabani
aur hai....

Deke : after delivery

khat : letter

munh : face

munh dekhta hai : face reading

namabar : messanger

kuch : some,  any

paigam : Message, News, Advice

Zabaani  : orally

paigam-e-zabani aur hai : oral messages / instructions are different from writings  inside.

Literary meaning :

After delivering the latter,
messenger observe the face for
any oral massage for the
beloved.

Real meaning :

In earlier time
(before a proper postal service)
when message were exchanged, generally  by letter carrier by hand.
Then this messengers were extremely confidential person for sender and receivers both,
also conveys the news of "mood" like body language, joy, sorrow etc etc,  the things can not conveyable by writings.
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Fourth Couplet :
Ho chukin "Ghalib"
balayen sab tamam,
ek marg-e-nagahani
aur hai......
Ho chukin : All Executed
"Ghalib" : The Poet Mirja Ghalib
balayen :  Troubles, Calamities
sab tamam : All ended
ek : one
marg  : death
naagahani : untimely, Suddenly, Accidentally
aur hai : pending
Literary meaning :
All the destruction process  for evil forces  exhausted, Adversities all have taken their toll on me,
Only one sudden death is pending. Or Ghalib Only untimely death remains
Real meaning :
The Poet Mirja Ghalib is talking with himself stating that Ghalib all evil removing ritual are exausted (to send back death forces) . 
Only a untimely sudden death is pending.
In India a ritual exist in which Ladies touch both palm on effected person forehead,  ( To collect immeginary evil forces sticked with forehead) and pretending thoroughing  them away from person effected )
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Fifth Couplet :
Atish-e-dozakh mein
ye garmi kahan,
soz-e-gam-e-nihani
aur hai................
Atish : fire,  ember
dozakh : Hell
Atish-e-dozakh : fire of hell
mein : inside
ye : this
garmi : heat
Ye garmi kahan : this kind of heat
soz : Burning, Heat, Passion
gam : Grief, Sorrow
nihaan: Hidden, Buried
-e- : (grammar to connect two different words / things)
Soz-e-gam-e-nihani :
heat of inner sorrow :
internal jealousy
Literary meaning :
The fire of hell has no heat
in comparison to internal heat of zealously
Real meaning :
This is the Master Stroke of Mirja Ghalib
In which he has termed a heart filled with jealousy worst then a Hell
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