jibriil-o-ibliis

Jibriil ham-dam-e derinah ! kaisaa hai jahaan-e rang-o-buu ?
Ibliis soz-o-saaz-o-dard-o-daa;G-o-justajuu-o-aarzuu !

Jibril: Old friend! How is the world of color and scent?
Iblis: Burning and creativity and pain and wounds and searching and longing!

Jibriil har gha;Rii aflaak par rahtii hai terii guftaguu
kyaa nahii;N mumkin kih teraa chaak-e daaman ho rafuu ?

Jibril: In the heavens, we constantly speak of you.
Isn't it possible that the rip in your garment-hem might be mended?

Ibliis aah ay jibriil tuu vaaqif nahiiN us raaz se
kar gayaa sarmast mujh ko Tuut kar meraa subuu !

Iblis: Ah, oh Gabriel, you are not acquainted with that secret
that intoxicated me, my cup having broken!

ab yahaaN merii gu zar mumkin nahiiN , mumkin nahiiN
kis qadar xaamosh hai yih aalam-e be-kaax-o-kuu !

Now my access here is not possible, not possible.
How silent it is, this world without palaces and streets!

jis kii naumiidii se ho soz-daruun-e kaa inaat
us ke haq me taqna:uu achchhaa hai yaa laa-taqna tuu ?

The one through whose despair is the inner burning of creation--
with regard to him, is (Arabic) "Despair!" better, or (Arabic)
"Do not despair!"? = These imperatives are from the Qur'an.

Jibriil kho diye inkaar se tuu ne maqaamaat-e buland
chashm-e yazdaaN me;N firishtoN kii rahii kyaa aabruu !

Jibril: You've lost, through refusal, lofty ranks/positions
In the eyes of God, what honor remained for the angels?
== In other words, Iblis's behavior has discredited the whole group of angels.

Ibliis hai mirii jurat se musht-e xaak meN zauq-e namuu
mere fitne jaamah-e aql-o-xirad kaa taar-o-puu !

Iblis: Through my courage, in the handful of dust is the relish for growth
My mischiefs/rebellions are the warp and woof of the garment of wisdom and knowledge.
= The "handful of dust" is of course what Adam was made from.

dekhtaa hai tuu faqa:t saa hil se razm-e xair-o-shar
kaun :tuufaaN ke :tamaaNche kha rahaa hai ? maiN kih tuu ?

You only look from shore at the battle of good and evil
Who is feeling the buffets of the typhoon-- I, or you?

Khi.zr bhii be-dast-o-paa , ilyaas bhii be-dast-o-paa
mere tuufaaN yam bah yam , daryaa bah daryaa , juu bah juu !

Khizr too is helpless, Elias too is helpless
My typhoons are ocean by ocean, sea by sea, stream by stream!

gar kabhii xalvat muyassar ho to puuchh allaah se
qi.s.sah-e aadam ko rangiiN kar gayaa kis kaa lahuu ?

If sometime you would have a chance to be in private, then ask God,
Whose blood made colorful the story of Adam?

maiN khaTaktaa huuN dil-e yazdaaN meN kaaNTe kii :tarah ,
tuu faqat all;aah huu , allaah huu , allaah huu !

I prick like a thorn in the heart of God,You are only [in Arabic] "God is He,
God is He, God is He"! = That is, Gabriel is just a yes-man who does
nothing but blindly praise God.