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Kehna galat galat: Part 4

  Kehna galat galat  Part 4: This is where the actual ghazal begins.  As mentioned earlier, it is a playful banter between the two partners who love each other. One is the earnest devotee, other is the perfect spiritual master.  Qasid payam-e-khat ko dena, bahut na tool Bas mukhtasar yeh kehna ke aankhen taras gayi hain Kehna galat galat toh chhupana sahi sahi Qasid kaha jo usne batana sahi sahi क़ासिद पयाम-ए-खत को देना बहुत न तूल बस मुख़्तसर ये कहना के आँखें तरस गईं कहना गलत-गलत तो छुपाना सही-सही क़ासिद कहा जो उसने बताना सही-सही Qasid is messenger. The mystic( spiritual aspirant) is telling an intermediary to talk to his lover (God) on his behalf. But he is unsure about God’s reaction towards him. He feels nervous giving a full account of how miserable he is without God. He does not want that awkwardness to reach God’s ears. So he is instructing the messenger that uses measured words. Just convey that I am eager to see God without going into a ramble.  Kehna galat...

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