ذکر یوسف کا تو کیا کیجے تیری سرکار میں
خود زلیخا آ کے بکتی ہے ترے بازار میں
– مجاز
Ziqr Yusuf ka to kya keeje teri sakaar mein
khud Zulaikha aa ke bikti hai tere baazaar mein
– Majaz
ज़िक्र यूसुफ का तो क्या कीजे तेरी सरकार में
खुद ज़ुलैख़ा आ के बिकती है तेरे बाज़ार में
– मजाज़
Meaning of:
Ziqr, ज़िक़्र, ذکر: चर्चा, उल्लेख, Mention
Yusuf, यूसुफ, یوسف: पैगंबर यूसुफ, Prophet Joseph
Zulaikha, ज़ुलैखा, زُلیخا: मिस्र देश की रानी जो पैग़बर यूसुफ को चाहती थी, An Egyptian queen who loved Prophet Joseph
Ziqr Yusuf ka to kya keeje teri sakaar mein
khud Zulaikha aa ke bikti hai tere baazaar mein
– Majaz
This sher is from Majaz’s lesser known work “Dilli se wapsi”.
Yusuf and Zulaikha is the Quranic verse of Yusuf (Joseph) and Zulaikha (the person known in the Bible as Potiphar‘s wife and whose name is not given there). It has been told and retold countless times in many languages spoken by Muslims, especially Persian. Its most famous version was written in Persian by Jami (1414-1492), in his Haft Awrang (“Seven Thrones”). The story has by then many elaborations, and is capable of a Sufi interpretation, where Zulaikha’s lust for Yusuf represents the soul’s longing for God. (Source: Wikipedia)
“Guido Reni (Italian – Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife – Google Art Project” by Guido Reni – VwGevEwX5KoxpA at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
