English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 18

                                              Ghazal 18


Persian:  Shanakht an keh gham o mehnat e judai ra
              Bameerad o naburad salk e aashnai ra
Urdu:      Jo janta hay gham o kulfat e judai ko
              Rakhay hay dil say paray apnay aashnai ko

English:=== He who knows separation and pain
                  Should he not from love refrain?
                                                    -

Persian:  Ba ikhtiar nagardad kas az azizan door
              Walay cheh chara kunam furqat e qazai ra
Urdu:      Ba zoar o zar jisay hasil ho wasl e janana
              Wo door kaisay rakhay furqat e qazai ko

English:===  Oh, no one wants his girl to leave
                    But what if fate wants her to cleave?
                                                      -

Persian:  Makun ba sham e meh o meher nisbat e rukh e dost
              Keh farqhaast basay noor e aashnai ra
Urdu:      Ba sham e mah na ker nisbat e rukh e janan
              Keh rabt meh say naheen noor e aashnai ko

English:=== Her face reflected in the beauty of moon
                  And shine it does like sun in June
                                                        -

Persian:  Agar mushahida e naqd neest, naqd in ast
              Khazeenaay shumar aey dost baenavai ra
Urdu:      Jo pas tairay naheen naqd o zar toe kya gham hay
              Khazeena aik samajh apni baenavai ko

English:=== If she is yours because you're greedy
                  Better it is to be lonely and needy
                                                          -

Persian:  Makhar ba neem jao an suhbatay keh ba gharz ast
              Keh rahatay nabawad sohbat e reaie ra     
Urdu:      Na gharz sohbat e bagharz say rakh, aey hamdam
              Khareed jao say na ik sohbat e reaie ko

English:=== And if she is yours because of your money
                  She is no honey, and it is not funny
                                                              -

Persian:  Wafa e yaar mowafiq mageer sehl keh an
              Mufurrahayst ajab behr e janfizai ra
Urdu:      Wafa e yaar moafiq naheen mili toe kya
              Jafa bhee kum naheen kuchh tairi janfizai ko

English:=== And if she shows no mercy or pity
                  Delay you not and leave the city
                                                                -

Persian:  Chu aashiqay ba kharabaat must rao aey dil
              Ba ahl e zuhd baman tobah e reaie ra
Urdu:      Too ja ba sooay kharabaat must o khush aey dil
              Na tujh say kaam hay kuchh tobah e riaie ko

English:=== So go to the bar and do thank God
                  It's better to be bad than be a fraud
                                                              -

Persian:  Chu KHUSAVA zay firaq ast her zaman darday
              Havas naburd khiradmand daerpaie ra
Urdu:      Haen dard o kurb jo furqat maen her zaman KHUSRO
              Havas say mang na aaqil too daerpaie ko

English:=== But love, O KHUSRO, if love you must
                  And bite the dust but don't ever lust
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