English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 13

                                            Ghazal 13



Persian:  Hungam e naubahar gul az bostan juda
              Ya Rab mabaad heech kus az doostan juda
Urdu:      Gul say bahar maen na kero gulsitan juda
              Hotay haen dostoun say kabhee dostan juda

English:=== Oh, pluck not a flower from the garden in spring
                  Just think of the sorrow such parting will bring
                                                    -

Persian:  Bulbul ba nala dar chaman aamad ba subhadam
              Az wasl e gul hamishuda ander khizan juda
Urdu:      Hay kaisa shor nala e bulbul say bagh maen
              Kya phool say huwa hay yeh ander khizan juda

English:=== The trees, in grief, their leaves will shed
                  The birds will weep, and refuse to sing
                                                  -

Persian:  Dunyaast bagh e kohna o insan chu nauguland
              Her yak zay shakh e umr kunad baghban juda
Urdu:      Dunya hay lootta malak ul moet is tarheh
              Kerta hay jaisay shakh say gul baghban juda

English:=== And taking the flowers to the florist's shop
                  Is like the death, doing his thing
                                                  -

Persian:  Afsoos kin hayat e jahan raigan guzisht
              Afsoos deegar an keh shawad tan zay jan juda
Urdu:      Ik zindagi mili thee so woh raigan hoie
              Afsoes yeh naheen keh hoie tan say jan juda

English:=== It's like a groom dying in the wedding
                  And the anxious bride not getting her ring
                                                  -

Persia:  Bisyar khufta and dar in khak seemtan
            Shajan o nauuroos basay az jahan juda
Urdu:    Haen kaisi kaisi khak haseenan e seemtan
            Dara o Jam say hota hay kaisay jahan juda

English:=== Look, so many beauties are sleeping in dust
                  And under your feet is a mighty king
                                                    -

Persian:  Hushdar o paay bar sar e in murdagan maneh
              Tanha ba khak khufta o az khanoman juda
Urdu:      Mudoun kay ser pa paon jo rakhiay toe soachiay
              Sotaen haen yeh akailay, hay in say makan juda 

English:=== So tread you gently when you walk on ground
                  Lest hurt you those who have lost everything
                                                      -

Persian:  Tark e hawa o hirs bakun HAFIZA kunun
              Behr e wisal e doost sho az in o an juda
Urdu:      Hirs o hawas ko chhoriay HAFIZ keh qurb e Rab
              Milta naheen baghair kiay in o an juda

English:=== And forget not, HAFIZ, when you go to God
                  What here you forsake, there you'll bring
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