English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 57

                                            Ghazal 57


Persian:  Bulbulay khoun e jigar khurd o gulay hasil kard
              Baad e ghairat ba sadash haal pareeshan dil kard
Urdu:      Aek pal bulbul nay wasl e gul agar hasil kya
              Muddatoun furqat nay kaisa phir pareeshan dil kya

English:=== The bird lost all to be with the rose
                  But the winter came and brought the woes
                                                        -

Persian:  Tootiay ra ba hawa e shakaray dil khush bood
              Nagahaan sayl e fana naqsh e amal batil kard
Urdu:      Tha bohat bulbul magan, us ka magar naqsh e amal
              Kis terheh sayl e fana nay nagahaan batil kya

English:=== And when it was singing its happy song
                  It suddenly heard a deadly gong
                                                          -

Persian;  Qiraat ul aen e man an maewa e dil yaadash baad 
              Keh khud aasan bashud o kaar e mara mushkil kard
Urdu:      Moet nay aey jaan e man mushkil teri aasaan ki
              Mer kay too nay zindagi ko meri kuin mushkil kya

English:=== The snow was blowing, and the freeze was on
                  The leaves were falling, and the rose was gone
                                                          -

Persian:  Saarban bar e man uftaad, Khuda ra maddaday
              Keh ummeed e karamam hamreh e in mehmil kard
Urdu:      Gir parha boojh mera, ker maddad aey saarbaan
              Tujh ko ummeed e karam nay humreh e mehmil kya

English:=== O camel driver, don't make me mad
                  Where is, O tell me, my Shehrazade?
                                                          -

Persian:      Roo e khaki o nam e chashm e mera khwar madaar
                  Charkh e feeroza tarabkhana az in kehgil kard
Urdu:          Khaak ko chehray ki maeray aansoun maen ghoondh ker
                  Charkh nay apnay tarabkhanay ka ik kehgil kya

English:=== Disdain them not, and do not disgrace
                  My tearful eyes, and my dusty face
                                                          -

Persian:  Aah o faryaad keh az chashm e husood e meh o mehr
              Dar lahad mah e kamaanabroo e man manzil kard
Urdu:      Chand suraj kay hasad say dar kay maeray chaand nay
              Qabr ki mitti ko apni aakheri manzil kya

English:=== When stars in heaven it couldn't trust
                  My dear little moon did hide under dust
                                                            -

Persian:  Nazadi shahrukh o foet shud imkaan HAFIZ
              Cheh kunam baazi e ayyaan mera ghafil kard
Urdu:      Chaal thi HAFIZ ki laikin charkh baazi lay gaya
              Gardish e ayyaam nay kuchh yuin usay ghafil kya

English:=== Playing with fate, I couldn't finesse
                  And, HAFIZ, I lost this game of chess
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