English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 39

                                            Ghazal 39


Persian:  Zaad chun az subh e roushan aafyaab
              Saqi e khursheedroo dar deh sharaab
Urdu:      Baam e gardoun say hay nikla aaftaab
              Saqi e khursheedroo kuchh day sharaab

English:=== Look, my love, at the glorious dawn
                  And give me some wine before it is gone
                                                -

Persian:  Khurram an koo gharq e may baashad mudaam
              Chu khayal e dost dar mayha e naab
Urdu:      Gharq e may ho jo, hay khurram wo mudaam       
              Joun khayal e dost dar mayha e naab

English:=== Blessed is he who is alway drunk
                  And has his woes in the wine sunk
                                                    -

Persian:  Aashqi baa paarsaaie ham khush ast
              Hamchunan kaftad main e baada aab
Urdu:      Aashqi baa paarsaaie theek hay
              Jaisay mouzoon hay mian e baada aab

English;=== Piety and love you just can't mix
                  Like water and liquor when a drink you fix
                                                    -

Persian:  Hast ma ra naazneenay mayparast
              Ko gaham biyaan kunad, gahay kabaab
Urdu:      Shahid e maynoash ho aisa keh jo
              Geh hamaen biryan karay, gahay kabaab

English:=== I know a beauty who likes to boast
                  Of a beau to fry, and a lover to roast
                                                    -

Persian:  Neem shab kaamad, mara baedar kard
              Mun hamaan daulat hameen deedam ba khab
Urdu:      Shab karay baedaar aa ker khab maen
              Kaash wo aaay kabhee aisay ba khab

English:=== I wish one night she in my dream
                  Will kiss my mouth before I scream
                                                    -

Persian:  Zulf bar kuff shab hamee pindaashtam
              Kaz bunagooshash baraamad aaftaab
Urdu:      Zulf kaanoun say hati toe aa gaya
              Kaan ki loe say nikal ker aaftaab

English:=== Oh, how her ear when her tresses shroud
                  Looks like the sun behind a cloud
                                                    -

Persian:  Khast az khab o sharaabam daad o guft
              Noosh kun bar badshah e kaamyaab
Urdu:      Raat bhar saqi nay di may aur kaha
              Noush ker bar badshah e kaamyaab

English:=== The barmaid was nice; she held back nothing
                  So all night we drank and toasted the king
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