English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 47

                                              Ghazal 47


Persian:  Dil e miskeen e mun dar bund mandast
              Aseer e yaar e shakkarkhand mandast
Urdu:      Dil e miskeen mera dar bund hay ab
              Aseer e yaar e shakkarkhand hay ab

English:=== My poor little heart, it's her slave
                  For a lovely smile it does so crave
                                                  -

Persian:  Namand ander dil e mun dard ra ja
              Madeh pandam, na ja e pand mandast
Urdu:      Hay dil purdard itna, is maen naseh
              Rahi bilkul na ja e pand hay ab

English:=== With so much pain it's short of space
                  For counsel my heart doesn't have a place
                                                    -

Persian:  Naseehatgooay e mun lakhtay dua goo
              Keh yak baychaaraay dar bund mandast
Urdu:      Naseehatgo Khuda ra kuchh dua ker
              Keh dil baychaara ander bund hay ab

English:=== But please, O preacher, for me do pray
                  For she is the eagle, and I'm the prey
                                                    -

Persian:  Ba jaan paiwand kardam aashqi ra
              Kunun jaan raft o an paiwand mandast
Urdu:      Thi jaan paiwand ulfat say, gaie jaan
              Raha baaqi faqat paiwand hay ab

English:=== With love to her I was firmly bound
                  And the bond remains when she isn't around
                                                    -

Persian:  Buta az dar maraan baychaaraay ra
              Keh dar koo e to hajitmand mandast
Urdu:      Inayat kam na ker, ker baesh balkeh
              Hua dil aur hajitmand hay ab

English:=== From the world of woe it's my retreat
                  So drive me not out of her street
                                                    -

Persian:  Ba may sogand khurdam, jurraay bakhsh
              Keh ma ra dar gulu sogand mandast
Urdu:      Qasam day aur na khhanay ko, pila may
              Keh atkay hulq maen sogand hay ab

English:=== For the love of God, give me some wine
                  To quench, O barmaid, this thirst of mine
                                                    -

Persian:  Zay gham gufti keh KHUSRO zinda chun maand
              Darooghay gufta o khursand mandast
Urdu:      Day gham KHUSRO ko jitna day sakay too
              Keh rehta gham maen wo khursand hay ab

English:=== And you can hurt his feelings again, and again
                  For KHUSRO'S happy with sorrow and pain
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