English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 49

                                              Ghazal 49


Persian:  Mara waqtay dilay azaad boodast
              Daroonam baygham o dil shaad boodast
Urdu:      Jo bund e ishq say azaad koway
              Ho dil bayzakhm aur jaan shaad howay

English:=== There was a time my heart was free
                  And it was full of mirth and glee
                                                    -

Persian:  Cheh khush boodast aql e maslahatjoo
              Keh chanday zin bala azaad boodast
Urdu:      Tufail e yumn e aql e maslahatjoo
              Bala e gham say dil azaad howay

English:=== There was a time my heart was wise
                  My wit and reason were all with me
                                                    -

Persian:  Nigaara heech gahay yaad daari
              Kaz in baychaargaanat yaad boodast
Urdu:      Karay kuchh chaara e baychaargaan too
              Tujhay apna sitam ger yaad howay

English:=== O please, my love, don't be so cruel
                  And hear your lover's earnest plea 
                                                    -

Persian:  Shab aamad, baad burd az ja e khaisham
              Keh boo e zulf e to baa baaad boodast
Urdu:      Na ho berbaad jaan e jaanisaaraan
              Na boo e zulf ger baa baad howay

English:=== If scent of your hair were not in the air
                  I wouldn't have lost my sanity
                                                    -

Persian:  Ba faryaadat bakhaandam di o murdam
              Keh jaanam hamreh e faryaad boodast
Urdu:      Nikalni jaan ho aasaan tan say
              Ager jaan hamreh e feryaad howay

English:=== And if my life were in my sighs
                  It would've been easy for it to flee
                                                    -

Persian:  Jafa kash KHUSRAVA, gar dost paiwast
              Naseeb e aashqaan baydaad boodast
Urdu:      Na ker shikwa jafaoun ka keh KHUSRO
              Naseeb  aashqaan baydaad howay   

English:=== Fret not, KHUSRO, about your fate
                  You'll feel better just look at me
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