English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 55

                                              Ghazal 55


Persian:  Jafa kaz way bar in jaan e zaboun raft
              Nagooyam, gargheh az guftan fazoon raft
Urdu:      Wo laiway zulm say jaan e zaboun hay
              Kahoun kam ker toe kerta aur fazoon hay

English:=== Her cruel eyes will take my life
                  To shed my blood she needs no knife
                                                  -

Persian:  Ham awwal rooz kaamad paesh e chashmam
              Zay rah e deeda dar jaanam daroon raft
Urdu:        Wo aaya saamnay aur aek pal maen
                Gaya aankhoun ki reh say andaroon hay

English:=== I saw her once and through my eyes
                  She went to the heart and got her prize
                                                    -

Persian:  Na mun murda na zinda zan keh har baar
              Keh o aamad ba dil, jaanam baroun raft
Urdu:      Na maen murda na zinda ishq maen houn
              Karay wo dil maen aa kay jaan baroon hay

English:=== And as she came my life fled
                  In love I'm neither alive nor dead
                                                    -

Persian:  Dilam mee guft az o shab sarguzishtay
              Hama shab ta ba rooz az deeda khoun raft
Urdu:      Sunaie shab maen jab apni hikaayat
              Baha aankhoun say shab ta roz khoun hay

English:=== Telling my tale of love I dread
                  For blood in tears do people shed
                                                    -

Persian:  Hamee daanam khabargah e sahagah
              Zay bayhoushi namee danam keh chun raft
Urdu:      Khabar aaay bhee badhaali ki jab hay
              Na bayhoushi maen maen janoun keh kuin hay

English:  The picture of pain so well I paint
              That before I finish, they start to faint
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Persian:  Na shud az jaadooay ham zaan e KHUSRO
              Hama umray ba taaweez o fasoon raft
Urdu:      Muqaabil chashm e pur jaadoo kay KHUSRO
              Naheen kuchh taera taaweez o fasoon hay

English:  My tale but, KHUSRO, to her don't tell
              Charming a charmer I can't do well
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