English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 58

                                              Ghazal 58


Persian:  May noosh keh dour e shaadmaanist
              Khush baash keh rooz e kamraanist
Urdu:      Dour e saaghar maen shaadmaani hay
              Her shab o roz kamraani hay

English:=== The times are good, so let's drink
                  From having fun we shouldn't shrink
                                                -

Persian:  Sar bar makash az sharaab kayyaam
              Az taegh e ajal ba sar fishaanist
Urdu:      Serkashi ker na saaqi o may say
              Qasd e ayyaam ser fishaani hay

English:=== Let's all in wine put our trust
                  For in the end we'll all be dust
                                                  -

Persian:  Maghroor masho ba baang e naay
              Kaawaaz e dara e karwaanist
Urdu:      Ho na aasooda, baang e nay maen teri
              Naghma e zang e karwaani hay

English:=== And one day surely without fuss
                  The bell is going to toll for us
                                                    -

Persian:  Her dam keh ba khushdili bar aayad
              Sarmaya e haasil e jawaanist
Urdu:      Saaqi o shahid o may o naghma
              Maya e hasil e jawaani hay

English:=== So let's enjoy our girls and wine
                  And let's go out, and drink, and dine
                                                    -

Persian:  Saaqi dil e murda zinda gardaan
              Zan may keh chu aab e zindagaanist 
Urdu:      Qalb e murda maen daal jaan saaqi
              May teri aab e zindagaani hay

English:=== Half dead we are and half alive
                  Let's with wine our hearts revive
                                                    -

Persian:  Baykhabi o aashqist kaaram
              Sag behr e wafa o paasbaanist
Urdu:      Kaar e aashiq hay ishq o baykhabi
              Kaar e sag uns o paasbaani hay

English:=== Being in love we cannot sleep
                  We're like the dogs, and watch we keep
                                                    -

Persian:=== KHUSRO ba gazaaf chand laafi
                  Baang e dohel az tahimiaanist
Urdu;          Shaikhian maarta hay misl e dohel
                  Asl e KHUSRO tahimiaani hay

English:=== And in boasting, KHUSRO, let's not wallow
                  For the drum we beat are so very hollow
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