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English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 107
English and Urdu Translation of the odes of Hafiz e Shiraz, the Sun God of poetry
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                                          Ghazal 107


Persian:  Kasay keh husn e rukh e dost dar nazar daarad
              Muhaqqiq ast keh o hasil e basar daarad
Urdu:      Koie jo husn e rukh e dost per nazar rakhhay
              Hay khushnaseeb keh wo hasil e basar rakhhay

English:=== Whoever sees your beautiful face
                  Your image from his eye he can't erase
                                                -

Persian:  Kasay ba wasl e to chu shama yaft perwaana
              Keh zaer e taegh e to her dam sar e digar daarad
Urdu:      Hay paay wasl ka perwaana, shama ki surat
              Jo neechay taegh kay her dam sar e digar rakhhay

English:=== Only he can win you, and he can woo
                  The one who's willing to die for you
                                                -

Persian:  Ba paay boos e to dastay kasay raseed keh o
              Chu aastaana badin dar hameesha sar daarad
Urdu:      Usi ko hoti hay hasil teri qadam bosi
              Jo aastaanay pay taeray hamesha sar rakhhay

English:=== And only he can kiss your feet
                  The one who resigns in total defeat
                                                  -

Persian:  Zay zohd e khusk maloolam, biyaar baada e naab
              Keh boo e baada dimagham mudaam tar daarad
Urdu:      Hoen zohd e khusk say baezaar, day sharaab mujhay
              Keh boo e baada e mushkeen dimagh tar rakhhay

English:=== I'm sick of piety; give me some wine
                  In order to nourish this soul of mine
                                                  -

Persian:=== Ba zad raqeeb e to roozay ba seena am teeray
                  Zay bus keh teer e ghamat seena baysapar daarad
Urdu:          Her aek teer tera dil kay paar hota hay
                  Keh seena yeh tera deewaana baysapar rakhhay

English:=== Your gaze's arrows nurture my heart
                  But I cannot take my rival's dart
                                                  -

Persian:  Kasay keh az reh e taqva qadam baroon nanihaad
              Ba azm e maykada aknoun sar e safar daarad
Urdu:      Na rah e zohd say jis nay qadam nikaala kabhee
              Sharaabkhanay ka ab wo sar e safar rakhhay

English:=== Look, how the preacher has chanced his tune
                  Now every night he's in the saloon
                                                  -

Persian:  Zay baada heechat agar neest, in na bus keh tura
              Damay zay waswasa e aql baykhabar daarad
Urdu:      Sharaab peeta houn maen is liay keh shayad yeh
              Mujhay zay waswasa e aql baykhabar rakhhay

English:=== The wine, he says, helps him unwind
                  And gives him the needed peace of mind
                                                  -

Persian:  Dil e Shakista e HAFIZ ba khaak khahad burd
              Chu laala, daagh e hawaay keh dar jigar daarad                     
Urdu:      Dil e shakista e HAFIZ kay saath jaay ga
              Lahad maen daagh e hawa us ka jo jigar rakhhay

English:=== But this HAFIZ of ours you cannot save
                  His broken heart he'll take to his grave
                                                ====
                   
     
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