English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 138

                                          Ghazal 138


Persian:  Aey bar umeed e wasl e to moqoof kaar e umr
              Umr e muni keh peer shawi dar kinaar e umr
Urdu:      Ummeed e wasl per hay jo moqoof kaar e umr
              Lambi ho umr, peer ho too dar kinaar e umr

English:=== O come for a while and be with me
                  May God you live for a century
                                                -

Persian:  Umr e aziz hamdam e mun baash yak damay
              Ta khush shawad ba doulat e wasl e to kaar e umr
Urdu:      Jaan e aziz mujh ko abhee chhorh kay na ja
              Shayad wo aaay puchhnay, laay bahaar e umr

English:=== Even for a moment when you're with me
                  I'm as happy as I possibly can be
                                                  -

Persian:  Daanand aashiqaan keh niayad ba heetch kaar
              Umray keh bay to meeguzarad dar shumaar e umr
Urdu:      Wo umr jo guzarti hay mashooq kay badoon
              Laitay haen aashiqaan na usay der shumaar e umr

English:=== Without you living is not worthwhile
                  And being this lonely is not my style
                                                    -

Persian:  Umr e muni agarcheh keh umr ast baywafa
              Baada hazaar jaan e garaami nisaar e umr
Urdu:      Too umr hay meri toe meri jaan hazaar baar
              Kuin ker karoun na jaan e garaami nisaar e umr

English:=== You are my life; I love you no end
                  Although on life one cannot depend
                                                  -

Persian:  Zeensaan keh umr meeguzarad dar firaaq e to
              Az jaan e khud malool shudam dar guzaar e umr
Urdu:      Jab say guzar rahi hay meri umr hijr maen
              Bayzaar jaan say houn maen ander guzaar e umr

English:=== But since I've been living without you
                  I have been doing nothing but boohoo
                                                  -

Persian:  Chun bar madaar e umr damay ikhtiaar neest
              HAFIZ cheh aetamaad kunad bar madaar e umr
Urdu:      Jab ber madaar e umr naheen ikhtiaar kuchh
              HAFIZ too aetamaad na ker ber madaar e umr

English:=== And I have nothing but pain and strife
                  But as HAFIZ says, "But then this is life"