English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 151

                                          Ghazal 151



Persian:  Bia o kashti e ma dar shat e sharaab andaaz
              Ghareev o walwala dar jaan e shaikh o shaab andaaz
Urdu:      Safeena e gham e dil moeja e sharaab maen daal
              Umang o walwala phir jaan e shaikh o shaab maen daal

English:=== Come, bring some wine and then behold
                  How it revives the young and the old
                                                    -


Persian:  Mara ba kashti e baada darafgan aey saaqi
              Keh gufta and nikoie kun o dar aab andaaz
Urdu:      Khum e sharaab maen ker gharq saaqia mujh ko
              Kaha yeh jaata hay ker naiki aur aab maen daal

English:=== A cup won't do for the sorrow of mine
                  Drown it instead in a vat of wine
                                                      -

Persian:  Biaar az aan mai e gulrang e mushkboo jaamay
              Sharaar e rashk o hasad dar dil e gulaab andaaz
Urdu:      Ayaagh maen mai e gulrang daal kay saaqi
              Sharaar e rashk o raqaabat dil e gulaab maen daal

English:=== In the rosy wine when I drown my woes
                  I put much envy in the heart of rose
                                                    -

Persian:  Agar cheh mast o kharaabam to neez lutfay kun
              Nazar bar ein dil e sargashta e kharaab andaaz
Urdu:      Kabhee toe chashm e karam mujh pay daal kay jaanam
              Zara see jaan dil e sargashta e kharaab maen daal

English:=== Do bring some wine in the medicine cart
                  To soothe, O nurse, my woeful heart
                                                    -

Persian:  Ba neem shab agarat aaftaab meebayad
              Zay roo e dukhtar e gulchehr e raz naqaab andaaz
Urdu:      Agar ho daekhna khursheed neem shab maen kabhee
              Too aks e roo e darakhshaan sharaab e naab maen daal

English:=== And if at night you would like sunshine
                  Just lift the veil from the face of the wine
                                                  -

Persian:  Mahil keh rooz e wafaatam ba khaak baspaarand
              Mara ba maikada bar, dar khum e sharaab andaaz
Urdu:      Aey goerkun meri mayyat supurd e khaak na ker 
              Mujhay ba maikada lay chal, khum e sharaab maen daal

English:=== Oh, bury my body not in the ground
                  In a barrel of wine I want to be drowned
                                                    -

Persian:  Gar az to yak sar e moo sar kashad dil e HAFIZ
              Bageer o dar kham e zulfash ba paech o taab andaaz
Urdu:      Jo sarkashi karay tujh say kabhee dil e HAFIZ
              Lay aur usay kham e gaisoo kay paech o taab maen daal

English:=== To escape from prison your HAFIZ won't dare
                  If you bind him tight with your braided hair
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