English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 163

                                          Ghazal 163


Persian:  Baburd az mun qaraar o taaqat o hoosh
              But e sangeen dil o seemeen bunagoosh
Urdu:      Gaya lay ker qaraar o taaqat o housh
              But e sangeen dil o seemeen bunagoush

English:=== Oh, how she took my peace, my reason
                  The one so heartless, so full of treason
                                                -

Persian:  Nigaaray chabukay shookhay pariwash
              Hareef e mehwashay Turk e qabapoosh
Urdu:      Nigaar e chabuk o shoukh e pariwash
              Habib e mehwash o Turk e qabapoush

English:=== She is so wanton, so vain, so saucy
                  So grand, so high, so proud, so bossy
                                                -

Persian:  Zay taab e aatish e sooda e ishqash
              Basaan e deeg daim meezanam joosh
Urdu:      Ba taab e aatish e souda e ulfat
              Ba misl e daeg daim dil maen hay joush

English:=== I feel in my soul a burning desire
                  Oh, how she has set my heart on fire
                                                -

Persian:  Agar booseeda gardad istakhhanam
              Nagardad mehrash az jaanam faramoosh
Urdu:      Hui haen haddian bouseeda maeri
              Karay laikin na dil us ko faramoush

English:=== And although now I'm weak and old   
                  On me she still has an awesome hold
                                                -

Persian:  Dil o deenam, dil o deenam baburdast
              Bar o dooshash, bar o dooshash, bar o doosh
Urdu:      Dil o deen lay gaay maeray dil o deen
              Bar o doushash, bar o doushash, bar o doush

English:=== My faith they plunder again and again
                  Her graceful neck, her beautiful chin
                                                  -

Persian:  Dawa e to, dawa e tust HAFIZ
              Lab e nooshash, lab e nooshash, lab e noosh
Urdu:      Dawa taeri, dawa taeri hay HAFIZ
              Lab e naushash, lab e noushash, lab e naush

English:=== Those juicy lips; those charming eyes
                  Without them her HAFIZ cries and cries
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