English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 101

                                    Ghazal 101


Persian:  Sapeeda dam keh zamaana zay rukh naqaab andaakht
              Ba zulf e teera e shab noor e subhey taab andaakht
Urdu:      Dam e sahar rukh e aalam jo baynaqaab hua
              Ba zulf e teera e shab noor e subha taab hua

English:=== In the depth of darkness, with the hope all gone
                  Through the veil of night came the light of dawn
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Persian:  Kaleed e zar shuda bakshaad aaftaab e falak
              Ba deedaha keh shab e teera qufl e khaab andaakht
Urdu:      Laga jo teergi e shab say tha in aakhoun maen
              Kaleed e zar say kushaada wo qufl e khaab hua

English:=== The golden light, while I was asleep
                  Broke the charming spell of the slumber deep
                                              -

Persian:  Sahar jawaahir e anjum yagaan, yagaan duzdeed
              Chun subhey purda dareedask bar aaftaab andaakht
Urdu:      Mita kay noor e sahar say jawaahir e anjum
              Namood afsar e zareen e aaftaab hua

English:=== The hosts of stars, it having overrun
                  Wearing the golden crown, came the morning sun
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Persian:  Ba kunj e roozan o dar gasht mahtaab nihaan
              Chun mehr khanjar e keen su e mahtaab andaakht     
Urdu:      Rawaan dawaan huie khouf e meher say majlis e shab
              Jab us ka khajar e keen su e mahtaab hua

English:=== In the sea of night, with a deadly harpoon
                  The mighty sun had bagged the moon
                                                  -

Persian:  Ba aakhir aamda shab ra ba waqt e subhey nafas
              Keh taegh khurd o zay khurshid khoon e naab andaakhrt
Urdu:      Chali falak pay dam e subh jo taegh e taez e meher
              Ufaq pay shab ka parakinda khoun e naab hua

English:=== And the sun its conquest to glorify
                  Had spilled the blood all over the sky
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Persian:  Falak janaaba, bapazeer banda KHUSRO ra
              Chun kheesh ra ba janaab e falak janaab andaakht
Urdu:      Huzoor maen teray rehway hay roz o shab KHUSRO
              Keh us ka qibla o kaaba tera janaab hua

English:=== Like him to KHUSRO there is no one
                  For the king is so like the mighty sun
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