English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 120

                                Ghazal 120


Persian:  Rukhash badeedam o guftam keh gulsitaan einast
              Labash ba khanda daraamad keh qoot e jaan einast
Urdu:      Ho bainaqaab tera rukh toe bostaan yeh hay
              Ager ho khanda teray lab pay, nosh e jaan yeh hay

English:=== Her face is like a beautiful rose
                  With a smile she can cure a lover's woes
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Persian:  Sukhan kasheedam az aan lab keh dar dahaan e to cheest
              Shakar ba reekhtan aamad keh dar dahaan einast
Urdu:      Hay talkh baat bhee taeray dahan men shireeni
              Bhara shahad say ager hay koie dahaan, yeh hay

English:=== Listening to her is quite a treat
                  Even when bitter, she sounds so sweet
                                            -

Persian:  Baguftamash keh ba khursheed bartawaan raftan
              Namood zulf e musalsal keh reesmaan einast
Urdu:      Too chahta hay ager aasmaan per charhna
              Pakarh wo zulf e musalsal keh reesmaan yeh hay

English:=== Her braided hair is like a rope
                  With which if bound, one has no hope
                                            -

Persian:  Ba ijz chehra namoodam keh rang e rooyam been
              Ba naaz khanda ba mun zad keh zaafraan einast
Urdu:      Ba sad niaaz dikhaya jo zard roo us ko
              Wo hans kay naaz say bola keh zaafraan yeh hay
 
English:=== Her love has made me weak and frail
                  I've lost my pep; I look so pale
                                            -

Persian:  Ba naam e naek tura umr e jawedaan baada
              To naam e naek talab, umr e jawedaan einast
Urdu:      Badi ka badla badi, naek naam ka naeki
              Ho naek naam keh ik umr e jawedaan yeh hay

English:=== And when I say that she should be kind
                  She thinks that I am out of my mind
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Persian:  Rawaan chu baad badaadi ba banda KHUSRO asp
              Chu baad asp dahi, bakhshish e rawaan einast
Urdu:      Diya jo baad ki manind asp KHUSRO ko
              Hawai takht hay yeh, bakhshish e rawaan yeh hay

English:=== But generous, KHUSRO, she can also be
                  And bestow a lot of favors on me
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