English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 128

                                Ghazal 128


Persian:  Seemeen zanakh keh turra e amberfishaan burad
              Dil ra darafganad ba cheh o reesmaan burad
Urdu:      Hasil tera jo gaisoo e umberfishaan naheen
              Chah e zaqan maen dil hay magar reesmaan naheen

English:=== Her ruby lips with a charming grin
                  Her fragrant hair and the dimpled chin
                                        -

Persian:  Meeguft sarv dee keh az o yak saram buland
              Koo baaghbaan keh ta sar e sarv e rawaan burad
Urdu:      Qurbaan qad pay taeray keh atraaf e baagh maen
              Tujh say bulandter koie sarv e rawaan naheen

English:=== She is tall, and poised, and slim, and trim
                  When sees her cypress, it becomes so grim
                                          -

Persian:=== Teegh ar cheh meeburad hama peewandha e jaan
                  Furqat batar keh hamdamie e doostaan burad
Urdu:          Paewand e jaan jo kaat diay too nay sab, toe hay
                  Furqat bater keh hamdamie e doastaan naheen

English:=== Though love has pang, and pain, and sting
                  This pain of parting is a terrible thing
                                          -

Persian:  Bar aql e kheesh takya makun peesh e ishq azaank 
              Duzdayst koo nakhist sar e paasbaan burad
Urdu:      Ker paasbaan e aql pay takya na is qadar
              Behter hay ishq maen keh rahay paasbaan naheen

English:=== And our reason though is a useful guide
                  No guidance in love can it ever provide
                                          -

Persian:  Jaanaan ba naamguftan e to jaan ba lab raseed
              Kas neest, weh, keh ta chu munay ra zabaan burad
Urdu:      Laay hay jaan lab pay tera naam, jaan e mun
              Per jaan hay kya, jo naam tera ber zabaan naheen

English:=== When I think of her, I cry and cry
                  I feel as if I am going to die
                                          -

Persian:  To jaan e KHUSRAVI o ba jaan o sarat keh gar
              Nabwad umeed e wasl, zay jaan o jahaan burad
Urdu:      Jaan o jahaan kuchh naheen KHUSRO kay wastay
              Hasil wisaal jab tera, jaan e jahaan, naheen

English:=== For her my life though I'm willing to give
                  Without her, KHUSRO, I just can't live
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