English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 184

                                          Ghazal 184


Persian:  Hazaar dushmanam ar meekunand qasd e halaak
              Garam to doosti az dushmanaan nadaaram baak
Urdu:      Karaen raqeeb hazaaroun agercheh qasd e halaak
              Ho yaar jab too, mujhay kuin ho dushmanoun say baak

English:=== Me my rivals if they try to harm
                  Them, with your help, I can easily disarm
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Persian:  Mara umeed e wisaal e to zinda meedaarad
              Wagarna har damam az hijr e tust beem e halaak
Urdu:      Teray wisal ki umeed per raha zinda
              Wagerna hijr karay tha hazaar baar halaak

English:=== What keeps me alive is my stubborn hope
                  Without it otherwise I just cannot cope
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Persian:  Nafas, nafas agar az baad nashnawam booyat
              Zamaan, zamaan kunam az gham chu gul gareebaan chaak
Urdu;      Nafas, nafas na ager boo e yaar laay saba
              Zamaan, zamaan karoun gul ki terheh gareebaan chaak

English:=== If the scent of your hair brings not the air
                  I'll simply go mad; I'll tear out my hair
                                                  -

Persian:  Rawaad ba khaab do chashm az kkayaal e to, haihaat
              Bawad saboor e dil ander firaaq e to, haashaak
Urdu:      Teray khayaal maen ho neend aankh maen, haehae 
              Teray firaaq maen is dil ko sabr ho, haashaak   

English:=== When I think of you, I can't go to sleep
                  Without you quiet I just cannot keep
                                                  -

Persian:  Agar to zakhm zani beh keh geegaray merham
              Wagar to zehr dahi beh keh deegeray tiryaak
Urdu:      Jo zakhm too nay dya, huin loun ghair say merham
              Jo zehr too nay diya, loun na ghair say tiryaak

English:=== If you gave me poison, I'll readily take
                  But help from my rivals I'll simply forsake
                                                  -

Persian:  Tura chunankeh toie, har nazar kuja beenad
              Ba qadr e beenash e khud har kasay kunad idraak
Urdu:      Her aek ko naheen qadr o shanaas gohar ki
              Teray jamaal ka kaisay karaen adoo idraak

English:=== Only a lover knows the worth of his girl
                  For only a jeweler can tell the price of a pearl 
                                                  -

Persian:  Inaan na peecham agar meezani ba shamsheeram
              Sapar kunam sar o dastat nadaaram az fitraak     
Urdu:      Yeh jaan boojh kay aata hay daam maen taeray
              Pasand dil ko hay kuchh is qadar tera fitraak

English:=== You are my predator and I'll say hurray
                  Whenever you come and make me your prey
                                                    -

Persian:  Ba chashm e khalq azeez aan gahay shawi HAFIZ
              Keh bar darash banahi roo e miskeenat bar khaak
Urdu:      Hay sarfaraaz zamaanay maen ik wohi HAFIZ
              Jabeen pay jis kay lagay us kay aastaan ki khaak

English:=== And HAFIZ knows, when I go to her street
                  I feel honored if I can kiss her feet
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