English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 187

                                          Ghazal 187


Persian:  Ba ahd e gul shudam az tohba e sharaab khijal
              Keh kas mabaad zay kirdaar e nasawaab khijal
Urdu:      Kya hay too nay yuin aey tohba e sharaab khijal
              Keh hay na mujh sa koie rind e nasawaab khijal

English:=== I gave up drinking but during the spring
                  When the flowers came, I felt the sting
                                                -

Persian:  Salah e mun hama jaam e mai ast o mun zein bakht
              Niyam zay shaahid o saaqi ba heech baab khijal
Urdu:      Salaah maeri na ger hoti saaghar o mai say
              Maen hota shaahid o saaqi say baihisaab khijal

English:=== A cup of wine is what I need
                  With the preacher's views I've never agreed
                                                -

Persian:  Zay khoon keh raft mara doosh dar saraacha e chashm
              Shudaem dar nazar e rehrawaan e khaab khijal
Urdu:      Bahaya deeda e baidaar nay jo shab bhar khoon
              Hua maen dar nazar e rehrawaan e khaab khijal

English:=== And thinking of her I cried and cried   
                  I could not sleep; I gasped and sighed
                                                -

Persian:  To khoobrooaitaari zaaftaab, shukr e Khuda
              Keh neestam zay to dar roo e aaftaab khijal
Urdu:      Nikalta shaam maen hay mahtaab e rukh jo tera
              Hazaar daekh kay hota hay aaftaab khijal

English:=== Her lovely face is better than the moon
                  Its glow outshines the sun at noon
                                                  -

Persian:  Bawad keh yaar na pursad guneh zay khulq e kaarim
              Keh az sawaal maloolaem o az jawaab khijal
Urdu:      Na poochh hashr maen ya Rab meray gunahoun ko
              Sawaal daeway hay ranjeedgi, jawaab khijal

English:=== I'm under the spell of my beautiful belle
                  There is no more to ask and no more to tell
                                                -

Persian:  Ba zeer e lab zay cheh roo jaam zehrkhanda zanad
              Agar na az lab e laal e to shud sharaab khijal
Urdu:      Lagaaya moun say hay jab us nay jaam e zarreen ko
              Hoie hay daekh lab e laal ko sharaab khijal

English:=== When she holds the cup, this gal of mine
                  Her ruby red lips do shame the wine
                                              -

Persian:  Az aan nahifta rukh e kheesh dar naqaab sadaf
              Keh shud zay nazm e khushash loolo e khushaab khijal
Urdu:      Nikalta wo naheen baher sadaf kay purday say
              Hay tujh ko daekh kay yuin gohar e khushaab khijal

English:=== Like silk are soft her golden curls
                  Her teeth are whiter than the whitest pearls
                                                -

Persian:  Hijaab e zulmat az aan bast aab e Khizr keh gasht
              Zay nazm e HAFIZ o az tab e hamchu aab khijal
Urdu:      Falak maen goonji hay gulbaang e nazm e HAFIZ yuin
              Hua hay naghma e shabtaab o laajawaab khijal

English:=== But, HAFIZ, your verses are also divine
                  And when you recite them, you shine and shine
                                              ====