English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 206

                                          Ghazal 206


Persian:  Deeshab ba sayl e ashk reh e khab meezadam
              Naqshay ba yaad e khatt e to bar aab meezadam
Urdu:      Sailaab e ashk say shab e baikhaab hay mujhay
              Naqsh e dahaan o rukh tera bar aab hay mujhay

English:=== Last night all night I could not sleep
                  I thought of her face and began to weep
                                              -

Persian:  Roo e nigaar dar nazaram jalwa meenamood
              Waz dour boosa bar rukh e mehtaab meezadam
Urdu:      Roo e nigaar kay liay tarhpa hay dil bohat
              Aaya nazar jo hijr maen mehtaab hay mujhay

English:=== And then when I thought of her lips maroon
                  I felt like kissing the face of the moon
                                              -

Persian:  Abroo e yaar dar nazar o khirqa sookhta
              Jaamay ba yaad e goosha e mehraab meezadam
Urdu:      Abroo e yaar daekh kay, khirqay ko baech kay
              Peena ba yaad e goasha e mehraab hay mujhay

English:=== And when I remembered her bow-like brow
                  I was hit by an arrow and could only say - ow!
                                              -

Persian:  Chashmam ba roo e saaqi o gooshan ba qool e chang
              Faalay ba chashm o goosh dar ein baab meezadam
Urdu:      Aankhaen haen roo e yaar pay, haen kaan chang per
              Yuin maikaday maen milti mai e naab hay mujhay 

English:=== But then I decided to go to the bar
                  And listen to the singer and to his guitar
                                              -

Persian:  Naqsh e khayaal e roo e to ta waqt e subhedam
              Bar kaargaah e deeda e baikhaab meezadam
Urdu:      Naqsh e khayaal e rukh tera ta waqt e subhadam
              Ber kaargaah e deeda e baikhaab hay mujhay

English:=== But wherever I looked I saw her face
                  Her image from my mind I couldn't erase
                                            -

Persian:  Har murgh e fikr kaz sar e shaakh e tarab bajast
              Baazash zay turra e to ba mizraab meezadam
Urdu:      Murgh e khayaal maera jo shaakh e tarab pay hay
              Phir taab kuin na aey dil baitaab hay mujhay

English:=== And though I had fun, and played with the girls
                  I couldn't help thinking of her raven curls
                                            -

Persian:  Saaqi ba saut e ein ghazalam kaasa meegrift
              Meeguftam ein sarood o mai e naab meezadam
Urdu:      Saaqi hua hay maeri ghazal sun kay mehrbaan
              Daeta piaala bhar kay mai e naab hay mujhay

English:=== And then my verses I started to sing
                  And everyone in the pub began to swing
                                            -

Persian:  Khush bood waqt e HAFIZ o faal e murad e kaam
              Bar naam e umr o doolat e ahbaab meezadam
Urdu:      HAFIZ mili muraad agar waqt e khush mila
              Haasil yeh sab ba doulat e ahbaab hay mujhay

English:=== And though, HAFIZ, there's no one who comprehends
                  I'm lucky to have some very nice friends
                                          ====