English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 215

                                          Ghazal 215


Persian:  Ma dar ein dar na paay hashmat o jaah aamdaeem
              Az yad e haadsa ein ja ba panaah aamdaeen
Urdu:      Lainay dar per na teray hashmat o jaah aaay haen
              Maangnay sayl e hawaadis say panaah aaay haen

English:=== I am not looking for wealth or rank
                  Only a shelter on which I could bank
                                                -

Persian:  Rehrav e manzil e ishqeem o zay sarhad e adum
              Ta ba aqleem e wajood ein hama raah aamdaeem
Urdu:      Rehrav e manzil e ulfat haen, adum say chal ker
              Mulk e hasti maen ba paimaaie e rah aaay haen

English:=== A lover am I and from heaven above
                  I've come to the world to seek my love
                                              -

Persian:  Sabza e khatt e to deedeem o zay bustaan e bahisht
              Ba talbgaari e ein mehr e giyaah aamdaeem
Urdu:      Daekhnay ko teray rukhsaar pay hum dunya maen
              Zaeb e khaal o shikan e zulf e siyaah aaay haen

English:=== And since I've seen her beautiful face
                  I see in everthing my Maker's grace
                                              -

Persian:  Baa chuneen gunj keh shud khaazin e o Rooh e Ameen
              Ba gadaaie ba dar e khaana e shaah aamdaeem
Urdu:      Ganj e shaahi keh hay Jibreel nigehbaan jis ka
              Maangnay wo ba dar e khaana e shaah aaay haen

English:=== And with all this wealth of love in my heart
                  I'm a slave of my king from the very start
                                              -

Persian:  Langar e hilm e to aey kashti e toofiq kujaast
              Keh dar ein bahr e karam gharq e gunaah aamdaeem
Urdu:      Langar e hilm hay aey kashti e toufeeq kahaan
              Behr e rehmat maen jo hum gharq e gunaah aaay haen

English:=== But being a sinner and a blundering clod
                  I seek and depend on the mercy of God
                                            -

Persian:  Aabroo meerawad aey abr e khatapoosh babaar
              Keh ba deewaan e amal naamasiyaah aamdaeem
Urdu:      Rakh Khudawand e khatapoash hamaari izzat
              Lay kay deewaan e amal naamasiyaah aaay haen

English:=== For God's forgiveness I constantly pray
                  And seek his protection all night, all day
                                            -

Persian:  HAFIZ ein khirqa e pashmeena biyaandaaz keh ma
              Az paay qaafla baa aatish o aah aamdaeem
Urdu:      Dour rakh khirqa e pashmeena keh HAFIZ hum aaj
              Lay kay seenay maen bohat aatish o aah aaay haen

English:=== I also feel, HAFIZ,being such a clown
                  I do not deserve my mystic's gown
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