English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 218

                                          Ghazal 218


Persian:  Muzhda e wasl e to koo, kaz sar e jaan barkheezam
              Taair e qudsam o az daam e jahaan barkheezam
Urdu:      Dard e furqat say toe behter hay keh jaan say jaaoun
              Taair e quds banoun, daam e jahaan say jaaoun

English:=== My Maker soon I am going to see
                  From the snare of being I'll soon be free
                                            - 

Persian:  Ya Rab az abr e hidaayat barasaan baaraanay
              Peeshtar zan keh chu garday zay mian barkheezam
Urdu:      Mujh pay baaraan e hidaayat ho Khudaya keh kaheen
              Gard ki terheh na aawaara yahaan say jaaoun

English:=== O please my God, do show me the way
                  Before I falter and go astray
                                              -

Persian:  Ba wila e to keh gar banda e kheesham khaani
              Az sar khaajagi e koan o makaan barkheezam
Urdu:      Ba Khuda too mujhay ger apna bana lay banda
              Maen sar khaajagi e koan o makaan say jaaoun

English:=== For a throne or a crown I do not crave
                  I'll give up a kingdom to become your slave
                                              -

Persian:  Bar sar e turbat e mun baimai o mutrib manasheen
              Ta ba booyat zay lahad raqskunaan barkheezam
Urdu:        Mutrib o saaqi agar sath houn mayyat kay meri
                Raqs karta hua maen mast jahaan say jaaoun

English:=== The folks on my grave should come and sing
                  Some wine for me they should also bring
                                              -

Persian:  Gar cheh peeram, to shabay tang dar aaghoosham geer
              Ta sahargeh zay kinaar e to jawaan barkheezam 
Urdu:      Wo kisi raat jo mujh peer ko aaghoush maen lay
              Noujawaan ban keh maen aaghoush e jawaan say jaaoun

English:=== And if she could only hold me tight
                  Make me strong and young she might
                                                -

Persian:  To mapindaar keh az khaak e sar e koo e to mun
              Ba jafa e falak o jour e zamaan barkheezam
Urdu:      Houn gada koocha e jaanaan ka, bata maen kaisay
              Ba jafa e falak o jour e zammaan say jaaoun

English:=== But me no matter how the people treat
                  I'll never, never quit, and leave her street
                                                -

Persian:  Barnakheezam zay sar e koo e to ta jaan daaram
              War rasad kaar ba jaan, az sar e jaan barkheezam
Urdu:      Jab talak jaan hay na chhoarhoun maen koo e jaanaan ko
              Jaan bhee ger daeni parhay, shouq say jaan say jaaoun

English:=== And no matter how much do people try
                  I'll not move out, and there will I die
                                                -

Persian:  Sarv e baala banuma aey but e shireen harakaat
              Keh chu HAFIZ zay sar jaan o jahaan barkheezam
Urdu:      Sarv qad apna dikhaay wo mujhay ger HAFIZ
              Jaan qurbaan karoun, jaan o jahaan say jaaoun

English:=== And me if she ever comes to meet
                  HAFIZ, I'll gladly die at her feet
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