English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 227

                                          Ghazal 227


Persian:  Baalabuland iswagar e sarv e naaz e mun
              Kotah kard qissa e zohd e daraaz e mun
Urdu:      Baalabuland iswagar e sarv e naaz e mun
              Kotah kard qissa e zohd e daraaz e mun

English:=== My gal who's slim like a cypress tree
                  Has made short work of my piety
                                                    -

Persian:  Deedi dila keh aakhir e peeri o zohd o ilm
              Baa mun cheh kard deeda e mashooqabaaz e mun
Urdu:      Kaisay mujhay yeh aakhir e peeri o zohd maen
              Ruswa karay hay deeda e mashooqabaaz e mun

English:=== With all my learning, in the ripe old age
                  Oh, how this love did my heart rampage
                                                      -

Persian:  Az aab e deeda bar sar e aatish nashista am
              Koo faash kard dar hama aafaaq raaz e mun
Urdu:      Garm aansooun nay bar sar e aatish kya mujhay
              Phir faash ker dya hama aafaaq raaz e mun

English:=== And day and night when I cry and cry
                  Oh, how they pity me, the passersby
                                                      -

Persian:  Meetarsam az kharaabi e eimaan keh meeburad
              Mehraab e abroo e to huzoor az namaaz e mun
Urdu:      Eimaan kharaab ker dya abroo kay taaq nay
              Aaya hay jab bhee yaad wo ander namaaz e mun

English:=== Under the arch of prayer when I go and bow
                  Oh, how I'm reminded of the arch of her brow
                                                      -

Persian:  Mast ast yaar o yaad e hareefaan namikunad
              Yaadash ba khair saaqi e miskeennawaaz e mun
Urdu:      Kuchh yaad e aashiqaan naheen masti maen yaar ko
              Yaadash ba khair saaqi e miskeennawaaz e mun 

English:=== What happens to me, no one does care
                  But the maid of the bar who is so fair
                                                      -

Persian:  Ya Rab kay aan saba bawazad kaz naseem e o
              Gardad shamaama e karamash kaarsaaz e mun
Urdu:        Maeri taraf bhee bhaij Khudaya naseem wo
                Ban jaay jis ki boo e karam kaarsaaz e mun 

English:=== All night I wait for the morning breeze
                  To bring her fragrance and put me at ease
                                                    -

Persian:  Bar khud chu shamey khandazanaan girya meekunam
              Ta baa to sangdil cheh kunad sooz o saaz e mun 
Urdu:      Maanind e shamay khanda o girya karoon magar
              Us per asar zara na karaen soaz o saaz e mun

English:=== And thinking of her I lose my sleep 
                  Like a candle all night I laugh and I weep
                                                      -   

Persian:  Naqshay bar aab meezanam az girya haalia
              Ta keh shawad qareen e haqiqat majaaz e mun
Urdu:      Ghamgeen houn maen, naala e shabgeer hay mujhay
              Ya Rab too ker qareen e haqiqat majaaz e mun

English:=== And then to God I take my plea
                  In the earnest hope that He'll listen to me
                                                      -

Persian:  Mehmood ra damay keh ba aakhir raseed umr
              Meedaad jaan ba raazi o meeguft Ayyaaz e mun
Urdu:      Kuchh waqt e nazaa kum na hua ishq e Ghaznavi
              Ro ro kay kehh raha tha keh aa ja Ayyaaz e mun

English:=== My yearning for her she can't satisfy
                  Like the hapless Romeo I'm going to die
                                                      -

Persian:  Guftam ba dilq e zarq bapoosham nishaan e ishq
              Ghammaaz bood ashk o ayaan kard raaz e mun
Urdu:      Chaha chhupaana dilq maen ulfat kay raaz ko
              Jab ruk sakay na ashk hua faash raaz e mun

English:=== And though to my friends I lied and lied
                  This longing for her I could not hide
                                                      -

Persian:  Zaahid az een namaaz e to kaaray namirawad
              Ham masti shabaana o raaz o niyaaz e mun
Urdu:      Aatay naheen haen kaam yeh paaki o zahidi
              Yeh masti e shabaana, yeh raaz o niyaaz e mun

English:=== In her any feelings I could not induce
                  I've tried and tried and it's of no use
                                                      -

Persian:  Yaaraan ba naaz o neemat o ma gharq a mehnateem
              Baaray basaaz kaar e mun, aey kaarsaaz e mun
Urdu:      Naaz e nayam toe ghair ko, ranj o alam hamaen
              Yeh saaz o soaz kab talak, aey kaarsaaz e mun

English:=== So look at me, I have nothing to say
                  And see how my rivals are jolly and gay
                                                  -

Persian:  HAFIZ zay ghussa sookht, bagoo haalash aey saba
              Baa shah e doostparwar o dushmangudaaz e mun
Urdu:      HAFIZ hay gham say soakhta, keh ja kay aey saba
              Baa shah e dostparwar o dushmangudaaz e mun

English:=== But HAFIZ tells me to go to the king
                  And beg him to help and do something
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