English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 232

                                          Ghazal 232


Persian:  Subhast saaqia qadehay pursharaab kun
              Dour e falak darang nadaarad shitaab kun
Urdu:      Aa saaqia ayaagh mera pursharaab ker
              Daur e falak ko taab naheen, kuchh shitaab ker

English:=== O maid of the bar, do give me some wine
                  Our life is short; let's drink and dine
                                                -

Persian:  Zaan peeshtar keh aalam e faani shawad kharaab
              Ma ra zay jaam e baada e gulgoon kharaab kun
Urdu:      Qabl is kay saara aalam e faani kharaab ho
              Mujh ko ba jaam e baada e gulgoon kharaab ker

English:=== The world is fickle and the time flies
                  So let's get drunk, and don't apologize
                                                -

Persian:  Khursheed e mai zay mashriq e saaghar tulue kard
              Gar barg e aish meetalabi, tark e khaab kun
Urdu:      Khursheed e mai ba mushriq e saaghar hua tulue
              Chahay jo barg e aish milay, tark e khaab ker

English:=== The company of topers we ought to keep
                  And don't waste our nights in idle sleep
                                                -

Persian:  Roozay keh charkh az gil e ma koozaha kunad
              Zinhaar kaasa e sar e ma pursharaab kun
Urdu:      Kuzay banaay khaak say maeri kabhee jo charkh
              Zinhaar sar ka kaasa mera pursharaab ker

English:=== And from my skull when he makes a cup
                  With wine the potter should fill it up
                                                  -

Persian:  Ma mard e zohd o tobah o taamaat neesteem
              Baa ma ba jaam e baada e saafi khitaab kun
Urdu:      Ham mard e zohd o tobah o taamaat haen naheen
              Ham say ba jaam e baada e saafi khitaab ker

English:=== For holy and pious I have never been
                  My cup without wine, oh, it'd be a sin
                                                  -

Persian:  Hamchu habaab deeda ba roo e qadeh kusha
              Ween khaana ra qayaas e asaas az habaab kun
Urdu:      Hay baish jab na aalam e faani habaab say
              Too joash e mai say jaam mera purhabaab ker

English:=== The life is short; it's like a bubble
                  So give me the wine and make it a double
                                                  -

Persian:  Ayyaam e gul chu umr baraftan shitaab kard
              Saaqi ba dour e baada e gulgoon shitaab kun
Urdu:      Saaqi jahaan e peer jawaan hay bahaar maen
              Too bhee mera ayaada e ahd e shabaab ker

English:  The flowers have come and soon they'll go
              At a time like this let the wine flow
                                                -

Persian:  Kaar e sawaab baadaparasteest HAFIZA
              Barkheez o roo e azm ba kaar e sawaab kun
Urdu:      Kaar e sawaab baadaparasti hay HAFIZA
              Chal aur bazm e aish maen kaar e saaab ker

English:=== For HAFIZ says also it's good to drink
                  About virtue and sin we should not think
                                              ====