English & Urdu Translation of Hafiz 258

                                          Ghazal 258


Persian:  Aey dil aan beh keh kharaab az mai e gulgoon baashi
              Bai zar o gunj ba sad hashmat e Qaroon baashi
Urdu:      Ger teri wajh e kharaabi mai e gulgoon howay
              Bai zar o ganj tujhay hashmat e Qaroon howay

English:=== Oh heart, don't fear and indulge in wine
                  And soon you'll be like a diamond mine
                                                -

Persian:  Dar muqaamay keh sadaarat ba faqeeraan bakhshand
              Chashm daaram keh ba jaah az hama afzoon baashi
Urdu:      Daeway hay jaah o sadaarat ba gada peer e mughaan
              Banda ban us ka keh izzat teri afzoon howay

English:=== And you will be clean and pure inside
                  And wherever you go, you'll there preside
                                                -

Persian:  Taaj e shaahi talabi, gohar e zaati banma
              War khud az gohar e Jamsheed o Fareedoun baashi
Urdu:      Taaj e shaahi na milay gohar e zaati kay badoon   
              Khushnasab kitna bhee Jamsheed o Faereedoon howay

English:=== But to get the crown you must have worth
                  For it is not a matter of genes or birth
                                              -

Persian:  Dar reh e manzil e Laila keh khatarhaast ba jaan
              Shart e awwal qadam aan ast keh Majnoon baashi
Urdu:      Yuin toe khatray haen reh e manzil e Laila maen bohat
              Khouf hota naheen us dil maen jo Majnoon howay

English:=== And you can't be a lover without devotion
                  For love is a very sublime emotion
                                                -

Persian:  Caarwaan raft o to dar khaab o bayaabaan dar peesh
              Keh rawi reh, zay keh pursi, cheh kuni, chun baashi
Urdu:      Caarawaan chut gaya, sehra hay barha, too hi bata
              Ham say yeh faasla tay kis terheh aur kuin howay

English:=== If your caravan left while you were sleeping
                  You can't get to it by wailing and weeping
                                              -

Persian:  Nuqta e ishq namoodam ba to, haan sehv makun
              Warna chun nangaari, az daaira bairoon baashi
Urdu:      Nuqta e ishq banaaya hay dil apna jab keh
              Halqa e zulf say yeh kis terheh bairoon howay

English:=== And if you're caught in the snare of her hair
                  You won't get out; you won't have a prayer
                                              -

Persian:  Saagharay noosh kun o jurra bar aflaak fishaan
              Ta ba chand az gham e ayyaam jigarkhoon baashi
Urdu:      Pee kay mai mast ho aur thorhi si gardoon pay chirhak
              Gham e ayyam say ta yuin na jigar khoon howay

English:=== So go to the bar and have a drink
                  And about your sorrow you do not think
                                              -

Persian:  HAFIZ az fuqr makun naala keh gar shair eenast
              Heetch khushdil na pasandad keh to mehzoon baashi
Urdu:      HAFIZ ashaar teray khalq ko maqbool haen jab
              Shikwa kerta hay too kuin, kaahay ko mehzoon howay

English:=== And look at HAFIZ; he is the master of verse
                  And he drinks and lives on a meager purse
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