English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 3

                                  Ghalib Urdu 3


Urdu:  Kehtay ho na daen gay hum dil ager parha paaya
          Dil kahaan keh gum keejay, hum nay mudda'aa paaya

English:=== If she found my heart, she won't give it back
                  She says she'll keep it with her bric-a-brac
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Urdu:  Ishq nay tabeeat say zeest ka maza paaya
          Dard ki dawa paaie, dard e baidawa paaya

English:=== These pangs of love one has to endure
                  There're so many doctor, only she has the cure
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Urdu:  Dostdaar e dushman hay aitemaad e dil ma'aloom
          Aah baiasar daekhi, naala naarasa paaya   

English:=== My sighing and crying have lost their effect
                  But my rivals are happy; that's what they expect
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Urdu:  Saadgi o purkaari, baikhudi o hushiaari
          Husn ko taghaaful maen juraataazma paaya

English:=== I have acted smart; I have acted dumb
                  But matters it little; she thinks I'm a bum
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Urdu:  Ghuncha phir laga khilnay, aaj hum nay apna dil
          Khoon kiya hua daekha, gum kya huwa paaya

English:=== Oh, when in the spring the flowers bloom
                  My heart does bleed; it's filled with gloom 
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Urdu:  Haal e dil naheen ma'aloom laikin is qadar yaani
          Hum nay baarha dhoonda, tum nay baarha paaya

English:=== With this crazy heart I will love to part
                  And she's welome to keep if she finds my heart
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Urdu:  Shoar e pand e naaseh nay zakhm per namak chhirhka
          Aap say koie poochhay tum nay kya maza paaya

English:=== And although he thinks that he's being nice
                  I wish the preacher wouldn't give me advice
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