English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 5

                              Ghalib Urdu 5


Urdu:  Shouq her rang maen raqeeb e ser o saamaan nikla
          Qais tasweer kay perday maen bhee uryaan nikla

English:=== O deadly and ruinous are the ways of desire
                  And the outlook for a lover is all too dire
                                        -

Urdu:  Zakhm nay daad na di tangi e dil ki ya Rab
          Teer bhee seena e bismil say perafshaan nikla

English:=== The plight of his heart is so very bad
                  That when it hits it, the dart feels sad
                                          -

Urdu:  Boo e gul, naala e dil, dood e charaagh e mehfil
          Jo teri bazm say nikla so pareeshaan nikla

English:=== And whether it's smoke, or a sigh, or a cry
                  A lover in trouble they all signify
                                          -

Urdu:  Dil e hasratzada tha maeeda e lazzat e dard
          Kaam yaaroun ka ba qadr e lab o dandaan nikla

English:=== From pain and suffering he cannot part
                  And the sorrow is always eating his heart
                                            -

Urdu:  Hay no aamoaz e fana himmat e dushwaarpasand
          Sakht mushkil hay keh yeh kaam bhee aasaan nikla

English:=== And though dying is hard for so many guys
                  Think how many times a poor lover dies
                                            -

Urdu:  Dil maen phir giryay nay ik shoar uthhaaya GHALIB
          Aah jo qatra na nikla tha so toofaan nikla

English:=== And, GHALIB, when a lover sheds tears of blood
                  How drop by drop he produces a flood
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