English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 28

                                Ghalib Urdu 28


Urdu:  Zikr us pariwash ka aur phir bayaan apna
          Bun gaya raqeeb aakhir tha jo raazdaan apna

English:=== O when I talk of her beauty, as I usually do
                  I can make my friends my rivals too
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Urdu:  Mai wo kuin bohat peetay bazm e ghair maen ya Rab
          Aaj hi hua manzoor un ko imtahaan apna

English:=== Drinking with my foes when got she drunk
                  Herself she was testing and she did flunk
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Urdu:  Manzer ik bulandi per aur hum bana saktay
          Arsh say udhar hota kaashkay makaan apna

English:=== Up there I know there is many a heaven
                  But I want a number higher than seven
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Urdu:  Day wo jis qader zillat hum hansi say taalaen gay
          Baaray aashna nikla un ka paasbaan apna

English:=== She said she'll come but won't be alone
                  But luckily I'm friendly with her chaperone
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Urdu:  Dard e dil likhoun kab tak, jaaoun un ko dikhlaaoun
          Ungliaan figaar apni, khaama khoonchikaan apna

English:=== When I said I'll write my sorry tale
                  She said my hands are just too frail
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Urdu:  Ghistay, ghistay mit jaata, aap nay abas badla
          Nang e sijda say maeray sang e aastaan apna
           
English:=== When I said I'll go and kiss her door
                  She said I will only dirty her floor 
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Urdu:  Taa kareay na ghammazi ker lia hay dushman ko
          Dost ki shikaayat maen hum nay humzabaan apna   

English:=== But it's good to know that I'm not insane
                  For about her my foes do also complain
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Urdu:  Hum kahaan kay daana thay, kis hunar maen yakta thay
          Baisabab hua GHALIB dushman aasmaan apna

English:=== So, GHALIB, there's a lot that I tolerate
                  But what do I do with my cruel fate
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