English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 43

                                Ghalib Urdu 43


Urdu:  Muzhda aey zoaq e aseeri keh nazar aata hay
          Daam khaali qafas e murgh e gariftaar kay paas

English:=== Rejoice, O prey, the huntress is here
                  She's coming to get you with all her gear
                                          -

Urdu:  Jiger e tishna e aazaar tasalli na hua
          Joo e khoon hum nay bahaaie bun e her khaar kay pass

English:=== You're a bird of prey but you're lovelorn
                  So your rose is coming, carrying her thorn
                                          -

Urdu:  Mund gaien khholtay hi khholtay aankhaen, hay, hay
          Khoob waqt aa'ay tum is aashiq e beemaar kay pass

English:=== Oh, I was so sick I could not see
                  When she came to express her sympathy
                                            -

Urdu:  Maen bhee ruk, ruk kay na merta jo zabaan kay badlay
          Dishna ik taiz sa hota meray ghamkhaar kay pass

English:=== I wish she would come and take my life
                  And bring with her the sharpest knife
                                              -

Urdu:  Dahan e shair  maen ja baithiay laikin aey dil
          Na kharhay hojiay khoobaan e dilaazaar kay pass

English:=== I can't get away; it's no use tryin'
                  For she is more dangerous than a hungry lion
                                              -

Urdu:  Daekh kay tujh ko chaman bus keh namoo kerta hay
          Khud ba khud ponhchay hay gul goasha dastaar kay pass

English:=== But when in the garden she came and sat
                  The flowers leapt up and went to her hat
                                              -

Urdu:  Mer gaya phoorh kay ser GHALIB e wehshi hay, hay
          Baithna us ka wo aa ker teri deewaar kay pass

English:=== So, GHALIB, you know, I'll soon be dead
                  For against her wall I'm banging my head
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