English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 49

                                Ghalib Urdu 49


Urdu:  Hum per jafa say tark e wafa ka gumaan naheen
          Ik chhairh hay wagerna muraad imtahaan naheen

English:=== My love and sincerity she cannot doubt
                  Then why's she so cruel, and what's it about?
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Urdu:  Kis munh say shukr keejiay is lutf e khaas ka
          Pursish hay aur pa e sukhan dermiaan naheen 

English:  And though she'll never say it to me
              I thinks she likes me to a certain degree
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Urdu:=== Hum ko sitam azeez, sitamger ko hum azeez
              Naamehrbaan naheen hay ager mehrbaan naheen

English:=== Sometimes I feel she's not so unkind
                  So when she is callous, I do not mind
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Urdu:  Bosa naheen, na deejiay, dishnaam hi sahi
          Aakhir zabaan toe rakhtay ho tum ger dahaan naheen 
 
English:=== And although it sounds all very absurd
                  I love and cherish every unkind word
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Urdu:  Her chand jaangudaazi e qehr o itaab hay
          Her chand pushtgermi e taab o tawaan naheen

English:=== And though her cruelty is certainly wrong
                  And though I'm not patient and not so strong
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Urdu:  Jaan mutrib e taraana e hal min mazzeed hay
          Lab perdasanj e zamzama e al amaan naheen

English:=== And though it may sound harsh and severe
                  Every word that she utters I love to hear
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Urdu:  Khanjer say cheer seena ager dil na ho do neem
          Dil maen chhuri chubho, mezha ger khoonfishaan naheen

English:=== And whether she uses a dagger or a dart
                  I wish she would come and wound my heart
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Urdu:  Hay nang e seena dil ager aatishkada na ho
          Hay aar e dil nafas ager aazarfishaan naheen

English:=== Oh, what's a heart if it doesn't have desire?
                  And what's a sigh if it doesn't have fire?
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Urdu:  Nuqsaan naheen junoon maen, bala say ho gher kharaab
          Saw gaz zameen kay badlay biabaan garaan naheen

English:=== And I do not mind burning my home
                  I'll go to the desert, and there I'll roam     
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Urdu:  Kehtay ho kya likha hay teri sarnawisht maen
          Goya jabeen pay sajda e but ka nishaan naheen

English:=== Oh, it's in my blood, in my very core
                  My gorgeous idol I was born to adore
                                              -

Urdu:  Paata houn us ki daad kuchh apnay kalaam maen
          Rooh ul Qudus ager cheh mera humzabaan naheen

English:=== And me when my beautiful idol inspires
                  The verses I write even Gabriel admires
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Urdu:  Jaan hay baha e bosa walay kuin kahay abhee
          GHALIB ko jaanta hay keh wo neemjaan naheen

English:=== So, GHALIB, if she'd let me kiss her feet
                  I'll gladly give my life for such a treat
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