English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 54

                                Ghalib Urdu 54


Urdu:  Hairaan houn dil ko rooun keh peetoun jiger ko maen
          Maqdoor ho toe saath rakhoun nohager ko maen

English:=== I've wailed and cried as much as I could
                  Now hire a mourner, I think, I should
                                            -

Urdu:  Chorha na rashk nay keh teray ghar ka naam loun
          Her ik say poochhta houn keh jaoun kidher ko maen

English:=== Everyone I ask O where should I go?
                  But the address of her house I'll never show
                                              -

Urdu:  Jaana parha raqeeb kay der per hazaar baar
          Aey kaash jaanta na teray rehguzar ko maen

English:=== I go to the house of my terrible foe
                  For there, I'm certain, she loves to go
                                              -

Urdu:  Hay kya jo kas kay baandhiay, maeri bala daray
          Kya jaanta naheen koun tumhaari kamer ko maen

English:=== When her waist is already beyond compare
                  A corset, I don't know, why she has to wear?
                                              -

Urdu:  Lo wo bhee kehtay haen keh yeh bai nang o naam hay
          Yeh jaanta ager to lutaata na gher ko maen

English:=== For her I've destroyed my beautiful place
                  But still she thinks I'm low and base
                                                -

Urdu:  Jaata houn thorhi dour her ik taizro kay saath
          Pehchaanta naheen houn abhee raahber ko maen

English:=== Oh, I follow every person who is on the go
                  But where am I going I do not know 
                                                -

Urdu:  Khaahish ko ahmaqoun nay parastish diya qaraar
          Kya poojta houn us but e baidaadger ko maen

English:=== And though idol-worship I'm not for
                  My beautiful idol I simply adore
                                                -

Urdu:  Phir baikhudi maen bhool gaya raah e koo e yaar
          Jaata wagerna aek din apni khaber ko maen

English:=== I'm lost to the world, oh, I'm in a trance
                  I've lost my beloved; I don't have a chance
                                                -

Urdu:  Apnay pay ker raha houn qayaas ahl e dehr ka
          Samjha houn dilpazeer mataa e huner ko maen

English:=== And though I'm doing whatever I can
                  There's no one who cares for an able man
                                                -

Urdu:  GHALIB Khuda karay keh sawaar e samand e naaz
          Daekhoun Ali bahaadur e aaligoher ko maen

English:=== But, GHALIB, there's one thing I surely need
                  I want to see Ali on his white steed
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