English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 94

                                Ghalib Urdu 94


Urdu:  Jis bazm maen too naaz say guftaar maen aaway
          Jaan kalibad e sorat e deewaar maen aaway

English:=== Oh, in her salon when she start to talk
                  To pick up the pearls around her they flock
                                          -

Urdu:  Saa'ay ki terheh saath phiraen sarv o sanober
          Too is qad e dilkash say jo gulzaar maen aaway

English:=== And when in the park she takes a walk
                  All the cypress trees, they start to rock
                                            -

Urdu:  Tab naaz e garaanmaaigi e ashk ba ja hay
          Jab lakht e jiger deeda e khoonbaar maen aaway

English:=== But no one cares for the lovers' tears
                  Unless the blood in their eyes appears
                                              -

Urdu:  Day mujh ko shikaayat ki ijaazat keh sitamger
          Kuchh tujh ko maza bhee meray aazaar maen aaway

English:=== And nobody cares if they do not complain
                  Of the wounds of love, and pangs, and pain
                                                -

Urdu:  Us chashm e fasoonger ka ager paa'ay ishaara
          Tooti ki terheh aaiena guftaar maen aaway

English:=== When she looks at it, her charming eyes
                  They enchant the mirror and mesmerize
                                              -

Urdu:  Kaantoun ki zabaan sookh gaie piaas sat ya Rab
          Ik aablapaa waadi e purkhaar maen aaway
                                              -

English:=== And the thorns get dried in the desert heat
                  If she doesn't feed them on her lovers' feet
                                              -

Urdu:  Mer jaaoun na kuin rashk say jab wo tan e naazuk
          Aagoask e kham e halqa e zinnaar maen aaway

English:=== But when she binds on her lovers the spell
                  Oh, how they love her, their infidel
                                              -

Urdu:  Ghaaratger e namoos na ho ger hawas e zar
          Kuin shaahid e gul bagh say baazaar maen aaway

English:=== But the beautiful girls do love the gold
                  Likes tulips and roses they are bought and sold
                                              -

Urdu:  Tab chaak e gareebaan ka maza hay dil e naalaan
          Jab ik nafas uljha hua her taar maen aaway

English:=== And the lovers watch with great despair
                  And rip their clothes and tear their hair
                                              -

Urdu:  Aatishkada hay seena mera raaz e nihaan say
          Aey wa'ay ager maariz e izhaar maen aaway

English:=== Their breaths have fire, and their hearts have pain
                  But they hide their wounds, and do not complain
                                                -

Urdu:  Ganjeena e maani ka tilism us ko samajhiay
          Jo lafz keh GHALIB meray asha'ar maen aaway

English:=== And though they may sound quite absurd
                  But, GHALIB, it has meaning. their every word
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