English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 101

                                Ghalib Urdu 101


Urdu:  Kab wo sunta hay kahaani maeri
          Aur phir wo bhee zabaani maeri

English:=== No wonder she would not hear my story
                  She knows it's sad, and gloomy, and gory
                                          -

Urdu:  Khalish e ghamza e khoonraiz na poochh
          Daekh khoonaabafishaani maeri

English:=== But with caution great she should proceed
                  She should be careful; I can bleed and bleed
                                            -

Urdu:  Kya bayaan ker kay mera rooaen gay
          Mager aashuftabayaani maeri

English:=== To my friends it appears like a breach
                  When they hear my muddled and frantic speech
                                              -

Urdu:  Houn zaykhudrafta e baida e khayaal
          Bhool jaana hay nishaani maeri

English:=== My love has made me remote and numb
                  Oh, how forgetful have I become
                                              -

Urdu:  Mutaqaabil hay muqaabil maera
          Ruk gaya daekh rawaani maeri

English:=== But I scare my foe; he lies very low
                  When like a torrent I flow and flow
                                                -

Urdu:  Qadr e sang e ser e reh rakhta houn
          Skht arzaan hay garaani maeri

English:=== But my callous gal I cannot reach
                  To her like a pebble I'm on the beach
                                                  -

Urdu:  Gardbaad e reh baitaabi houn
          Sasar e shouq hay baani maeri

English:=== My torrid wishes I cannot bear
                  Oh, I've no patience; I cannot forbear
                                                  -

Urdu:  Dahan us ka jo na maalooom hua
          Khul gaie heetchmadaani maeri

English:=== Her mouth is like a red, red rose
                  Her pearl-like teeth it's made to enclose
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Urdu:  Ker diya zoaf nay aajiz GHALIB
          Nang e peeri hay jawaani maeri

English:=== But my love has made me so frail and weak
                  That my outlook, GHALIB, seems very, very bleak
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