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English Translation of Urdu Ghalib 102
English translation of the Urdu odes of Ghalib, the famed Indian poet
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                                Ghalib Urdu 102


Urdu:  Jis zakhm ki ho sakti ho tadbeer rafoo ki
          Likh deejio ya Rab usay qismat maen adoo ki

English:=== My bleeding wounds O please don't sew
                  To my cowardly foe you ought to go
                                            -

Urdu:  Achha hay serangusht e hinaaie ka tasawwur
          Dil maen nazar aati toe hay ik boond lahoo ki

English:=== Oh, whenever I think of her rosy lip
                  The blood from my heart, it starts to drip
                                            -

Urdu:  Kuin dertay ho ushshaaq ki baihosalagi say
          Yaan toe koie sunta naheen feryaad kasoo ki

English:  But my darling's nose is always in the air
              For my moaning and groaning she does not care
                                            -

Urdu:  Dishnay nay kabhee munh na lagaaya ho jiger ko
          Khanger nay kabhee baat na poochhi ho guloo ki

English:=== She always keeps a dagger and a dart
                  And she keeps them ready for my breast and heart
                                              -

Urdu:  Sad haif wo naakaam keh ik umr say GHALIB
          Hasrat maen rahay aek but e arbadajoo ki

English:=== And my gal, O GHALIB, is never contrite
                  All day, all night she's ready to fight
                                            ====   
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