English Tranalation of Urdu Ghalib 121

                                Ghalib Urdu 121


Urdu:  Manzoor thi yeh shakl tajalli ko noor ki
          Qismat khuli teray qad o rukh say zahoor ki

English:=== O the Burning Bush you will not chase
                  If you only could see my darling's face
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Urdu:  Ik khoonchikaan kafan maen karorhoun banaao haen
          Perhti hay aankh taeray shaheedoun pay hoor ki

English:  When my bleeding heart they saw in my grave
              For it the houris started to crave
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Urdu:  Waaiz na tum pio na kisi ko pila sako
          Kya baat hay tumhaari sharaab e tahoor ki

English:=== O preacher, my wine is also divine
                  And nobody can drink your heavenly wine
                                              -

Urdu:  Larhta hay mujh say hashr maen qaatil keh kuin uthha
          Goya abhee suni naheen aawaaz soor ki 

English:=== On the Judgment Day when I left my grave
                  She told me I was dead, and I should behave
                                                -

Urdu:  Aamad bahaar ki hay jo bulbul hay naghmasanj
          Urhti si ik khaber hay zabaani tayoor ki

English:=== The spring has come, and the flowers are there
                  And the birds are singing and flying everywhere
                                                -

Urdu:  Go waan naheen pay waan say nikaalay huay toe haen
          Kaabay say in butoun ko bhee nisbat hay dour ki

English:=== Oh, these beautiful idols, please don't smash
                  They were once in Mecca, they are not trash
                                                -

Urdu:  Kya ferz hay keh sab ko milay aek sa jawaab
          Aao na hum bhee saer keraen koh e Toor ki

English:=== The ways of God we should not discount
                  And like Moses you ought to go to the mount
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Urdu:  Germi sahi kalaam maen laikin na is qader
          Ki jis say baat us nay shikaayat zuroor ki

English:=== And whenever you talk, you should be kind
                  For if you are rude, people do mind
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Urdu:  GHALIB ger is safar maen mujhay saath kay chalaen
          Hujj ka sawaab nazr karoun ga huzioor ki       

English:  And believe me, GHALIB, I'll give anything
              If takes me with him on the journey the king
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