English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 218

                                        Ghazal 218


Persian:  Gercheh dar kushtan e ushshaaq zaboon meeaayad
              Baaray aan shakl babeeneed keh chun meeaayad
Urdu:      Chaahay jitna bhee wo sar ker kay nagoon aa'ay hay
              Bin kiay qatl na qaatil ko sakoon aa'ay hay

English:=== No matter how much she feels contrite
                  Preying and slaying are always all right
                                                -

Persian:  Ger kunam girya e dilmaandgi, az tust aey doost
              Keen shikaayat hama az bakht e nagoon meeaayad
Urdu:      Shikwa e joar o jafa hay na mujhay tujh say koie
              Aay ghussa hay to bar bakht e nagoon aa'ay hay

English:=== And no matter how much her lovers complain
                  She says their fate is to suffer the pain
                                                -

Persian:  Dil ba sayyaad kuja sozad, ager naala kuneed
              Murgh e baichaara keh dar daam zaboon meeaayad
Urdu:      Bai asar zaari o faryaad o fughaan haen us ki
              Murgh e baichaara keh dar daam zaboon aa'ay hay

English:=== And no matter how much her victims cry
                  She thinks her preys she must crucify
                                                -

Persian:  Khusham az girya e khud, gercheh hama khoon e dil ast
              Zaan keh boo e to zay her qatra e khoon meeaayad
Urdu:      Girya achchha hay, agercheh hay mera khoon is maen
              Keh boo e doost zay her qatra e khoon aa'ay hay

English:=== And shedding tears though they cannot stop
                  Her image they see in every little drop
                                                  -     

Persian:  Ta shabam chun guzarad, aah keh baazam dar dil
              Yaad e aan silsila e ghaaliagoon meeaayad
Urdu:      Dil e soadaaie tarhapta hay bohat jab bhee usay
              Yaad wo silsila e ghaaliagoon aa'ay hay

English:=== And no matter how much sorrow they bear
                  Of her scented curls they love the snare
                                                  -

Persian:  Hizr az goasha e chashmash keh zay shoakhi khud ra
              Mast meesaazad o baa sahr o fasoon meeaayad
Urdu:      Deeda e yaar keray must hay aur mastoun ko
              Mast ho ker wo jo baa sahr o fasoon aa'ay hay

English:=== They cannot forget her dreamy eyes
                  And how they enchant and mesmerize
                                                  -

Persian:  KHUSRAVA chun sukhan awwal na shuneedi, naachaar
              Ba'kash az doost balaay keh kunoon meeaayad
Urdu:      Hay balaoun say ghhira KHUSRO too aisa keh tera
              Kaam kuchh bhee na fasaana o fasoon aa'ay hay

English:=== And remember they also KHUSRO's advice
                  That those who love must pay the price
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