English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 228

                                        Ghazal 228


Persian:  Dilam az bakht gahay shaad nabood
              Jaanam az band e gham aazaad nabood
Urdu:      Qalb ulfat maen mera shaad na tha
              Bandish e gham say yeh aazaad na tha

English:=== This love has brought me nothing but pain
                  The bondage now has become a bane
                                                -

Persian:  Yak dam az umr e garaami na ghuzisht
              Kaan hama zaa'ay o barbaad nabood
Urdu:      Tha na ik lamha maeri umr ka jo
              Ishq maen zaa'ay o barbaad na tha

English:=== It's now a burden, an albatross
                  My life is nothing but a total loss
                                              -

Persian:  Ger babeeni dil e weeran e mara
              Gooiya heetch geh aabaad nabood
Urdu:      Daekh ker qalb e hazeen lagta hay
              Ghar yeh jaisay kabhee aabaad na tha

English:=== Its fire has burnt my heart entire
                  In which there's nothing but a dead desire
                                                -

Persian:  Shab hameedaanam kao aamad o bus
              Beesh az khaishtanam yaad na bood
Urdu:      Us ki aamad kay alaawa shab maen
              Jo hua mujh ko zara yaad na tha

English:=== Of nothing in life I'm now aware
                  Except that in it she once was there
                                                -

Persian:  Khaana gulshan shuda bai minnat e baagh
              Sarv bood ar gul o shamshaad nabood
Urdu:      Sarv say ghar tha bana ik gulshan
              Kya hua ger gul o shamshaad na tha

English:=== In a beautiful garden I used to be
                  Where she was a lovely cypress tree
                                                -

Persian:  Nageh aahoo e mun az daan bajust
              Zaan keh andaaza e sayyaad nabood
Urdu:      Daam maen khud hi gaya dil maera
              Us ko andaesha e sayyaad na tha

Emglish:=== And though a bondage was love to me
                    I was so very happy in captivity
                                                -

Persian:  KHUSRO az talkhi e sheereendahanaan
              Aan chunaan hast keh Farhaad na bood
Urdu:      Thi ba ja talkhi e sheereendahanaan
              Per yeh KHUSRO koie Farhaad na tha

English:=== But, KHUSRO, though she's still very sweet
                  My life has become a wreck complete
                                              ====