English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 232

                                      Ghazal 232


Persian:  Ma ra zay koo e jaanaan azm e safar nabaashad
              Bai Umr zindagaani kas ra basar nabaashad
Urdu:      Mujh ko zay koo e jaanaan azm e safar naheen hay
              Bai yaar zindagaani howay basar naheen hay

English:=== O I feel so happy in her street
                  For there I find my only retreat
                                            -

Persian:  Wasf e dahaan e sheereen meegooyam o nadaanam
              Dar wasf e o cheh gooyam kaan mukhtasar nabaashad
Urdu:      Wasf e dahaan e sheereen kerta maen jab bayaan houn
              Hota kisi terheh say yeh mukhtasar naheen hay

English:=== Of her sugary mouth whenever I talk
                  I can talk and talk around the clock
                                            -

Persian:  Wasl e to bai raqeebaan hergis na shud mayassar
              Bai khaar o khas kasay ra gul dar nazar nabaashad
Urdu:      Hota naheen mayassar bai ghair wasl e jaanaan
              Bai khaar phool koie aata nazar naheen hay


English:=== But for my rival I only have scorn
                  For she is a rose and he is a thorn
                                            -

Persian:  Bar aah e dardmandaan khud ra sapar nasaazi
              Keen teer e purbala ra sehm az sapar nabaashad
Urdu:      Aasaan naheen hay bachna aahoun say aashiqoun ki
              Teer e bala ko howay khoaf e sapar naheen hay

English:=== For he has fun, that miserable guy
                  When I sit, and wait, and sob, and sigh
                                            -

Persian:  Bar aastaan e shaahay darwaish e bainawa ra
              Ghair az dar e gadaaie raah e digar nabaashad
Urdu:      Bar aastaan e shaahi darwaish e bainawa ko
              Ghair az dar e gadaaie raah e digar naheen hay

English:=== But in her presence I make no scene
                  For I'm a beggar and she is the queen
                                            -

Persian:  Baa to kuja rasaanad qaasid payaam e KHUSRO
              Jaay keh mehram aan ja baad e sahar nabaashad
Urdu:      Day kis terheh say qaasid tujh ko salaam e KHUSRO
              Mehram bhee jab wahaan per baad e sahar naheen hay

English:=== So, KHUSRO, her I can never reach
                  And there's no way I can close the breach
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