English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 254

                                  Ghazal 254


Persian:  Ba bakht e aan keh ba moo e to raah khaaham kerd
              Zay khaab ya ba khayaalat nigaah khaaham kerd
Urdu:      Ba sad fughaan maen us dil maen raah kerta houn
              Hazaar jaan fida e nigaah kerta houn

English:=== My pain and sorrow I try to mention
                  In order to get a little attention
                                          -

Persian:  Chun heetch qissa e shabha e maat baawer neeast
              Kunoun sitaara o meh ra gawaah khaaham kerd
Urdu:      Karay yaqeen hay na jab wo hadees e hijraan ka
              Meh o surayya o perveen gawaah kerta houn

English:=== But when she doesn't believe my story
                  I try to talk of her grace and glory
                                          -

Persian:  Ba poash chashm e mun o aab e deedgaan imroaz
              Keh mun nazaara e aan kajkulaah khaaham kerd
Urdu:      Aey doestoun meri aankhoun say poench doe aansoo
              Keh maen nazaara e yak kajkulaah kerta houn

English:=== I tell her she's an aristocrat
                  And praise a lot her stylish hat
                                          -

Persian:  Guzar cheh meekuni aakhir ba sooyam aey saaqi
              Makun keh tobaah e umram tabaah khaaham kerd
Urdu:      Na ja perhaiz pay aur daekh saaqia kaisay
              Umeed e mai pay maen tobaah tabaah kerta houn

English:=== But when I do not get very far
                  I simply go to the nearest bar
                                          -

Persian:  Zay behr e aan keh babeenam baraaberat saaya
              Zay dood e seena jahaanay siyaah khaaham kerd
Urdu:      Siyaahi e shab e hijraan ko daekh ker apni
              Ba dood e seena jahaan ko siyaah kerta houn

English:=== And there to the maids I tell my woe
                  And my wounded heart I try to show
                                          -

Persian:  Jafa keh meerawad imshab zay hijr bar KHUSRO
              Hikaayat ar bazanam subheygaah khaaham kerd
Urdu:      Shab e firaaq maen koie sunay ager KHUSRO
              Bayaan e joer say maen subheygaah kerta houn

English:=== I try to detail my terrible blight
                  And that's how, KHUSRO, I spend my night
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