English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 256

                                    Ghazal 256


Persian:  Shab ooftaad o ghamam baaz kaar khaahad kerd
              Do chashm e teera sitaarashumaar khaahad kerd
Urdu:      Kharaab dil ko bohat gham ka baar kerta hay
              Do chashm e teera sitaarashumaar kerta hay

English:=== More sorrow and pain I just can't take
                  I'm afraid, one day I'm going to break
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Persian:  Chun yaar deed keh qasd e raqeeb daaram, guft
              Gada niger keh ba sag kaarzaar khaahad kerd
Urdu:        Wo daekh ker mujhay lerhta raqeeb say bola
                Faqeer sag say yeh kuin kaarzaar kerta hay

English:=== And with my rival I don't want to fight
                  For he is a dog, and he can bite
                                          -

Persian:  Magoo hikaayat e o aey raqeeb e bad chandeen
              Keh dar dilam hama shab khaar khaar khaahad kerd
Urdu:      Keray hay khaar say jab gul mera shanasaaie
              Bohat wo dil ko meray khaar khaar kerta hay

English:=== And if she's a rose, he is a thorn
                  Which makes me feel very forlorn
                                            -

Persian:  Khayaal e yaar guzar kerd een taraf, aey sabr
              Bia keh baaz mara baiqaraar khahad kerd
Urdu:      Aey sabr aa kay madad ker keh aaj shab mujh ko
              Khayaal e yaar bohat baiqaraar kerta hay

English:=== So when I think of my sweetie pie
                  I lose my patience and start to cry
                                            -

Persian:  Guraiz neest zay to, her jafa keh hast bakun
              Keh banda her cheh bawad ikhtiaar khaahad kerd
Urdu:      Raha na ishq maen tha ikhtiaar jis dil ko
              Gham us ko aur bhee bai-ikhtiaar kerta hay


English:=== In what she does, I have no voice
                  For I'm her slave as a matter of choice
                                            -

Persian:  Ba ishq mard shawad kushta, ween hunar KHUSRO
              Ager hayaat bawad, merdwaar khaahad kerd
Urdu:      Agercheh laaghir o kamzoer hay bohat KHUSRO
              Keray wo kuchh bhee hay jo, merdwaar kerta hay

English:=== But KHUSRO says, though I'm weak
                  I shouldn't appear to be so meek
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