English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 257

                                      Ghazal 257


Persian:  Munam keh ta ziam az ishq mast khaaham bood
                Ba raah e khooban chu khaak past khaaham bood
Urdu:      Hua hay jab say mujhay ishq mast rehta houn
                Rawish maen gard ki maanind past rehta houn

English:=== O drunk with love I choose to be
                    And beauty is what I love to see
                                              -

Persian:  Chun aql az sar e taqwa zay dast raft, kunoun
                Sharaab dar sar o saaghar ba dast khaaham bood
Urdu:      Perhaiz o aql say kerta perhaiz houn waaiz
                Sharaab dar sar o saaghar ba dast rehta houn

English:=== To sense and reason I've said adieu
                    Now drinking my wine is all I do
                                              -

Persian:  Baburd husn e butaan deenam, aey Musalmaanaan
                Chu hinduaan pus az een butparast khaham bood
Urdu:        Lia butoun nay hay deen jab say, aey Musalmaanoun
                Maen bun kay dair maen ik butparast rehta houn

English:=== I go in a trance and whirl and twirl
                    And worship I only my beautiful girl
                                            -

Persian:  Salaah e kaawish e jaan ast, ishq khaaham baakht
                Fisaad e lazzat e aish ast, mast khaaham bood
Urdu:      Salaah e sadma e jaan hay, maen ishq kerta houn
                Fisaad  lazzat e ishrat hay, mast rehta houn

English:=== In love I find my joy and glee
                    And happy is what I want to be
                                            -

Persian:  Chun khurd hum ba azal jaam e aashqi KHUSRO
                Hameesha mast e sharaab e aalast khaaham bood
Urdu:      Azal maen pee hay mai e aashqi jo aey KHUSRO
                Mudaam mast e sharaab e aalast rehta houn
 
English:=== And when God was making the heaven and earth
                  He gave me, KHUSRO, only love and mirth
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