English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 277

                                      Ghazal 277


Persian:  Yaaraan keh booda and, nadaanam kuja shudand
              Ya Rab cheh roaz bood keh az ma juda shudand
Urdu:      Yaaraan e ghamgusaar na jaanay wo kya huay
              Ker kay jo aek aek jahaan say juda huay

English:=== My loving friends, they all are gone
                  There's no one now to depend upon
                                            -

Persian:  Aey gul, chun aamdi zay zameen, go chehgoona and
              Aan rooeha keh dar teh e gard e fana shudand
Urdu:      Aey naugul e bahaar, bata kis terheh say haen
              Wo gulrukhaan jo dar teh e gard e fana huay

English:=== O flower, tell me where are they
                  The beauties under the earth that lay?
                                            -

Persian:  Aan sarwaraan keh taaj e sar khalq booda and
              Aknoun nazaara kun keh hama khaak e pa shudand
Urdu:      Wo sarwaraan jo taaj e sar e khalq thay kabhee
              Kis terheh mil kay khaak maen sub khaak e pa huay

English:=== And where are now the mighty kings
                  Who went to dust with all their things?
                                              -

Persian:  Baazeecha eest tiflfaraib een mata e dehr
              Baiaql merdumaan keh badeen mubtala shudand
Urdu:      Gercheh hay dilfaraib mata e jahaan bohat
              Naadaan haen us faraib maen jo mubtala huay

English:=== This world of ours is a terrible snare
                  For even the wisest get caught in there
                                              -

Persian:  Kas ra cheh shud keh naqd e muraaday nameerasad
              Maana keh khaazinaan e falak bainawa shudand
Urdu:      Naqad e muraad un say kisi ko naheen mili
              Lagta hay khaazinaan e falak bainawa huay

English:=== So fall you not in this awful abyss
                  For you'll never have any peace or bliss
                                              -

Persian:  KHUSRO guraiz kun, keh wafa neest dar jahaan
              Zahl e jahaan keh humchu jahaan baiwafa shudand
Urdu:      Kertay naheen wafa wo kisi say bhee KHUSRAVA
              Ahl e jahaan jo misl e jahaan baiwafa huay

English:=== And if you, KHUSRO, fell in the pit
                  Don't ever expect any good from it
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