English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 321

                                Ghazal 321


Persian:  Musalmaanaam baraft az dast e mun dil
              Chun deedam aan chunaan shakl o shamaail
Urdu:      Musalmaanoun wo kaafir lay gaya dil
              Dikhha ker yak lamha shakl o shamaail

English:=== I gave my heart to an infidel
                  But then she's such a beautiful belle
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Persian:  Zahay saanay Khuda kaz lutf bangaasht
              Az een saan sooratay az aab o az gil
Urdu:      Zahay saanay Khuda jis nay banaaya
              Parichehra wo ik az aab o az gil
           
English:=== And such a doll that people say
                  She couldn't have been made from ordinary clay
                                          - 

Persian:  Nabaashad chu jamaalast majlisafroaz
              Ager khursheed bansheenad ba mehfil
Urdu:      Na ho majlisfaroaz us rukh ki terheh
              Ager khursheed khud aa'ay ba mehfil

English:=== And so very fair that in the saloon
                  Everyone thinks she's better than moon
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Persian:  Dilam manzil ba zulfat kard, gooie
              Nakhaahad raft zeen fakhanda manzil
Urdu:      Hua jab dil moqeem zulf, us nay
              Na chhorhi yeh kabhee farkhanda manzil

English:=== And although her hair is like a snare
                  Everyone wants to be caught in there
                                            -

Persian:  Malaamat meekunand ashaab ma ra
              Zay dard e ma mager hastand ghaafil
Urdu:      Malaamat doast jo kertay haen itni
              Wo dard e ishq say maeray haen ghaafil

English:=== So when I am scolded by a friend
                  I tell him love he can't comprehend
                                            -

Persian:  Nadaaram taaqat e dard e firaaqat
              Firaaq e doastaan karayst  mushkil
Urdu:      Naheen taab e firaaq e yaar mujh ko
              Keh hijr e doastaan hay baish mushkil

English:=== And if she's always away from me
                  It's my fate, my destiny
                                            -

Persian:  Dar een reh KHUSRAVA deewaana meebaash     
              Nameebaayad shuneedan pand e aaqil
Urdu:      Mili deewaangi jis ko ho KHUSRO
              Naheen us kay liay kuchh pand e aaqil

English:=== And if they say that I am mad
                  I don't think, KHUSRO, it's all that bad
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