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English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 346
English and Urdu translation of the odes of Amir Khusro, the Indian Orpheus
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                                          Ghazal 346


Persian:  Mun ager bar dar e to her shabay afghaan nakunam
              Khaish ra shohra o badnaam badeen saan nakunam
Urdu:      Raat bhar dar pay teray maen ager afghaan na karoun
              Is qadar apnay ko ruswa, aey meri jaan, na karoun

English:=== I knock at her door and cry and cry
                  To my self-respect I say good-bye
                                                  -

Persian:  Ger daham dard e saray, tang mia bar mun azaank
              Natawaanam keh tura beenam o afghaan nakunam
Urdu:      Tang kerti hay fughan maeri agercheh tujh ko
              Kaisay mumkin hay tujhay daekh kay afghaan na karoun

English:=== I'm sure she does not care for it
                  But wailing, I don't know, how to quit
                                                    -

Persian:  Roazay az yaad e rukhat paish e gulay khaaham murd
              Mun hamaan beh keh guzar baish ba bustaan nakunam
Urdu:      Dekh ker gul ko jo merta maen teri yaad maen houn
              Hay yeh behtar keh guzar tarf e gulistaan na karoun

English:=== For a lovely rose whenever I see
                  Without it, I know, I cannot be
                                                  -

Persian:  Weh keh dewaana dilam baaz ba baazaar uftaad
              Mun namee guftam kaafsaana e hijraan nakunam
Urdu:      Loag jab poochhtay bazaar maen haen haal mera
              Kaisay un say maen bayaan qissa e hijraan na karoun

English:=== So when people ask me how am I
                  I just can't help it; I start to cry
                                                  -

Persian:  Gham khurad een dil e baichaara, zabaanash daadi
              Baad az een chaara hamaan ast keh darmaan nakunam
Urdu:      Howay darmaan say fazoon dard hay, aey chaaragaroun
              Chaara ab aek yehi hay keh maen darmaa nakaroun

English:=== And when they try to help, I say
                  "O please, O please just go away"
                                                  -

Persian:  Chand gooyand keh KHUSRO zay butaan chashm badoaz
              Ger mayassar shawadam, roo badeeshaan na kunam
Urdu:      Kaish KHUSRO jo mera ishq e butaan hay, kaisay
              Jaan o dil say maen paristaari e khoobaan na karoun

English:=== And when KHUSRO asks, I simply exclaim
                  I cannot help it; I love that dame
                                                  ====     
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