English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 358

                                    Ghazal 358


Persian:  Aey deeda paae sho keh bar e yaar meerawam
              Dar jalwagaah e aan but e ayyaar meerawam
Urdu:      Deeda bana kay pa, ba dar e yaar maen gaya
              Ik daekhhnay ko phir but e ayyaar maen gaya

English:=== To see that gal I went to her street
                  But me she simply refused to meet
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Persian:  Raahash zay ruftan e mizha purkhaar karda and
              Mun baaz deeda karda bar aan khaar meerawam
Urdu:      Jaroob say mizha ki bharay khaar raah maen
              Phir pa bana kay chashm ko bar khaar maen gaya

English:=== The way of love is a thorny one
                  With so many troubles, it's no fun
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Persian:  Aey khaarkhaar e hijr zay dil dour sho keh mun
              Behr e nazaara e gul e rukhsaar meerawam
Urdu:      Aey khaarkhaar e hijr keray ga to kya ager
              Behr e nazaara e gul e rukhsaar maen gaya

English:=== And it's not easy to find your rose
                  For the way is full of worries and woes
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Persian:  Aey baad paish az aan to baroo, parda zaan jamaal
              Bar kan keh mun ba deedan e deedaar meerawam
Urdu:      Parda wo ta hataa'ay rukh e rashk e maah say
              Baad e saba kay saath ba deedaar maen gaya

English:=== Her gorgeous face you want to see
                  But to your pleas she wouldn't agree
                                            -

Persian:  Goo zulf ra kamaand makun kaz miaan e to
              Mun khud ba taar e mooe gariftaar meerawam
Urdu:      Kaakul kay paich o khum maen hoie qayd jaan bhee
              Jab dhoondhnay ko qalb e gariftaar maen gaya

English:=== You want to play with her curly hair
                  But then you're caught in its deadly snare
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Persian:  Mun KHUSRAVAM keh zaagh e siyaah gashtam az firaaq
              Bulbul kunoon shawam keh ba gulzaar meerawam
Urdu:      Bulbul tha KHUSRAVA maen walay soaz e hijr say
              Zaagh e siyaah bun kay ba gulzaar maen gaya

English:=== So, KHUSRO, then, like a nightingale
                  What can you do but wail and wail?
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