English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 389

                                      Ghazal 389


Persian:  Sawaab neest ba to fikr e hoor e ein karden
              Khatast nisbat e zulfat ba mushk e Cheen karden
Urdu:      Durust meh say naheen tashbeeh e jabeen kerna
              Ghalat hay nisbat e gaisoo ba mushk e Cheen keena

English:=== Her brow is like the crescent moon
                  Her curls are black, her lips maroon
                                                -

Persian:  Baraay khaatir e dushman zay doast bar gashti
              Rawa nabaashad baa doastaan chuneen karden
Urdu:      Baraay khaatir e dushman yeh dushmani taeri
              Naheen rawa hay ba yaaraan e humnasheen kerna

English:=== But like I not a bit when she
                  Becomes so friendly with my enemy
                                                  -

Persian:  Hazaar jaan e garaami hunooz kum baashad
              Fida e khaak e reh mard e dourbeen karden
Urdu:      Hazaar jaan e garaami bhee kuchh naheen maeri
              Fida e khaak e reh e mard e doubeen kerna

English:=== And sadly him she does prefer
                  Over me who's willing to die for her
                                                  -

Persian:  Makun taajub az een daagh e mai bar aan khirqa
              Ba hushr khaaham az een daagh bar jabeen karden
Urdu:      Ba daagh e mai naheen kaafi hay khirqa aalooda
              Mujhay toe chaahiay yeh daagh bar jabeen kerna

English:=== So all this tells me to go to the bar
                  And there I empty the wine jar
                                                    -

Persian:  Nadaarad az to damay sabr dar jahaan KHUSRO
              Magas shakaeb nadaarad zay angbeen kerdan
Urdu:      Bana magas jo hay too ishq e lab maen, aey KHUSRO
              Tujhay rawaa naheen perhaiz e angbeen kerna

English:=== But then this makes me terribly miss
                  KHUSRO, the lips that I crave to kiss
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