English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 399

                                      Ghazal 399


Persian:  Khalqay hama dar shehr o mara ja ba diger soo
              Her kas ba rahay o mun e tanha ba diger soo
Urdu:      Ja e digeraan shehr o meri ja ba diger soo
              Her kas ba reh e aql, maen tanha ba diger soo

English:=== They go their way and I go mine
                  And I get clobbered and they do fine
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Persian:  Beenam, chun ba raahash badawam o paash bageeram
              Dastam ba diger soo rawad o pa ba diger soo
Urdu:      Jab paoun pakerhnay kay liay taera gaya maen
              Tha dast diger soo mera aur pa ba diger soo

English:=== And her one day if I happen to meet
                  I can't even dare to kiss her feet
                                            -

Persian:  Weh, een cheh zamaan bood keh kardaem widaash
              Koo raft ba soo e diger o ma ba diger soo
Urdu:      Kaisa hay yeh hangaam e widaa aek tamaasha
              Mehboob ba soo e diger o ma ba diger soo

English:=== And then when she says to me good-bye
                  I can only grieve and cry and cry
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Persian:  O raft o mun az baikhudi e khaish nadeedam
              Koo baaz soo e khaana bashud ya ba diger soo
Urdu:      Baihoash houn aisa keh pata mujh ko naheen hay
              Jaata soo e khaana hay too ab, ya ba diger soo

English:=== I cry so much, I lose my mind
                  And look for her but cannot find
                                              -

Persian:  Dar ishq Afullah talabam wasl e to zusht ast
              Maashooq diger soo o tamanna ba diger soo
Urdu:      Deewaangi kaisi talab e wasl hay yaaroun
              Maashooq diger soo o tamanna ba diger soo

English:=== And then I yearn, and crave, and pine
                  Knowing she'll never again be mine
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Persian:  Aaya bawad aan roaz keh baaham banasheenaem
              Aashoab diger soo shuda, ghaugha ba diger soo
Urdu:      Tha waqt keh ho ker jo baham baithhtay hum thay
              Soo e diger aashoab tha, ghaugha ba diger soo

English:=== But there was a time that we were close
                  Just like a nightingale and a rose
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Persian:  Ger kaam rasad o narasad, doast basand ast
              KHUSRO narasad az rukh e zaiba ba diger soo
Urdu:      Her soo gaya aawaargi e ishq maen KHUSRO
              Laikin na gaya az rukh e zaeba ba diger soo

English:=== But all this, KHUSRO, is dead and gone
                  It's now only something to brood upon
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