300 Ghazals of Hafiz Shirazi with Translations

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Persian: Baa hama itr e daamanat aayadam az saba ajab Kaz guzar e to khaak ra mushk e Khutan namikunad Urdu: Guzra hay yaan say gulbadan, per yeh ajab hay aey saba Rahguzar ki khaak too mushk e Khutan naheen karay English:=== Go find, O breeze, my maiden fair And bring with you the scent of her hair Persian: Di gilaay zay turraash kardam o az sar e fasoon Guft keh in siyah e kaj goesh ba mun namikunad Urdu: Zulf kay zulm ka agar maen nay kabhi gila kya Bola keh yeh siyah e kaj goesh e sukhan naheen karay English:=== Complain when I do of her cruel locks Care she does not, and only mocks Persian: Dast kash e jafa makun aab e rukham keh faiz e abr Baymadad e sarashk e mun durr e Aden namikunad Urdu: Baarish e ashk kay badoun mehr o wafa kay behr maen Paida kabhie koie sadaf durr e Aden naheen karay English:=== She even says, for her beautiful ears There won't be pearls without my tears Persian: Lakhlakha saay shud saba daaman e paakat az cheh roo Khaak e banafshazaar ra mushk e Khutan namikunad Urdu: Lakhlakha sa hay jab saba, daaman e paak kuin tera Khaak e banafshazaar ko mushk e Khutan naheen karay English:=== The breeze came back without her scent And told me sorry she wouldn't relent Persian: Dil ba umid e wasl e to hamdam e jaan namishawad Jaan ba hawa e koo e to, fikr e chaman namikunad Urdu: Dil jo umid e wasl maen hamdam e jaan naheen raha Jaan teray koochay ki aseer, fikr e chaman naheen karay English:=== Still my heart does long for her It has no doubts; it doesn't demur Persian: Kushta e ghamza e to shud HAFIZ e nashuneeda pand Taegh sazaast her kira durk e sukhan namikunad Urdu: Kushta e ghamza ho gaya HAFIZ e nashuneeda pand Taegh saza hay us ki jo durk e sukhan naheen karay English:=== But HAFIZ says, since I don't take advice He is sure one day I'll pay the price ====

Q Ghazal 91 Persian: Saharam doulat e baidaar ba baleen aamad Guft barkhaiz keh an khusrav e sheereen aamad Urdu: Bakht e baidaar mera bar sar e baleen aaya Aur kaha uth keh tera khusrav e sheereen aaya English:=== The lady luck came in the morning and said "Your love has come; so get out of bed

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