Q Ghazal 150 Persian: Ba rah e maikada ushshaaq rast dar tug o taaz Hamaan niyaaz keh hajjaj ra ba rah e Hijaaz Urdu: Ba rah e maikada ushshaaq ko hay yuin tug o taaz Niyaaz jaisay ho hajjaj ko ba rah e Hijaaz English:=== On the way to the bar the topers feel Like all those pilgrims, a furious zeal Persian: Che gooyamat keh zay sooz e daroon cheh meebeenam Zay ashk purse hikaayat keh mun niyam ghammaaz Urdu: Bataoun kis terheh maen apna raaz e souz e daroun In aansooun say meray pooch, maen naheen ghammaaz English:=== I like to hide my pains, my fears But what do I do with my telltale tears Persian: Gharaz karishma e husn ast warna haajit neest Jamaal e doulat e Mehmood ra ba zulf e Ayaaz Urdu: Karishma husn ka hay, warna kya taaluq tha Jamaal e doulat e Mehmood ko ba zulf e Ayaaz English:=== Oh, love wants beauty and beauty love They're meant for each other like hand and glove Persian: Ba heetch dar na rawam baad az ein zay hazrat e dost Chun Kaaba yaaftam, aayam zay butparasti baaz Urdu: Mila hay Kaaba mujhay aastaan e yaar maen jab Maen butparasti say aaya houn daekh ker yeh baaz English:=== Day and night I live in her street For there I find a peaceful retreat Persian: Shabay chuneen ba sahargeh zay bakht meekhaham Keh baa to sherh e saranjaam e khud kunam aaghaaz Urdu: Hay noor e subha maen too, teergi e shab maen too Hay too hi ik mera anjaam, too hi ik aaghaaz English:=== She is my goddess, my love, my friend She is my beginning and she is the end Persian: Tanam zay hijr e to chashm az jahaan faro meedookht Umeed e doulat e wasl e to daad jaanam baaz Urdu: Firaaq e yaar say milta hay dil ko souz e daroon Umeed e wasl peh qaim hay maeri jaan ka saaz English:=== For me, of life she is the fountainhead For in her abscence I'm worse than dead Persian: Cheh halqaha keh zadam bar dar e dil az sar e sooz Ba boo e rooz e wisaal e to dar shabaan e daraaz Urdu: Na rouz e wasl ki ummeed ho agar dil maen Kataen yeh kaisay teray hijr maen shabaan e daraaz English:=== And though I see no hope, no sign I feel someday she's going to be mine
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