Persian: Bar deegraan nigaar e qabapoosh bagzarad Ma neez jaamaha e saboori qaba kuneem Urdu: Ghairoun ko qurb e yaar e qabapoash o aish e dil Ham haen keh jaamaha e saboori qaba karaen English:=== And when with others she is so very nice Let us also try and break the ice Persian: Haftaad zillat az nazar e khalq dar hijaab Behtar zay taatay keh ba roo o riya kuneem Urdu: Behtar haen rind chahay wo kitnay haqeer houn In zahidoun say chhup kay jo makr o riya karaen English:=== It's better to sin and be in a jam Than be a preacher and a total sham Persian: Aan koo baghair e sabiqa chandeen nawaakht kard Mumkin bawad keh afo kunad gar khata kuneem Urdu: Rehmat ki kuchh khazeena e Haq maen kami naheen Bandoun ko bakhshta hay wo jitni khata karaen English:=== A little bit of sinning God doesn't mind For He is so loving, so generous, so kind Persian: Gar yak shabay ba dast e mun uftad nigaar e mun Mushkil bawad keh daamanash az kaff riha kuneem Urdu: Lag jaay yaar haath hamaaray jo aek raat Daaman kabhee na haath say us ka riha karaen English:=== I promise, next time when she comes to me I'll never let her go, and mine she'll be Persian: Guftam naghasht kaam e dilam haasil az labat Gufta to sabr kun keh muraadat rawa kuneem Urdu: Poochha keh bosa taeray laboun ka milay ga kab Bola yeh naemataen na her ik ko ata karaen English: And when someday I'll ask for a kiss A plea like this she will not dismiss Persian: HAFIZ wafa nameekunad ayyaam e sustahd Ein panjrooza umr bia ta wafa kuneem Urdu: HAFIZ zamaana gercheh hay baimehr o baiwafa Laazim magar hay aap pay mehr o wafa karaen English:=== And although, HAFIZ, the life is short As long as I live I'll be her consort ====
Q Ghazal 196 Persian: Ba azm e toba sahar guftam istakhaara kunam Bahaar e tobashikan meerasad, cheh chaara kunam Urdu: Ba azm e toba tha soacha keh istakhaara ho Bahaar e tobashikan aaie, kaisay chaara ho English:=== In the winter months when I gave up drinking Of the coming of spring I wasn't really thinking
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