English:=== The folks on my grave should come and sing Some wine for me they should also bring Persian: Gar cheh peeram, to shabay tang dar aaghoosham geer Ta sahargeh zay kinaar e to jawaan barkheezam Urdu: Wo kisi raat jo mujh peer ko aaghoush maen lay Noujawaan ban keh maen aaghoush e jawaan say jaaoun English:=== And if she could only hold me tight Make me strong and young she might Persian: To mapindaar keh az khaak e sar e koo e to mun Ba jafa e falak o jour e zamaan barkheezam Urdu: Houn gada koocha e jaanaan ka, bata maen kaisay Ba jafa e falak o jour e zammaan say jaaoun English:=== But me no matter how the people treat I'll never, never quit, and leave her street Persian: Barnakheezam zay sar e koo e to ta jaan daaram War rasad kaar ba jaan, az sar e jaan barkheezam Urdu: Jab talak jaan hay na chhoarhoun maen koo e jaanaan ko Jaan bhee ger daeni parhay, shouq say jaan say jaaoun English:=== And no matter how much do people try I'll not move out, and there will I die Persian: Sarv e baala banuma aey but e shireen harakaat Keh chu HAFIZ zay sar jaan o jahaan barkheezam Urdu: Sarv qad apna dikhaay wo mujhay ger HAFIZ Jaan qurbaan karoun, jaan o jahaan say jaaoun English:=== And me if she ever comes to meet HAFIZ, I'll gladly die at her feet ====
Q Ghazal 219 Persian: Mun tark e ishqbaazi o saaghar namikunam Sad baar tobah kardam o digar namikunam Urdu: Hum tark e ishqbaazi o saaghar na ker sakay Tobah to ki hazaar, amal per na ker sakay English:=== Her love in my heart and the wine in my cup I have tried and tried but cannot give up Persian: Baagh e bahisht o saaya e toba o qasr o hoor Baa khaak e koo e yaar barabar nemikunam Urdu: Baagh e bahisht o qasr banaay to haen magar Us khaak e dar kay kuchh bhee barabar na ker sakay English:=== The houris in heaven have nothing on her Her place over Eden I'll always prefer Persian: Talqeen e dars e ahl e nazar yak ishaarat ast Kardam ishaaratay o mukarrar namikunam Urdu: Ahl e nazar ko aek ishaara hi hay bohat Ker day jo aek baar, mukarrar na ker sakay
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