English:=== In verse, O HAFIZ, you have the throne You stand above and you stand alone ====
Q Ghazal 23 Persian: Banal bulbul agar baa manat sar e yaariest Keh ma do aashiq e zaaraem, kaar e ma zaariest Urdu: Ker aek shoer too bulbul jo ham say hay yaari Keh ham haen aashiq e zaar, apna kaam hay zaari English:=== O singing bird, you're my kind of guy We are lovers both, and we can only cry Persian: Dar an chaman keh naseemay wazad zay turra e dost Che ja e dam zadan e naafaha e Tataariest Urdu: Naseem e zulf agar gulsitan ko mehka day Toe kya majal rakhaen naafaha e Tataari English:=== Wherever the air does her tresses kiss There is no need for the ambergris Persian: Biyaar baada keh rangeen kunaem Jama e dilq Keh mast e jam e ghorooraem, naam hushiariest Urdu: Sharaab la keh karaen surkh apna jama e dilq Keh nashsha apna takkabur hay, naam hushiari English:=== Come, fill the cup, and let me get drunk My arrogance and pride has made me a skunk Persian: Na bastaand dar e tohba, halia barkhaiz Keh tohba waqt e gul az aashiqi zay baekaariest Urdu: Naheen hay tohba ka dar band, aashiq e khursand Bhari bahaar maen tohba naheen hay hashiari English:=== So let us drink, and not be so dense The spring is no time for penitence Persian: Saher karishma e waslash ba khaab medidam Zahay maratib e khaabay keh beh zay baedariest Urdu: Karishma wasl ka ger khaab maen nazar aaay Khulay na aankh kabhee, ho kabhee na badaari English:=== You can meet your love, though it'll be fake Dreaming is better than being awake Persian: Khayal e zulf e to pukhtan na kaar e khamanast Keh zaer e silsila raftan tareeq e ayyaariest Urdu: Na khamkaaroun kay bus ki hay bandish e kakul Hay daam e zulf maen aana tareeq e ayyaari English:=== The snare of her hair is not for the straight Only a devious lover does bite the bait Persian: Latitaiest nihani keh ishq az o khaizad Keh naam e an na lab e lal o khat e zingaariest Urdu: Latifa aur hay, hota hay jis say paeda ishq Na naam lal e lab is ka, na khat e zingaari
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