Q Ghazal 267
Persian: Baa muddaie magooied israar e ishq o masti Ta baikhabar bameerad dar ranj e khudparasti Urdu: Kholo na muddaie per israar e ishq o masti Ghafil hay, baikhabar hay, hay mehv e khudparasti English:=== Love and devotion knows not the sheik For he is so arrogant, conceited, and fake Persian: Baa zoaf o naatawaani humchu naseem khush baash Beemaari andereen gham khushtar zay tandrusti Urdu: Baa zoaf o naatawaani misl e naseem reh khush Beemaar e aashiqi ko behtar na tandrusti English:=== The lovers are poor and don't want wealth In love the ailment is better than health Persian: Ta fazl o ilm beeni, baimaarfat nasheeni Yak nuktaat bagooyam, khud ra mabeen keh rusti Urdu: Yeh ilm o fazl taera baimaarfat hay zaahid Khudbeeni, khudparasti maen hay naheen darusti English:=== Your worldly knowledge in never complete And you can't reach God through self-conceit Persian: Dar aastaan e jaanaan az aasmaan meyadeesh Kaz auj e sarbulandi ufti ba khaak e pasti Urdu: Hay aastaan e jaanaan auj e falak sat ooncha Us ki bulandioun maen koie naheen hay pasti English:=== So the one you love, go kiss her feet And there you'll find a perfect retreat Persian: Aashiq shoo ar na roozay kaar e jahaan sar aayad Naakhanda naqsh e maqsood az kaargaah e hasti Urdu: Hay ishq hi haqiqat aalam maen aek warna Daam e saraab saara hay kaargaah e hasti English:=== The worldly things do all perish fast Only love is real; it is meant to last Persian: Khaar ar cheh jaan bakaahad, gul uzr e aan bakhaahad Sehl ast talkhi e mai dar junb e zoaq o masti Urdu: Khandaan e gul say hoti hay khaar ki khalish kum Kerta hay talkhi e mai aasaan zoaq e masti English:=== But the love is not without its woes Without the thorn you can't get a rose Persian: Soofi piyaala paima, saaqi qaraabeh pur kun Aey kohtehasteenaan ta kay daraazdasti Urdu: Soofi uthhaao saaghar, saaqi bharo suraahi Haen kohtehaasteenaan kertay daraazdasti
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