English:=== I also miss old friends of mine My heart is bleeding; O give me some wine Persian: Zay koo e mughaan roo magardaan keh aan ja Farooshand muftaah e mushkilkushaaie Urdu: Ba koo e mughaan ja kay daekho keh kaisay Wo baichay haen muftaah e mushkilkushaaie English:=== I think I should go to the keeper of the bar And ask for his help, for he's a star Persian: Uroos e jahaan garcheh dar hadd e husn ast Zay had meeburad sheewa e baiwafaaie Urdu: Uroos e jahaan gercheh baihad haseen hay Hay baihad bhee us ki mager baiwafaaie English:=== The worldly pleasures are full of traps In which are caught the best of our chaps Persian: Mai e sofiafgan kuja meefarooshand Keh dar taabam az dast e zohd e riyaaie Urdu: Mai e soofiafgan haheen say khareedo Naheen hum maen ab taab e zohd e riyaaie English:=== And though he says he's a man of God In fact our sheik is a pious fraud Persian: Rafeeqaan chunaan ahd e sohbat shakistand Keh gooie naboodast khud aashnaaie Urdu: Rafeeqoun nay torha hay yuin ahd e sohbat Kabhee jaisay hum say na thi aashnaaie English:=== And a man who calls himself a friend We find on him we cannot depend Persian: Mara gar to bagzaari aey nafs e tamay Basay baadshaahi kunam dar gadaaie Urdu: Nikal jaay laalach agar dil say maeray Karoun maen shahinshaahi andar gadaaie English:=== But the biggest problem we have is greed It's one thing in the world that we do not need Persian: Biaamoozadat keemia e sa'adat Zay humsohbat e bad judaaie, judaaie Urdu: Milay mujh ko ik keemya e sa'adat Jo ho sohbat e bad say maeri judaaie English:=== So the evil in us we should try to nix And with those who're bad we shouldn't mix Persian: Darooday chu noor e dil e paarsaayaan Badaan sham e khilwatgeh e paarsaaie Urdu: Dua misl e noor e dil e paasaayaan Tujhay sham e khilwatgeh e paarsaaie English:=== We should try to help the poor and the meek And the company of the mystics we ought to seek
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