300 Ghazals of Hafiz Shirazi with Translations

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Q Gazal 1 Persian: Ila ya ayyohus saaqi ader kaasan wa naavilha Keh ishq aasan namood awwal walay uftad mushkilha Urdu: Pila kay may kar aey saqi dawa e dard e bismilha Keh ishq aasan laga pehlay, parin phir besh mushkilha English:=== Come, fill the cup and my the pain This love is driving me insane Persian: Ba booay nafaay kakhir saba zan turra bakshayad Ze taab e jaad e muhkeeush cheh khon oftad dar dilha Urdu: Teri khusboo e nafa jab saba turray say kholay gee Karay gee zulf e muskeen ki shikan sud para e dilha English:=== The scent of her hair is beyond compare And tangled am I in her curly hair Persian: Ba may sajjada rangeen kun garat peer e mughan goyad Keh salik baykhabar nabwad ze rah o rasm e manzilha Urdu: Musalla rang lo may say keh dar peer e mughan ko hay Bhula deway kaheen salik na rah o rasm e manzilha English:=== Love, mystic knows, be it divine Endure he cannot without the wine Persian: Mara dar manzil e janan cheh amn o aish chun her dam Jaras faryad me darad keh barbandeed mehmilha Urdu: Hamain kya manzil e janan mein amn o aish jab her dam Jaras faryad karta hay keh bandho chal kay mehmilha English:=== So go with the flow, and do your best For on your way there is no rest Persian: Shab e tareek o beem e moaj o gardabay chunin hayel Kuja danand haal e ma subuksaaran e sahilha Urdu: Shab e tareek hay, toofan hay aur gardaab mein kashti Hamara haal kya janein subuksaaran e sahilha English:=== Strorms there are awful to face Of which on shore there's no trace Persian: Hama karam ze khudkami ba badnami kasheed aakhir Nihan kay manad an razay kazo sazand mehfilha Urdu: Badi kay kaam say aakhir mein badnami to hoti hay Chuppay rehtay naheen woh raz jo hein saz e mehfilha English:=== And do evil not for it will show And God and man will come to know Persian: Huzoori gar hami khwahi azo ghaib masho Hafiz Mata ma talq min tehwa daad dunya o ahmilha Urdu; Na hergiz bhool Hajiz gar hazoori chahiay Rab ki Keay bin tarikuddunya, naheen roshan hooay dilha English:=== And a mystis, HAFIZ is bound to be fake If pleasures of life he doesn't forsake ====

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