Persian: Aey shah e husn chashm ba haal e gada figan Keen goosh bas hikaayat e shah o gada shuneed Urdu: Aey shah e husn mujh pay agar too karay nazar Saara jahan qissa e shah o gada sunay English:=== O please my queen, do listen to me Hear my prayer; grant me the plea Persian: Nashneed her cheh guftam o bagzisht ween ajab Sultan shuneeda am keh hadees e gada shuneed Urdu: Us nay suni na baat meri aur chala gaya Sultaan hay wohi jo hadees e gada sunay English:=== Being a queen you turn me away And I cannot say what I want to say Persian: Her shaam maajra e man o dil shumaal guft Her subh guftogoo e man o o saba shuneed Urdu: Her shaam muzda wasl ka baad e naseem day Her subha shikwa hijr ka baad e saba sunay English:=== I told my secret to the winter wind It thought I was silly,and only grinned Persian: Saaqi bia keh ishq nida meekunad buland An kas keh guft qissa e ma ham zay ma shuneed Urdu: Saaqi sunaoun kis ko hikayaat e aashqi Qissa mera na koie jo maeray siwa sunay English:=== But no one wants to give me the ear So the tale of mine I'm left to hear Persian: Ya Rab kujast mehram s raazay keh yak zaman Dil sherh e an dehad keh cheh deed o cheha shuneed Urdu: Day raazadaan Khuda mujhay aisa jo baeth ker Maeri hikayat e dil e baymudaa sunay English:=== To hear my tale oh, who would want? I only wish I had a confidant Persian: Ma baada zaer e khirqa na imrooz meekhuraem Sad baar peer e maykada in majra shuneed Urdu: Pee maen nay aaj hi naheen khirqay ki aarh maen Logoen nay aisay qissay meray baarha sunay English:=== I use my gown to hide the wine And my abbot thinks it's just fine Persian: Khush meekunam ba baada e mushkin mushaam e jaan Kaz dilq poosh e somaya boo e riya shuneed Urdu: Khushboo e may say ker too muattar mushaam e jaan Zahid ki jab hikaayat e makr o riya sunay English:=== My soul thrives with the smell of wine Something the preachers always malign -
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