Q Ghazal 74 Persian: Dar azal purtu e husnat zay tajally dam zad Ishq paida shud o aatish ba hama aalam zad Urdu: Purtu e husn say bunyaad e jahan berham hay Shola e ishq say aatish ba hama aalam hay English:=== The beauty came first and then the desire And the love then set the whole world on fire Persian: Jalwaay kard rukhash, deed malak ishq nadaasht Ain e aatish shud az in ghairat o bar Aadam zad Urdu: Husn ki taab na jab la sakay jinnat o malak Hadaf us burq e tajally ka dil e Aadam hay English:=== Abode in the angels when love couldn't find It made its home in the humankind Persian: Muddayi khast keh aayad ba tamaashageh e raaz Dast e ghaib aamad o bar seena e namehram zad Urdu: Muddayi jab ba tamaashageh e israr gaya Khak aatish say huwa seena e namehram hay English:=== Came soon the hate to stake its claim But a bolt from Heaven set it aflame Persian: Aql mekhast kaz an shola chiragh afroozad Burq e ghairat badarakhsheed o jahan barham zad Urdu: Aql nay sholay say jab shama jalani chahi Burq e ulfat nay kiya saara jahan berham hay English:=== To capture love then the reason tried But Heaven its prayer promptly denied Persian: Jaan e alvi hawas e chah e zanikhdaan e to daasht Dast dar halqa e an zulf e kham ander kham zad Urdu: Jaan e alvi ko ho jab chah e zanikhdaan ki hawas Haath maen laeti wo gaisoo e kham ander kham hay English:=== Her chin has a dimple as deep as a well He never got out into it who fell Persian: Deegeran quraa e qismat hama bar aesh zadand Dil e ghamdeeda e ma bood keh ham bar gham zad Urdu: Aesh o aaraam raqeeboun ko diay qismat nay Dil e ghamgeen ko mila hissay maen gham hi gham hay English:=== My rivals from fate got joy and bliss Of sorrow and pain, I got the abyss Persian: Khast ta jalwa kunad soorat e khud ra mehboob Khaema dar maarka e aab o gil e Aadam zad Urdu: Apnay deedaar ki khahish jo huie Eezad ko Khaak say paeda kiya us nay rukh e Aadam hay English:=== In order to see His glory and grace God made His mirror the human face
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