300 Ghazals of Hafiz Shirazi with Translations

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Persian: Khush an waqt o khush an saaat keh an zulf e girahbandash Baduzdeeday chunan dilha keh khasm iqraar meeaavurd Urdu: Wo khush lamha, wo khush saaat, chura kay dil ko jab maeray Chupa kay apni zulfoun maen mera dildaar laay hay English:=== With her long and curly braided hair In chains she drags me everywhere Persian: Ba qaul e mutrib o saaqi baroon ruftam gah o baygeh Kaz an rah e garaan qasid khabar dushwaar meeaavurd Urdu: Ba qaul e mutrib o saaqi hay maen nay rah wo pakrhie Keh mushkil say jahaan qasid payam e yaar laay hay English:=== But when she sings and gives me a drink I lose my head and the power to think Persian: Ajab meedaashtam deeshab zay HAFIZ jaam o paimaana Walay manash nameekardam keh sufiwaar meeaavurd Urdu: Ager peeta hay HAFIZ mohtasib, tum us ko peenay do Yeh daekho kasie khushwaqti wo sufiwaar laay hay English:=== When HAFIZ I saw with a bottle of wine Since he is a mystic, I thought it was fine ====

Q Ghazal 100 Persian: Saba ba tehniat e peer e mayfaroosh aamad Keh mousam e tarab o aish o naaz o noosh aamad Urdu: Saba ba tehniat e peer e mayfaroesh aaay Jo mousam e tarab o aish o naaz o noesh aaay English:=== The morning breeze has brought the news It's time to sing, and dance, and booze Persian: Hawa maseehnafas gasht o baad naafakusha Darakht sabz shud o murgh dar kharoosh aamad Urdu: Hawa maseehnafas ho, saba ho naafakusha Darakht sabz ho, bulbul ba sad khroesh aaay English:=== Blooming are flowers with fragrance in air And flying and singing are birds everywhere Persian: Tanoor e lala chunan barfarokht baad e bahaar Keh ghuncha gharq e araq gasht o gul ba joosh aamad Urdu: Tanoor e lala ko dehkaay aisay baad e saba Keh ghuncha gharq e paseena ho, gul ba joesh aaay English:=== The trees are wearing their green attire And flowers have set the garden on fire Persian: Ba goosh e hoosh neoosh az mun o ba ishrat koosh Keh in sukhan sahar az hatifam ba goosh aamad Urdu: Ba goesh e hoesh neoesh o ba aish o ishrat koesh Yeh lay kay aagahi ik subhadam saroesh aaay English:=== An angel came and said it to me That jolly and happy it's time to be

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