English:=== One night I heard a voice which said "Do not forget you'll soon be dead Persian: HAFIZA tark e jahan guftan tareeq e khushdiliest Ta na pindaari keh ahwaal e jahandaaran khush ast Urdu: Tark e dunya kay badoun HAFIZ naheen milti khushi Hay ghalat bilkul keh ahwaal e jahandaaran hay khush English:=== "With God, O HAFIZ, try to connect And the wordly joys you must reject" ====
Q Ghazal 40 Persian: Saba agar guzaray uftadat ba kishwar e dost Biyar nafhaay az gaisoo a muanbar e dost Urdu: Saba guzar ho tera ger kabhee ba kishwar e dost Bakhaer deejio wo gaisoo e muanbar e dost English:=== Go to her place, O morning air Bring the scent of her curly hair Persian: Ba jaan e o keh ba shukraana jaan barafshanam Agar ba soo e man aari payamay az bar e dost Urdu: Qasam hay yaar ki jaan ki keh jaan day doun ga Maen us pay, lay kay jo aaay payaam e dilber e dost English:=== I'll give my life if you do confer And bring a hopeful sign from her Persian: Wagar chunacheh dar an hazratat nabashad baar Baraay dida biawar ghubaaray az dar e dost Urdu: Rasaaie ger na ho dargah e yaar maen taeri Baraay chashm ura la too khaak az der e dost English:=== Whatever you do, bring you must From her door a handful of dust Persian: Man e gada o tammana e wasl e o hayhaat Magar ba khab babeenam jamaal o manzar e dost Urdu: Agar hay deed ki ummeed ab toe bas yeh hay Keh daekhoun khab maen shayad jamaal o manzar e dost English:=== Even in dreams I see no sign That in reality she'll ever be mine Persian: Dil e sanobariam hamchu baid larzaanast Zay hasrat e qad o baala e chu sanobar e dost Urdu; Dil e sanobar e aashiq hay baid ki surat Larazzta daekh kay hay, qamat e sanobar e dost English:=== Like a cypress tree she's tall and slim But I've no reach; my chances are dim Persian: Agarcheh dost ba cheezay nameekharad ma ra Ba aalamay nafarooshaem mooay az sar e dost Urdu; Naheen khareedta daelay maen ham ko wo laikin Na baechaen ham kisi qeemat pay bhee mooe sar e dost
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