300 Ghazals of Hafiz Shirazi with Translations

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English:=== With flowers holding the cups of wine The birds are happy, and the bees are fine Persian: Ba khah daftar e ashaar o roo be sahra kun Cheh waqt e madrassa o behs e kashf o kashshaaf ast Urdu: Chal apna daftar e ashaar lay kay sahra maen Naheen hat taeray liay behs e kashif o kashshaaf English:=== Let's go to the park with a book of verse Let the thinkers alone, and let them converse Persian: Faqeeh e madrassa di mast bood o fatwa dad Keh may haraam walay beh zay maal e auqaaf ast Urdu: Dia hay jhoom kay fatwa yeh aaj mufti nay Naheen sharaab say behtar yeh doulat e auqaaf English:=== For the ruler of city has just announced That dancing and drinking can't be denounced Persian: Ba durd o saaf tura hukm neest, dam darkash Keh her cheh saqi e ma raekht, aen altaaf ast Urdu: Na durd o saaf ki saqi say kuchh shikayat ker Wo jo bhee jaam maen dalay, haen us kay aen altaaf English:=== Whatever is given you take and keep And drink the wine, expensive or cheap Persian: Babar zay khalq o zay unqa qayaas e kaar bageer Keh sait e goshanasheenan zay qaaf ta qaaf ast Urdu: Kinaara khalq say ker, lay sabaq too unqa say Keh goshageeroun ka churcha hay qaaf say ta qaaf English:=== With struggle and strife you make a truce Renounce the world, and be a recluse Persian: Hadees e muddaiyan o khayal e hamkaaran Haman hikayat e zardoz o boryabaaf ast Urdu: Hadees e muddaiyan o khayal e hamkaaran Haen yeh hikayat zardoz o zikr e boryabaaf English:=== And don't you worry about friends and foes Just say good bye to the world of woes Persian: Khamosh HAFIZ o in nuktaha e chun zaar e surkh Nigahdar keh qullaab e shehr saraaf ast Urdu: Yeh nuktaha e zar e surkh haen, chhupa HAFIZ Keh haen faraebi o makkar sheh kay sarraaf English:=== And though it's true, for the sake of God Say not ,O HAFIZ, our sheik is a fraud ====

Q Ghazal 44 Persian: Lal e sairaab ba khoun tishna lab e yaar e man ast Az paay didan e o dadan jaan kaar e man ast Urdu: Tishna e khoun jo huwa lal e lab e yaar mera Bach kay ab kaisay rahay ga yeh dil e zaar mera

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