az dast-e-tu dil kabab take
az dast-e-tū dil kabāb taake
jaañ dar talabat ḳharāb taake
Through you my heart is reduced to ashes,
My soul, in its yearning, is shaken with unrest.
dar bahr-e-ġhamt halāk gashtam
iiñ zindagī habāb taake
I sank in the boundless sea of your sorrow,
My life vanishes like a bubble at dawn.
az ḳhūn-e-jigar raqam namūdam
paiġhām-e-marā javāb taake
With the very blood of my heart I wrote a message,
So you may catch the meaning of my reply.
dar mus.haf-e-rū-e-ū nazar kun
'ḳhusrau' ġhazal-o-kitāb taake
Glance upon this writing as holy scripture,
And behold the ghazal, the book of Khusrau.
az dast-e-tu dil kabab take
jaan dar talabat KHarab take
Through you my heart is reduced to ashes,
My soul, in its yearning, is shaken with unrest.
dar bahr-e-ghamt halak gashtam
in zindagi habab take
I sank in the boundless sea of your sorrow,
My life vanishes like a bubble at dawn.
az KHun-e-jigar raqam namudam
paigham-e-mara jawab take
With the very blood of my heart I wrote a message,
So you may catch the meaning of my reply.
dar mushaf-e-ru-e-u nazar kun
'KHusrau' ghazal-o-kitab take
Glance upon this writing as holy scripture,
And behold the ghazal, the book of Khusrau.
- Book : Naghma-e-Sheeri'n (Pg. 24)
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