Niyaz - Ghazal
Molana (Rumi) sonnet 2711
Biyaa ey yaar ke emruz aane maayi -------------------------- come oh my beloved, because today you’re mine
Cho gol baayad ke baa maa khosh baraayi ----------------- you should be facing me pleasantly like a flower
Na man maanam na del maanad na aalam ---------------- neither me would remain, nor the heart, not even the world
Agar fardaa bedin surat daraayi(x2) -------------------------- if tomorrow you rise in this face
Biyaa jaanaa ke emruz aane maayi(X2) -------------------- come oh my life, because today you’re mine
Chenaan gashtam ze masti o kharaabi ---------------------- due to drunkenness and destruction I’ve turned to someone who
Ke khaaki raa nemidaanam ze aabi -------------------------- would not recognize soil from water
"If music be the food of love; play on."
Shakespeare