Aadhi raat ka ek geet - Tzu Yeh in Urdu Translation

[Ravi Kopra]

jab tu nay kaha khirki k bahar dekho,
main apnay choghay pe
kamarband lagaana bhool gayi thee.

agar mera ghaghra
hawaa main thar-tharaatay gir gayaa,
to mera kyaa kasoor,
bahaaron ki hawaaon ko ilzaam lagaao.

-tr. Ravi Kopra

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I had not fastened my sash over my gown,
When you asked me to look out of the window.
If my skirt fluttered open,
Blame the Spring wind.

- Tzu Yeh (c. 350-500)?
Translated from Chinese by Kenneth Rexrorth and Ling Chung