Category: Translations

Dard bhool jana

Forget the pain

humdard bhool jana bhi tu

even the one who shares your pain

tarap na de dum

Don’t make me suffer

de dum basi aajaye

Give me your presence… your fragrance

Chhu tu ajab na de dum

When you touch me, It’s as though wonder itself takes my breath away

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At their spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar
At their spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar! dekhte rahe
O! At their spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Kyā dekhte ham un ko magar dekhte rahe
What could I see in them? (incapable as I am), yet I kept gazing

Kyā dekhte ham un ko magar dekhte rahe
What could I see in them, yet I kept gazing…

Apnā hī ‘aks’ pesh-e-nazar dekhte rahe
It was my own reflection in their eyes that I kept gazing at.

Apnā hī ‘aks’ pesh-e-nazar dekhte rahe
It was my own reflection in their eyes that I kept gazing at.

Ā’īna rū-ba-rū thā jidhar dekhte rahe
As though a mirror stood before me and I kept gazing into it.

Ā’īna rū-ba-rū thā jidhar dekhte rahe
As though a mirror stood before me and I kept gazing into it.

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At their spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Kyā dekhte ham un ko magar dekhte rahe
What could I see in them, yet I kept gazing.

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At their spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Un kī harīm-e-nāz kahāñ aur ham kahāñ
Where was their grace and where was I? (where was mine) (A world apart)

Un kī harīm-e-nāz kahāñ aur ham kahāñ
Where was their grace and where was I?

Naqsh-o-nigār parda-e-dar dekhte rahe
At the imprints on the veil that separates us… I kept gazing

Naqsh-o-nigār parda-e-dar dekhte rahe
At the imprints on the veil that separates us… I kept gazing

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At the spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Kyā dekhte ham un ko magar dekhte rahe
What could I see in them, yet I kept gazing.

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At the spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Aisī bhī kuchh firāq kī rāteñ guzar ga’īñ
There were nights of separation that even passed like this…

Aisī bhī kuchh firāq kī rāteñ guzar ga’īñ
There were nights of separation that even passed like this…

Jaise unhī ko pesh-e-nazar dekhte rahe
As if I was gazing at them alone, right before my eyes.

Jaise unhī ko pesh-e-nazar dekhte rahe
As if I was gazing at them alone, right before my eyes.

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At the spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Kyā dekhte ham un ko magar dekhte rahe
What could I see in them, yet I kept gazing.

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At the spectacle, to the capacity of gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Har lahza shān-e-husn badaltī rahī ‘jigar’
Every moment, the majesty of their beauty kept changing the Jigar (the heart or soul) in a constant awe.

Written by Jigar Moradabadi the word ‘Jigar’ could be a double entendre
Every moment, the splendor of beauty kept changing, O Jigar (poet’s name)

Har lahza shān-e-husn badaltī rahī ‘jigar’
Every moment, the majesty of their beauty kept changing the Jigar (the heart or soul)

Har aan ham jahān-e-digar dekhte rahe
At every moment, I kept gazing a world beyond this one.

Har aan ham jahān-e-digar dekhte rahe
At every moment, I kept gazing a world beyond this one.

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At the spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Kyā dekhte ham un ko magar dekhte rahe
What could I see in them, (incapable as I am) yet I kept gazing.

Kyā dekhte ham un ko magar dekhte rahe
What could I see in them, yet I kept gazing.

Jalwa ba-qadr-e-zarf nazar dekhte rahe
At the spectacle, to the capacity of my gaze, I kept gazing (lost in their grace)

Har aaaaan ham jahān-e-digar dekhte rahe
At every moment, I kept gazing a world beyond this one.

Har aan ham jahān-e-digar dekhte rahe
O! At every moment, I kept gazing a world beyond this one!

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Shokhe Chyane waa’yay, chang’ne saazo

(O Beloved) In your passion, I shall play melodies and instruments.

Shokhe Chyane waa’yay, chang’ne saazo

(O Beloved) In your passion, I shall play melodies and instruments.

Aaa ‘kho Seher’e Sheerazo
O have you come? You (Shiraz), the pride of the city.

Aaa ‘kho Seher’e Sheerazo

O have you come? You (Shiraz), the pride of the city.

Aaa ‘khoooooooooo Seher’e Sheerazo

Ooo have you come? You (Shiraz), the pride of the city.

Aaa ‘kho Seher’e Sheerazo

O have you come? You (Shiraz), the pride of the city.

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Harmukh Bartal Zaa’gai Mada’no
I’ll await your glimpse at Harmukh’s gate, O beloved.

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo
whatever you say, I will do for you.

Harmukh Bartal Zaa’gai Mada’no

I’ll await your glimpse at Harmukh’s gate, O beloved.

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

Shaere Dapeham, Gulab Lagay, madano

ask for lavenders (flower), I will offer roses instead, O Beloved!

Shaere Dapeham, Gulab Lagay, madano

ask for lavenders (flower), I will offer roses instead, O Beloved!

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

Harmukh Bartal Zaa’gai Mada’no

I’ll await your glimpse at Harmukh’s gate, O beloved.

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

Harmukh Bartal Zaa’gai Mada’no

I’ll await your glimpse at Harmukh’s gate, O beloved.

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

Harmukh Bartal

O, At the gates of Harmukh!

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Phambes te naaras Mile’gom

O the cotton has been consumed by the fire…

Phambes te naaras Mile’gom

The Cotton and the fire have become one

Wallah, me che pate ghom

By God, I am lost in you (like the cotton in fire)

Phambes te naaras Mile’gom

The Cotton and the fire have become one

Wallah, me che pate ghom

By God, I am lost in you (like the cotton in fire)

Bete No Ye Doorer Chalai Madano

Even I cannot bear this distance, O beloved.

Bete No Ye Doorer Chalai Madano

Even I cannot bear this distance, O beloved.

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

Harmukh Bartal Zaa’gai Mada’no

I’ll await your glimpse at Harmukh’s gate, O beloved.

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

Harmukh Bartal Zaa’gai Mada’no

I’ll await your glimpse at Harmukh’s gate, O beloved.

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

Shaere Dapeham, Gulab Lagay, madano

ask for lavenders (flower), I will offer roses instead, O Beloved!

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

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Harmukh Bartal Zaa’gai Mada’no

I’ll await your glimpse at Harmukh’s gate, O beloved.

Yee Dap’eham, tee laagai’yo

whatever you say, I will do for you.

Harmukh Bartal

O, At the gates of Harmukh!