Prof. Mohan Singh
Transliteration by: Jagjit Sandhu
(Poem 2 of 20)
Khooh di gaadhi utte

eh gaadhi bani nawaari,
aggay vaghda balad hazaari,
kar iss utte aswaari,
bhull jaawan doweiN jagg ni,
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni.

eithey ghamm ghamm waghan hawaawaN,
atte ghumriyan ghumriyan chhaawaN,
ni main agg surgaN nu laawaN,
jadd paye eithaeeN labh ni.
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni....

main thaan thaan tubhi layee,
na maell kisay vi laahi,
shaawa aulloo de ayee,
 (aulloo = chubacha,pool)
jiss maell vanjhayee sabh ni.
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni....

sunn Thakk Thakk, reeN reeN, vaaN vaaN,
main udd udd othey jaawaN,
jithey aprhay taavaN taavaN,
te birti jaawe lagg ni. (birti = surat)
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni.

jadd morhay dihoN muhaaraN, (dihoN= din)
kurhiyan chirhiyan mutiaaraN,
bann bann ke aawan daaraN,
jiyon kar moonaN de wagg ni.
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni.

oh tokkaN kardiyaN aawan,
kadi guttkan te kadi gaawan,
paye nakk wich laung suhaawan,
te jhil-mill karde nagg ni,
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni.

thallay khainooN jarhay sitaare, (khainooN = inno, cloth cushion over head)
utte tinn tinn gharhay usaare,
piya lakk khaawe lachkaaare,
oh phir vi laan na pabb ni.
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni.

dihoN-lathay kholaN Dhaggay,
charh painn sitaare baggay,
na hing fatkarhi laggay,
khud deeway painday jagg ni,
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni.

main padhray manjja daahvaN, (padhray = plain, leveled ground)
kar nisaliyaN pai jaawaN,
jhull painn puray diaN waavaN, (puray = purab dian)
te akh jaye phir lagg ni...
saade khooh te vasda Rabb ni.




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