Babu Rajab Ali
Transliteration by: Jagjit Sandhu
(Poem 11 of 12)
Baintt

(A)
naam nu sawera changa, SantaN nu dera changa,
chor nu hanera changa, jithey kithey lukk jey.
juwai bhai saoo changa,putter kamaoo changa,
Tabbar sangaoo changa, jhiRkay toN rukk jey.
ikk goat kheRa changa, khait launa geRha changa,
jang ch nabeRha changa, je kalaich mukk jey.
chaudhviN da chand changa, 'Baoo' ji da chhand changa,
aawnda anand changa, launda sohni tukk jey.

(B)
siyaneyaN di matt kamm aawandi ummar saari,
haakmaN de kolay jaa sunayeye gall kabbi na.
mayea te zameen, te bharaawaN da na zor howey,
aweiN wich pinD de sadaiye khan khabbi na.
aap di zanaani paas, hassiye na hor naal,
khailne nu baal ko, phaRhaiye 'feemi dabbi na.
jaana pardes, dam doonay lai zaroortaN toN,
hall vauhNday 'Babu ji', handaiye pagg chhabbi na.   
(chhabbi = brand name of fabric in    early 1900)

(C)
khushi na baraat jinni, barkat jamaat jinni,
tangi hawalaat jinni, dar hai na dainn jeha.
fauz jaisa ThaaTh, Raja Ditha na BaraaTh jaisa,
Dulleh jaisa RaaTh, hor vaid na Sukhain jeha.
changa dinn Eid jaisa, fakkar Farid jaisa,
paapi na Yazeed jaisa, saabar Husain jeha.
Paris jeha shehar, lehar aapday wattan jaisee,
saukan jeha vairr te udeeknaN na bhehan jeha.

(D)
SantaN da ela ho je Kumbh de nahaun jaa ke,
kuRiyaN da mela, bhandeyaan de bahaane jee.
gaddiyaN da mela ho je, pahunch ke steshtaN te,
chhaRheyaN da, bhaThi te karn tattay aanay jee.      aanay= akhaaN
JaitoN de nachaar te khidaari bahutay PhaphaRheyaN de,
bheeTh wich kull daakoo, daakoo nu pachhaane jee.
'Baoo Jee' da mela ho je banglay nehar waale,
'Babu' jee kavishraN da mela ho je 'Khaane' Jee.



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