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

ikk toap, pistaul, bandoorq teeji,
dabbo liblibi karange faiyr tinnay.  liblibi= trigger
hans, feel, muklaawe jo naar ayee,
maRak naal uThaawandey pair tinnay.
jhooTh bolday , bolday sach thoRha,
Thekedaar, wakeel te shaiyar tinnay.
jooyebaaz, Tam-TamaN vauhan waala,  Tam-TamaN=?
atte vesva, sharam baghair tinnay.   vesva = tawaif
naacha, naqliya aur gaamantri vi,  gaamantri = gaun wala, singer
jithay khaRhan lagaawanday lehar tinnay.
nawaN ashiq, gadha, te ghaah waala,
Theek bhaalday sikhar dupehar tinnay.
shahookaar, hakim, Clerk teeja,
veilay shaam de akrnge sair tinnay.
ooTh, saahan te auyur PaThaan teeja,
diloN nahi gawaanvday vair tinnay.
Rajab Ali ghulaam te jatt, choohRa,
rajje nahi guzaarday khair tinnay.

Chaar

sayea sanghni sard zaroor dainday,
pippal, nimm, sareehN te bohaRh chaaray.
dukh dein na challiye pair nangay,
kanDa, kach ar TheekRi, roRh chaaray.
pichhay laggiyaN rehan bimaariyaN na,
dadd, khangh, adrang te kohaRh chaaray.
Rajab Ali kabbit te bainT, dohra,
lawaN chhanD, mukand main jorh chaaray.

Panj

gaoo, chhatri, kanneya, mall, sadhu,
kalloo kaal mein chhod gaye satt panjay.
thinda, dudh, badaam te maas, aanday,
aaha thok wadaanday ratt panjay.
Thaggi, choriyaN, chugaliyaN, jhooTh juaa,
doab dein insaan nu dhatt panjay.
punn, jaap, te sharam te sach, sewa,
changay bhaag taaN maar lai batt panjay.
rooee, resham, unn, te san, kiyoRha,
naaraN siyaniyaN laindeyaN katt panjay.

Chhay

pehraydaar, raakha, binDa, baal, kutta,
atte kaagla, paun ge DanD chhee'ay.
vaaldain, hakim te naar, naukar,
mittar, pir, dukh lainge vanD chhee'ay.
sher, soorma, naag, sansaar, bichhoo,
baaz, harakh ke karne karn ne kanD chhe'ay.
baahmin, baaniye, jain, rajput, sayed,
ziyaada bhaawRay bhogday ranD chee'ay.



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