Babu Rajab Ali
Transliteration by: Jagjit Sandhu
(Poem 2 of 12)

aawe wattan piyara chetay

mann lai jo karda Rabb paak ai. aundi yaad wattan di khaaq ai.
tuT phuT Tukray ban gaye dil de. main bhujj giyan wangar khill de.
bhaRtha ban gai dehi ai..
vichhRay yaar piyaare, bani museebat kehi ai....

jaanday lok nagar di rass boo. pinD di paun phullaN di khushboo.
ho giya jigar faaRhiyo faaRhi, vadd'di chakk chinta bagheyaRhi.
haDiyan sittiyan chabb taaN jee..
aawe wattan piyaara chetay, jadd khich paun mohabbataN jee....

sohniye "Saaho" pind diye veehay. bachpan de wich paRhe Bambeehay.
choori khawa maan paa te rastay. chakk laye kalam dawaataN bastay.
Sher, Niranjan, MehNghay ne...
bhulldian na bharjayeaN paye ghumbraN lehghay ne....

panj paas karke tur gaye Mogay. maape jiyondiyaN toN sukh bhogay.
paise kha maTheyeaN bachde. vehday shehar saRak par nachde.
Thumm Thumm chakkdey pabb taaN jee....
aawe wattan piyaara chetay, jadd khich paun mohabbataN jee....

kar Entrance paas schooloN. Oversear banne RasooloN.
zillay Pishorenehar wich bharti. daulat pani wanghooN varti.
bahut bahaaraN maaniyaN....
surakh makhmallaN wargay, phiran Pathaan PathaaniyaN.....

jabb jang karde Britash German. Basray tur giya maaN da Sarwan.
mullakh oh Koh KaafaN toN naiRay. maare Sabaz baagh wich gairhay.
wahaN Tikaane parian de....
ajab nazaare dekhey, Rabb dian kaaragariyaN de.....

muRh piya vekhan pinD dian gallian, pinD dian mittiyaN, khand dian dallian.
baankay ghabroo dil nu mohnay,building New York toN sohnay.
rahe chubaare phabb taaN jee...
aawe wattan piyaara chetay, jad khich paun mohabbataN jee...

sunn Jagmail, Basant piyareO, par jind Rabb de naaN te wareyO.
painda sutta jaag naseeba. jaanda qismat de naal beeba,
janam amolak labh taaN jee...
aawe wattan piyara chetay jadd khich paun mohabbtaN jee.....




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