Babu Rajab Ali
Transliteration by: Jagjit Sandhu
(Poem 5 of 12)
(Still picture of pinD Saho'ke in Babu Rajab Ali's mind)

Saho bhari pai sath siyaaneyaN di,
baiThey Gujjar, Rajput te Jatt oweiN.

oweiN disan kachehriaN laggiaN jee,
aawe nazar Hazoori di hatt oweiN.

Kirpay Seth di sajeh safaid daahRi,
 kuRiyan jaan kharid ke patt oweiN.

Khemi, Shamkur(kaur), jaskur,dayavanti,
khooh ton challdian chakk ke matt oweiN.

Ram singh sardaar de hath maala,
riha naam Bhagwaan da ratt oweiN.

Jaildaar de ghare mahant dhukkeh,
vichhi wich chugaan de khatt oweiN.

Babu Sahib de baap de kaTh veiley,
bajhay wich garaam de Thatt oweiN.

jawaan vanD'day pphiran jalaibiyaN nu,
daam lain paye Doom te Bhatt oweiN.

painn baaziaN pinD de phallay aggay,
kala-baaziaN laavnday natt oweiN.

paawe raas wareyam SiyoN RodeyaN da,
naach kare nachaar jia latt oweiN.

Sunder Johal chubaareyoN utreya jee,
jani baar ke bhaiRhke phatt oweiN.

Bishnay Chehal de sees dastaar kaali,
nakshay shaiyer hushiar lai katt oweiN.

Ishar, Sant SiyoN teeja Nahang Jeeti,
nasha peen behke gatta-gatt oweiN.

Teja, Bant, Jagraj sharaab peenay,
paiyeaN sheehiyaN jaib wich datt oweiN.

Inder Sekhay ka aur suneyaar Munshi,
kaiyeaN dinna de chhaan'day vatt oweiN.

pehlaN ghabroo baiTha riha awesala ji,
vajji disay chubare te satt oweiN.

laawe taarian dhaab jhanaaN wangooN,
pawe bohaRh de thaRhey te chhatt oweiN....

'Rajbali KhaN' waangh pardesiaN de,
riha akhiyoN neer palatt oweiN....



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