Shiv Kumar Batalvi

 

Cheere Vaaliya    

Cheere Vaaleya - Turbaned One

AseeN kacheeyaaN anaaraaN deeyaaN taahniyaaN,
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN jhoom ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.
Cheere vaaleya, dilaaN diya kaaliya,
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN jhoom ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya

Like a branch of the pomegranate tree
We lie here, swaying slowly, o turbaned one.
Turbaned one, black of heart,
Swaying slowly, o turbaned one.

AseeN jaNgali hiran deeyaaN akhiyaaN
BeliyaaN ‘ch bal ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.
Cheere vaaliya, dilaaN diya kaaliya,
BeliyaaN ‘ch bal ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.

We are like the eyes of the wild deer
Burning in the forest, o turbaned one.
Turbaned one, black of heart,
Burning in the forest, o turbaned one.

AseeN patanaaN te paieeaaN beReeyaaN
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN Dub ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.
Cheere vaaliya, dilaaN diya kaaliya,
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN Dub ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.

Like boats left at the shore,
We lie here, sinking slowly, o turbaned one.
Turbaned one, black of heart,
Sinking slowly, o turbaned one.

AseeN khaND mishri deeyaaN DaleeyaaN
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN khur ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.
Cheere vaaliya, dilaaN diya kaaliya,
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN khur ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.

Like lumps of sugar candy,
We lie here, dissolving slowly, o turbaned one.
Turbaned one, black of heart,
Dissolving slowly, o turbaned one.

AseeN kaale chaNdan deeyaaN geleeyaaN
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN dhukh ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.
Cheere vaaliya, dilaaN diya kaaliya,
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN dhukh ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.

Like logs of black sandalwood,
We lie here, smoldering slowly, o turbaned one.
Turbaned one, black of heart,
Smoldering slowly, o turbaned one.

Ahj sabe dhartiyaaN meriyaaN
Te sabhe hi asmaan
Ahj sabhe raNg hi maenDRe
Mere vehDe jhumar paan.

Today, all the world is mine,
And all the skies.
Today, every color sways
In my courtyard.

AseeN kachiyaaN gharaaN deeyaaN kaNdhiyaaN
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN bhur ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.
Cheere vaaliya, dilaaN diya kaaliya,
PaeeyaaN paeeyaaN bhur ve raheeyaaN, cheere vaaliya.

Like a house with walls of unbaked brick,
We are crumbling slowly, o turbaned one.
Turbaned one, black of heart,
Crumbling slowly, o turbaned one.

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