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Shiv Kumar Bitalvi Poetry___ Geet – Ik Saah Sajana Da
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Shiv Kumar Batalvi

 

(Poem 25 of 26 )

 

Geet – Ik Saah Sajana Da

 

Ik saah sajana da
Ik saah mera,
Kihddi taan dharti ute beejiya ni ma!
Gehne taan payi u saahdde –
Dile di dharti –
Hor maaye jachdi koi na!

Je maen beejaan maaye –
Taareyaan de nedde nedde,
Rabb di maen jaat toun daraan!
Je maen beejaan maaye –
Sharaan diyaan dhakkiyaan te
Taana maaru saara ni garaan!

Je maen beejaan maaye –
Mehalaan diyaan tteesiyaan te
Athare taan mahalaan de ni kaan!
Je maen beejaan maaye –
Jhuggiyaan de virhadde,
Midhe ni maen jaan toun daraan!

Mehnge taan saah saadde –
Sajana de saadde koloun,
Kidaan diyaan beej ni kuthaan!
Ik saaddi lad gayi u –
Rut ni javaaniyaan di,
Hor rut jachdi koi na!

Je maen beejaan maaye –
Rut ni bahaar di ‘ch
Mehakaan vich dub ke maraan!
Chatt laen bhounr je –
Paraag maayen boothiyaan toun,
Maen na kise kamm di ravaan!

Je maen beejaan maaye –
Sawn diyaan bhuuraan vich
Mandi lagge badaliyaan di chhaan!
Je maen beejaan maaye –
Poh diyaan kakkaraan ‘ch,
Nedde taan suneendi u khiza!

Maaye saadde nainaam diyaan –
Kassiyaan de thalliyaan ‘ch
Labbhe kitey paani da na naan
Tati taan suneendi bahuun –
Rut ni hunaaliyaan di,
Dukhaan vich phaati u ni jaan!

Ik saah sajana da
Ik saah mera,
Kihddi taan dharti ute beejiya ni ma!
Gehne taan payi u saahdde –
Dile di dharti –
Hor maaye jachdi koi na!