Your forgotten memory, last night, came by,
As spring steals upon a garden deserted,
Amidst still sands, gently, as the morning breeze blows,
As an ailing man is simply comforted.
Original by Faiz:
Raat youn teri khoyi hui yaad aayi,
Jaise veeraane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaaye,
Jaise sehraon main haule se chale baad-e-naseem,
Jaise beemaar ko bevajah qaraar aa jaaye.
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A beautiful and simple translation of a beautiful and simple thought. You're the bestest, Sadia.
Love the use of 'simply' w.r.t 'bevajah'
Very nice. I think it did require some interpretive translation in places, and you've done it justice. Still thinking about Faiz's use of 'bevajah' in the last line...wonder what he really means...
Kumail: It is truly a simple and beautiful poem. in the present context, its "simply" beautiful :)
Siyaah: I think here "bevajah" means almost reasonlessly... like when one has experienced lasting pain and in the midst of it he feels suddenly comfortable, perhaps just temporarily... I understand this as that state...
@wsxwhx602...I'm sure that was very educative, enlightening and productive. Please post a translation too, for us lesser mortals. Unless its an ad for a lifetime supply of invigorating pills, which I have enough of in my spam folder.
Just one word! Awesome!
Sadia, like it or not, there are some people who wait for your posts. Please indulge them.
Aa, ki tujh bin is tarah, aye dost ghabraata hooN maiN, ki jaise har shayy meiN koi shayy ki kamii paata hooN maiN :)
Dear Sadia,
I just stumbled upon your blog today, over my morning cuppa (poetry-chaikhana) Brilliant work and a warm hug to you.
Have you also sometime posted any Persian poetry?? If so, I would love to know which archives to explore.
Love and light
Aparrna Sharma
(Chandigarh)
hey Aparna
Im a visitor here and no longer the host :) i rarely come here, just once in a while when i feel like looking back.
have been reading some of poetry chaikhana stuff lately :)
I have posted nothing in Persian. Urdu itself is a handful for me...
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