Shiv Kumar Batalvi's Aj Fer Dil Gareeb Da - Ghazal (Presentation - Desh Ratna)

Aj Fer Dil Gareeb Da - Gazal Aj fer dil gareeb Ik paaNda hae vaasta, De ja meri ahj kalam nu Ik hor haadsa. Mudat hoi hae darad da Koi jaam peeteyaaN, PeeRaaN ‘ch haNju ghol ke, De ja do aatasha. Kaagaz di kori reejh hae Chup chaap vekhdi, ShabdaaN de thal ‘ch bhaTakda GeetaaN da kaafila. TurnaaN maeN chaahuNda Paer vich kaNDe di lae ke peeR, Dukh toN kabar tak dosta Jihna vi faasala. Aa bahuR Shiv nu peeR vi Hae kaND de chali, Rakhi si jihdi oas ne Mudat toN daastaaN!

The Poor Man Today this poor man Begs you once again, For one more tragedy, For the sake of his pen. It has been an age Since I have drunk of sorrow, Stir tears into pain, Make it twice as fierce. This blank sheet of paper Watches me silently, A caravan of poems Is lost in a desert of words. I want to walk With the ache of the thorn in my foot, Whatever be the distance, my friend, From sorrow to the grave. Even pain has turned its back upon me. Come back! says Shiv, You have been my tale For a long, long time!