Shiv Kumar Batalvi's - "GhamaaN Di Raat --The Night of Sorrows " (Presentation - Desh Ratna)

GhamaaN Di Raat GhamaaN di raat lahmi eh. Ja mere geet lahme ne, Na bhaeRi raat mukdi eh, Na mere geet mukde ne. E sar kihne ku DooNge ne, Kis ne hath na paayi, Na barsaataaN ‘ch chaRde ne, Te na auRaaN ‘ch sukhde ne. Mere haD hi avahle ne, Jo ahg laaiyaaN nahi saRde, Ne saRde haukeyaaN de naal, HaavaaN naal dhukde ne. Eh phaT han ishk de Ehna di yaaro ki dava hove, Eh hath laaiyaaN vi dukhde ne, Malham laaiyaaN vi dukhde ne. Je gori raat hae chaNn di, Te kaali raat hae kis di? Na lukde taareyaaN vich chaNn, Na taare chaNn ‘ch lukde ne.

The Night of Sorrows Either this sorrowful night is long Or my songs are interminable. This dreadful night does not end, Nor do my songs cease. How deep are these lakes? No one has measured them. But they do not swell up in the rains, Nor dry up in drought. There is something wrong with my bones, Set them on fire and they do not scorch. Sighs burn them, Grief scorches them. These are the injuries of love. What cure, my friend, is possible? A touch hurts. A salve hurts. The fair night belongs to the moon, To whom does a dark night belong? A moon does not hide among stars, Nor can stars be concealed in the moon.