Shiv Kumar Batalvi's - "Lafaj - Words" (Presentation - Desh Ratna)

Lafaz MaeN kal lafaj chunda si. Ik lafaj bohR te baeTHa si Te ik pihpal te, Ik meri gali vich Te ik ghaRe vich peya si. Ik hare raNg da lafaj khetaaN vich peya si, Ik kaale raNg da lafaj maas kha riha si. Ik neele raNg da lafaj, Soraj da daana mooh vich layi uD riha si. Maenu duniya di har ik cheez lafaj lagdi hae. AkhaaN de lafaj, HathaaN de lafaj. Par bullaaN de lafaj samaj naheeN auNde ne. Maenu sirf lafaj paRhne auNde ne, Maenu sirf lafaj paRhne auNde ne.

Lafaj - Words Yesterday, I was collecting words. One was up there, sitting in the bo tree, Another was in the banyan. One was wandering in my street, Another was lying in the earthen jar. A green word lay in the fields, A black one was eating flesh. A blue word was flying With a grain of the sun in its beak. Every single thing in this world looks like a word to me. The words of eyes, The words of hands. But I do not understand words I hear from a mouth. I can only read words. I can only read words.