karne Ayi hai meri saqigari shAm dhale
muntazir baithe hain hum donon ke mahtab ubhare
aur terA aks jhalakne lage har sAye-tale
Loneliness like an old friend
turns up this evening to pour my wine
Together, we wait for the rising moon
to reveal your face behind every shadow.
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my translation of TanhAi by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
2 comments:
Very good with the translation. It reads almost as lovely as the verse itself, and that is quite an impossible task.
lovely! :)
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