Date: Mon, 26 Feb 96 15:16:00 PST
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: Sajda: Mili Hawaon Mein Udne Ki ...
Hi
We are at Sajda Number 8 in the series. Enjoy!
Poet : Wasim Barelvi
1. mili hawaon mein udne ki woh saza yaaro
ke main zameen ke rishton se kat gaya yaaro
[The price that I paid for flying in the air is
that
I got cut off from all the earthly relationships]
2. woh bekhayal musafir main rasta yaaro
kahan tha bas mein mere usko rokna yaaro
[He was the carefree/careless/thoughtless
traveller, and I the road
Where was it in my capacity to stop him]
3. mere kalam pe zamane ki gard aisi thi
ke apne baare mein kuch bhi na likh saka yaaro
[My pen was filled with all the world's dirt,
such that
I could not write anything about myself at all]
4. tamaam sheher hi jiski talaash mein ghum
tha
main uske ghar ka pata kisse poochta yaaro
[The person for whom the whole city was busy
searching
To whom could I ask his home address]
regards
Ramesh