shaili beTi ke nam
tujhe jab bhī koī dukh de
is dukh kā naam beTī rakhnā
jab mere safed baal
tere gāloñ pe aan hañseñ ro lenā
mere ḳhvāb ke dukh pe so lenā
jin khetoñ ko abhī ugnā hai
in khetoñ meñ
maiñ dekhtī huuñ terī añgiyā bhī
For Sheli, My Daughter
bas pahlī baar Darī beTī
maiñ kitnī baar Darī beTī
abhī peḌoñ meñ chhupe tere kamān haiñ beTī
merā janm to hai beTī
aur terā janm terī beTī
Whenever anyone causes you sorrow,
name that sorrow-daughter.
When my white hair
falls over your cheeks
and laughs at you,
cry.
Sleep on the sorrow of my dream.
There are fields that have yet to grow--
in those fields
I see
your underthings too.
Well, I fear
for the first time, daughter
how many times
did I know fear, daughter
right now among the trees lurk
arrows for you, daughter
You are my birth, daughter
and your birth—your daughter.
In my longing to bathe you
my fingers oozed blood.
tujhe nahlāne kī ḳhvāhish meñ
merī poreñ ḳhuun thoktī haiñ
tujhe jab bhi koi dukh de
is dukh ka nam beTi rakhna
jab mere safed baal
tere galon pe aan hansen ro lena
mere KHwab ke dukh pe so lena
jin kheton ko abhi ugna hai
in kheton mein
main dekhti hun teri angiya bhi
For Sheli, My Daughter
bas pahli bar Dari beTi
main kitni bar Dari beTi
abhi peDon mein chhupe tere kaman hain beTi
mera janm to hai beTi
aur tera janm teri beTi
Whenever anyone causes you sorrow,
name that sorrow-daughter.
When my white hair
falls over your cheeks
and laughs at you,
cry.
Sleep on the sorrow of my dream.
There are fields that have yet to grow--
in those fields
I see
your underthings too.
Well, I fear
for the first time, daughter
how many times
did I know fear, daughter
right now among the trees lurk
arrows for you, daughter
You are my birth, daughter
and your birth—your daughter.
In my longing to bathe you
my fingers oozed blood.
tujhe nahlane ki KHwahish mein
meri poren KHun thokti hain
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