Ae Ajnabi – O stranger: Translation for a beautiful song.

On a translation spree, I have attempted a poetical translation to this beautiful poetry by Gulzaar sa’ab. Again, English doesn’t do justice to the poetry; but oh so true:
Aye ajnabi tu bhi kabhi aawaaz de kahin se
Main yahan tukdon mein jee raha hoon
Tu kahin tukdon mein jeen rahi hai
Roz roz resham si hawa aate jaate [...]

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A million wishes such – reprise: The ghazal by Mirza Ghalib.

A poor attempt to translate the feelings behind this beautiful ghazal by Mirza Ghalib. English cannot capture the intricacies of Urdu.

हज़ारों ख्ह्वाहिशें ऐसी की हर ख्ह्वाइश पे दम निकले
बहुत निकले मेरे अर्मां लेकिन फिर भी कम निकले

निकलना खुल्द से आदम का सुनते आये हैं लेकिन
बहुत बेआबरू होकर तेरे कूचे से हम निकले

मुहब्बत में नहीन है [...]

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A million wishes…

Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi
Ke Har Khwahish Pe Dum Nikle
Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan
Lekin Phir bhi Kam Nikle

A million wishes such
That each takes my life away
Many of my dreams came true
And yet they were so few
A loose translation to the quartrain (is it?) that has come to embody my mood now a days. Attempted here - after hours of [...]

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Closed Path

But I find that thy will knows no end in me.
And when old words die out on the tongue,
new melodies break forth from the heart;
and where the old tracks are lost,
new country is revealed with its wonders.
– Rabindranath Tagore
~*~

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