Showing posts with label destiny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label destiny. Show all posts

Saturday, September 24, 2016

English Translation of the Poetry in the Movie Pink



Here is how I could translate this incredible poetry originally written by Tanveer Ghazi for the movie "Pink":

तू खुद की खोज में निकल
तू किसलिए हताश है?
तू चल, तेरे वुजूद की
समय को भी तलाश है

set out to seek thyself
why disheartened art thee?
look, even the mighty time
attempts thy mettle to view

जो तुझसे लिपटी बेड़ियां
समझ इनको वस्त्र तू
ये बेड़ियां पिघाल के
बना ले इनको शस्त्र तू

mired wires that bind thee
ain't there to carry thy clothes
melt these wires to thy feet
and into armors have ‘em mould

चरित्र जब पवित्र है
तो क्यूँ है ये दशा तेरी?
ये पापियों को हक़ नहीं
के लें परीक्षा तेरी।

when thy heart is full of light
why allow iniquity around?
the evil hast no right to try
thy body, thy soul or mind

जला के भस्म कर उसे
जो क्रूरता का जाल है
तू आरती की लौ नहीं
तू क्रोध की मशाल है

burn down the shackles
of tyranny to the ground
thou art a ruthless fire
not a tiny lamp mild

चुनर उडा के ध्वज बना
गगन भी कपकपाएगा
अगर तेरी चुनर गिरी
तो एक भूकंप आएगा

flag thy stole free
and watch the sky shiver
in case it falls to ground
the earth shall start to quiver

तू खुद की खोज में निकल
तू किसलिए हताश है?
तू चल, तेरे वुजूद की
समय को भी तलाश है

set out to seek thyself
why disheartened art thee?
look, even the mighty time
attempts thy mettle to view

Translated by Praveen Singhmar

Monday, August 18, 2014

Meaning of Life


Understand life, they say,
I say, No, buddy..
leave it as it may!
Try creating a few
moments of happiness
only to find that
actually you can't..
that it's all written well before..
and all you can do is want!
Want, and then wait..
you may get it then & there,
or you won't, never ever..
Yes, there have been
some great times..
full of rhythm..
plenty of rhymes..
But, look back & see..
Have they survived?
And, there have been
a few bad phases too..
that put you down..
that made you cry..
Look back again and find..
Have they survived?
Nah! Just a matter of time..
Times and people,
moments and feelings
have always changed,
shall always change..
What will not change is
this series of change;
this chain of events,
some happy, some sad,
Good first, then bad,
Good, bad, good, bad,
then good again,
then bad again,
this endless chain.
So, stop that think-tank..
leave it as it is, as it may..
Do not over-analyze..
Live life King-size?

Of all the good things ever happened to me, I came to enjoy best the ones that happened after the bad ones.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

My Golden Hat



Here I stand,
On a silent land,
Without an option
To ask or demand,
For I have to snatch
My golden hat,
That belongs to me.
That’s my destiny. 
Can't afford to lose,
For I must win
By whatever means,
Goodness or sin. 
It’s been enough.
I heard a lot.
Time to respond,
To flaunt what’s hot. 
So, get up, warrior!
Conquer the time.
Make it loud, grand.
Be a victor, shine! 
Prove it to thyself
As thou art the one
Who deserves his hat,
Who deserves his sun.