RAGA GHAZAL TRANSLATIONS

 

Jaunpuri

Man Atkeya Beparwah De Nal
Us Deen Duni De Shah De Nal

My soul is entangled with the indifferent one
Lord of all things visible and invisible

Qazi Mullah Matti Dainde
Kharay Siyyane Rah Dasende
Ishq Kee Lagay Rah De Nal

Judgemental ones are full of advice,
The "righteous and wise" prescribe the path,
But Love needs no guidance from anyone

 

 

Asavari

 

sud ragey jaan ko taab de baham

teri zulf ka ik taar kiya

 

A hundred veins of life (jugulars) woven together

are still less valuable than a single strand of my Beloved's hair

 

Sakht kafir tha jis ne pehle meer

mazhab-e-ishq ikhtiyar kia

 

This unbelief and disbelief is reserved for those

apostates who converted to the religion of Love

 

Aaj Rang Hai

 

Aaj rung hai hey maan rung hai ri
Moray mehboob kay ghar rang hai ri
Sajan milaavra, sajan milaavra,
Sajan milaavra moray aangan ko
Aaj rung hai........
Mohay pir paayo Nijamudin aulia
Nijamudin aulia mohay pir payoo
Des bades mein dhoondh phiree hoon
Toraa rung man bhayo ri......,
Jag ujiyaaro, jagat ujiyaaro,
Main to aiso rang aur nahin dekhi ray
Main to jab dekhun moray sung hai,
Aaj rung hai hey maan rung hai ri.

Today there is Color Again,  what a glow;
I’ve found the beloved, yes I found him,
In my courtyard;
I have found my Master.
I roamed around the entire world,
looking for an ideal beloved;
And finally this face has enchanted my heart.
The whole world has been opened for me,
Never seen a glow like this before.
Whenever I see now, he is with me,
Oh beloved, please dye me in your Color;
Dye me in the colour of the spring, beloved;
What a glow, Oh, what a glow.

 


Sanakarabaranam

 

Piya bina ... piya bina, piya bina basiya
Baaje na, baaje na, baaje na

 

Without my beloved ... without my beloved

The flute doesn't bring forth the music

 

Aa bhi ja Aa bhi ja aye subha aa bhi ja

raat to kar alvida dilruba aa bhi ja

 

Come, morning, come.

Come my beloved and say goodbye to the night