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Recitation
مشورہ ۔ سبودھ لعل ساقیؔ
۱
ہے پرماتما!
صدیوں پہلے
جب سے تجھے ایجاد کیا ہے
تب سے ہے تو ڈیوٹی پر
۲
تھکا تھکا سا لگتا ہے
اب ایسا کر
کچھ دن کی تُو چھٹی لے لے
۳
بچّے تیرے بڑے ہو گئے
ان کو کر دے خود مختار
کیسے چلے گا تیرے بنا بھی یہ سنسار
یہ بھی تجربہ ہونے دے
۴
لا اپنی چھٹی کی عرضی مجھ کو دے
मशवरा – सबोध लाल साक़ी
१
है परमात्मा!
सदियों पहले
जब से तुझे ईजाद किया है
तब से है तू ड्यूटी पर
२
थका थका सा लगता है
अब ऐसा कर
कुछ दिन की तू छुट्टी ले ले
३
बच्चे तेरे बढे हो गए
उनको कर दे ख़ुद मुख़्तार
कैसे चलेगा तेरे बिना भी ये संसार
ये भी तज्रुबा होने दे
४
ला अपनी छुट्टी की अर्ज़ी मुझको दे
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. subodh lal saaqi (xxxx-xxxx) direct descendant of hargopal tufta. His father vinod lal taalib was also a shaa’er and his mother a scholar of hindi and sanskrit. Both his older and younger brother are published shu’ara. His father and then aalam fatehpuri were his ustaad. Worked as a high-level officer in the government and later as President of ZTV. His collection was published in 2016.
1
hey parmaatma1!
sadiyoN2 pahle
jab se tujhe iijaad3 kiya hai
tab se hai tu DuTy4 par 1.primary soul, god 2.centuries ago 3.invented 4.work
O primary soul, ever since, ages ago, we invented you, you have been constantly working.
2
thaka1 thaka sa lagtaa hai
ab aisaa kar
kuchh din ki tu chhuTTi le le 1.tired
You look tired. Now do this. For a few days, you take a holiday.
3
bachche tere baR’e ho gaye
unko kar de Khud-muKhtaar1
kaise chalega ter’e binaa2 bhi yeh sansaar3
yeh bhi tajruba4 hone de 1.self-reliant, control of onself 2.without 3.world 4.experiment
Your children are now grown up. Let them make their own decisions. How can this world function without you … let this experiment also be carried out.
4
laa apni chhuTTi1 ki arzii2 mujhko de 1.holiday 2.application
Come, give me your application for leave.
subodh lal saaqi (xxxx-xxxx) direct descendant of hargopal tufta. His father vinod lal taalib was also a shaa’er and his mother a scholar of hindi and sanskrit. Both his older and younger brother are published shu’ara. His father and then aalam fatehpuri were his ustaad. Worked as a high-level officer in the government and later as President of ZTV. His collection was published in 2016.
1
hey parmaatma1!
sadiyoN2 pahle
jab se tujhe iijaad3 kiya hai
tab se hai tu DuTy4 par
1.primary soul, god 2.centuries ago 3.invented 4.work
O primary soul, ever since, ages ago, we invented you, you have been constantly working.
2
thaka1 thaka sa lagtaa hai
ab aisaa kar
kuchh din ki tu chhuTTi le le
1.tired
You look tired. Now do this. For a few days, you take a holiday.
3
bachche tere baR’e ho gaye
unko kar de Khud-muKhtaar1
kaise chalega ter’e binaa2 bhi yeh sansaar3
yeh bhi tajruba4 hone de
1.self-reliant, control of onself 2.without 3.world 4.experiment
Your children are now grown up. Let them make their own decisions. How can this world function without you … let this experiment also be carried out.
4
laa apni chhuTTi1 ki arzii2 mujhko de
1.holiday 2.application
Come, give me your application for leave.
