Recitation
قومی یکجہتی ۔ ندا فاضلی
وہ طوائف
کئی مردوں کو پہچانتی ہے
شاید اسی لیے
دنیا کو زیادہ جانتی ہے
اُس کے کمرے میں
ہر مذہب کے بھگوان کی ایک ایک تصویر لٹکی ہے
یہ تصویریں
لیڈروں کی تقریروں کی طرح نمائشی نہیں
اُس کا دروازہ
رات گئے تک
ہندو
مسلم
سکھ
عیسائی
ہر مذہب کے آدمی کے لئے کھلا رہتا ہے
خدا جانے
اس کے کمرے کی سی کشادگی
مسجد اور مندر کے آنگنوں میں کب پیدا ہوگی
क़ौमी यक-जहती – निदा फ़ाज़ेली
वो तवाएफ़
कई मर्दों को पहचानती है
शायद इसी लिए
दुनिया को ज़ियादा जानती है
उस के कमरे में
हर मज़हब के भगवान की एक एक तस्वीर लटकी है
ये तस्वीरें
लीडरों की तक़रीरों की तरह नुमाएशी नहीं
उस का दरवाज़ा
रात गए तक
हिन्दू
मुस्लिम
सिख
ईसाई
हर मज़हब के आदमी के लिए खुला रहता है
ख़ुदा जाने
उस के कमरे की सी कुशादगी
मस्जिद और मंदिर के आँगनों में कब पैदा होगी
qaumi ek-jahti – nida faazeli
Click on any passage for word meanings and interpretation/discussion.
vo tavaa’ef1
kaii mardoN ko pahchaanti hai
shaa’ed2 isi liye
duniya ko ziyaada jaanti hai 1.prostitute 2.perhaps
That prostitute, she knows many men. Perhaps that is why she understands the world so well.
us ke kamre meN
har mazhab1 ke bhagvaan ki ek ek tasvir laTki hai
ye tasvireN
leaderoN ki taqriroN ki tarah numaa’eshi2 nahiN 1.religion 2.for show, insincere
In her room, pictures of gods of every religion are hung on walls. These pictures are not just for show, they are not insincere.
us kaa darvaaza
raat gaye tak
hindu
muslim
sikh
isaaii
har mazhab ke aadmi ke liye khula rahta hai Her door, late into the night, is open to Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians, to men of all religions.
Khuda jaane
us ke kamre ki si kushaadagi1
masjid aur mandir ke aaNganoN meN kab paidaa hogi 1.expanse, openness, welcome
God knows when the expanse like that of her room will find its way into the yards of the masjid and mandir (so that they are open to people of all religions).
qaumi ek-jahti – nida faazeli
vo tavaa’ef1
kaii mardoN ko pahchaanti hai
shaa’ed2 isi liye
duniya ko ziyaada jaanti hai
1.prostitute 2.perhaps
That prostitute, she knows many men. Perhaps that is why she understands the world so well.
us ke kamre meN
har mazhab1 ke bhagvaan ki ek ek tasvir laTki hai
ye tasvireN
leaderoN ki taqriroN ki tarah numaa’eshi2 nahiN
1.religion 2.for show, insincere
In her room, pictures of gods of every religion are hung on walls. These pictures are not just for show, they are not insincere.
us kaa darvaaza
raat gaye tak
hindu
muslim
sikh
isaaii
har mazhab ke aadmi ke liye khula rahta hai
Her door, late into the night, is open to Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians, to men of all religions.
Khuda jaane
us ke kamre ki si kushaadagi1
masjid aur mandir ke aaNganoN meN kab paidaa hogi
1.expanse, openness, welcome
God knows when the expanse like that of her room will find its way into the yards of the masjid and mandir (so that they are open to people of all religions).
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