HALI:
"JUSTICE FOR THE SILENT" (1905) |
STANZA ONE |
pahlaa
band |
1a) [*urdu 1*]
oh mothers, sisters, daughters! the adornment of the world is through
you |
ai
maa))o bahno be;Tiyo ! dunyaa kii ziinat tum se hai |
| 2a) you are princesses of the house, you are
the inhabitedness of cities, 2b) you are the joys of grieving hearts; in sorrow and joy, comfort is through you |
tum
ghar kii ho shahzaadiyaa;N shahro;N kii ho aabaadiyaa;N ;Gamgii;N dilo;N kii shaadiyaa;N dukh sukh me;N raa;hat tum se hai |
| 3a) if you are there, then exile is a homeland;
without you, a garden is desolate 3b) whether at home or abroad, the sweetness of living is through you |
tum
ho to ;Gurbat hai va:tan tum bin hai viiraanah chaman ho des yaa pardes jiine kii ;halaavat tum se hai |
| 4a) you are a picture of purity, you are a
means of virtue 4b) you are guardians of faith, honesty/truth is intact through you |
nekii
kii tum ta.sviir ho ((iffat kii tum tadbiir ho ho diin kii tum paasbaa;N iimaa;N salaamat tum se hai |
| 5a) your nature is modesty, in your construction
is kindness and faithfulness 5b) in a tight place endurance and patience are [for?] mankind; the good counsel is through you [I don't see how insaa;N fits into the grammar] |
fi:trat
tumhaarii hai ;hayaa :tainat me;N hai mihr-o-vafaa gha:t:tii me;N hai .sabr-o-ra.zaa insaa;N ((ibaarat tum se hai |
| 6a) among men, those who were truthful have
lost the truth, who knows how long ago 6b) in the world, oh truth-possessors! one way or another, truth is through you |
mardo;N
me;N sat-vaale the jo sat bai;The apnaa kab ke kho dunyaa me;N ai satvantiyo ! le de ke ab sat tum se hai |
7a) you are husbands' companions, you are
sons' sympathizers |
muunis
ho ;xaavindo;N kii tum ;Gam;xvaar farzando;N kii tum tum bin hai ghar viiraan sab ghar bhar me;N barkat tum se hai |
| 8a) you are the refuge of the sick, you are
the courage of the useless/unemployed 8b) you are the wealth of the poor, in hardship pleasure is through you |
tum
aas ho biimaar kii ;Dhaaras ho tum bekaar kii daulat ho tum naadaar kii ((usrat me;N ((ishrat tum se hai |
| 9a) you often come without
being sought for, when you come into the world 9b) but with your charm you here overspread the whole house |
aatii
ho ak;sar be-:talab dunyaa me;N jab aatii ho tum par mohnii se apnii yahaa;N ghar bhar pah chhaa jaatii ho tum |
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