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Wednesday, 9 May 2012

thoughts on mothers day (mothers and daughters of my punjab)

Posted on 12:22 by Unknown
ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾ
ਫੇਰ ਓੜੀ ਮਾ
ਫੇਰ ਓੜੀ ਵੀ ਮਾ


ਰੋਜ਼ ਸੁਵੇਰੇ
ਓਹੀ ਪਰਾਂਠੇ
ਓਹੀ ਮਖਣ
ਤੇ ਓਹੀ ਲਾਮੇ

ਰੋਜ਼ ਰਾਤੀ
ਓਹੋ ਝਿੜਕੀ
ਓਹੋ ਅਥਰੂ
 ਜੇੜੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾ ਤੱਕੇ

ਨੀ ਮਾਰ ਜਾਣੀਏ
ਆਖਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ
ਰੋਜ਼ ਰਾਤੀ
ਪਾਠ ਕਰਦੀ
ਮੇਰੇ ਸਿਰਹਾਣੇ
ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

meri ma
pher odi ma
pher odi vi ma

roz suvere
ohi paranthe
ohi makhan
te ohi laame

roz raati
oho jhidki
oho athru
jede kise na takke

ni mar jaaniye
aakhan vaali
roz raati
paath kardi
mere sirhaane
sukhmani sahib


rough translation:
my mother
and before her
her mother
and even before that
her mother

every morning
the same breakfast
and the same taunts
on eating too much.

every night
the same cuss words
the same tears
always unshed.

the lips that say
"may you die!"
every night
chant
by my pillow
the prayer
- The Prayer for Happiness.
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