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With the usual disclaimer that my knowledge of (poetic) Kashmiri is quite limited, here goes.<\/p>\n
This evening of sorrow is a solace why this agitation my only boast-worthy possession i am an infidel you are the sustainer of the universe your own heart is your guide to each destination When the late Anjum Sadiq<\/strong> encountered Moti Lal Saqi during the 1980’s he asserted that he had dedicated the poem to her grandfather – Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed<\/strong>. The poem has been referenced in an earlier post<\/a>.<\/p>\n The poem was originally sung by Mohammed Khalil<\/strong> and party for Radio Kashmir. Enjoy! This time around I have decided to give Urdu some time to heal and inflict my first translation upon Kashmiri poetry. Roziya na roziya (it may or may not last) is a mystical poem by Moti Lal Saqi (1936-1999). With the usual disclaimer that my knowledge of (poetic) Kashmiri is quite limited, here goes. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,11,3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kashmir","category-music","category-poetry","category-translation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1784,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions\/1784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nwhich may or may not last
\nthese curls in the beloved’s tresses
\nmay or may not last<\/p>\n
\no devout one?
\nour breath till morning
\nmay or may not last<\/p>\n
\nis your desire\/well-being
\nthe beloved’s gaze is a blessing
\nwhich may or may not last<\/p>\n
\nguilty of idol worship
\nthis vision of the beloved
\nmay or may not last<\/p>\n
\nthis world is yours to command
\ndo i deny your bondage?
\ndeliverance (from sorrow) is all i desire<\/em><\/p>\n
\nit need not be beseeched or bribed
\na shrine within your own self
\nwhoever may entreat, only the adept reap the blessings<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe traditional version can be viewed here<\/a>.
\nThis<\/a> is a more rocking Chakri version. <\/p>\n
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