Namaaz

Amrat velley, pehli topp ton paillan
jad chidey masaan banerey uttey od ke aae ne,
te mainu halley vi vekhda ae chann
surakh rattaan ch dobbda hoya,
te ode rang to bann-da firojji asmaan.
Meriyaan akhaan ode sone chehre te rae jaaniyaan ne,
baddal fer vi 
bina ramram
onu chukk ke lae jandey ne.
Ae vekh uss veley main apniyaan akkhan meet ke
hek thaddi saan parda haan,
kyon andron kithey mainu pailan hi pata hai,

ke halley vi havaa ch azaan da noor hai
te tu vi othey baithi honi zarur hai 
sab ton sunakkhi,
jjiven chann kadey asmaan chadeya hi na hovey,
bas hijaab paake sajde uttey baitha hove.
Te main bas apne kothey ton tennu takda ravaan,
ke mere andar de qafir di 
tuiyon namaaz hai.

Audio Link : Namaaz Audio

(Punjabi, based on Raghu Rai's picture of Twilight in Delhi, performed as class exercise)





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