Tuesday, April 21, 2009

naisaiku week 10

[ echoes of indian poetry - 3 ] ~

" huyee muddat ke ' ghalib' mar gaya par yaad aata hai
woh har ik baat peh kehna ke yun hota to kya hota " ~

long dead is ghalib
had ' what ifs ' for everything
WHAT IF THIS WAS THAT
his thoughts they keep returniing
( but ghalib does not ) ~ ghalib

[ ~ ghalib~ urdu poetry ]

/ naisaiku / translation(draft) /z.g.©

raise the spirits high
this vodka whiskey and rum
THEY SEND ME FALLING
this vodka whiskey and rum
raise the spirits high .

/ naisaiku / original /z.g.©

5 comments:

Andy Sewina said...

Nicely done, Vodka, Whiskey and Rum, not all in one glass I hope?

Anonymous said...

Love the Indian Naisaiku and the zg original with it's highs and lows...had me falling about laughing.

Anonymous said...

loved your original naisaiku !! so true in real sense :)

anthonynorth said...

That second one was clever.

Winnie the poohi said...

lovely! I loved the earlier one too! Will be back for more :D :D