Monday, March 30, 2009

From here

by Anwar Ali Khan aka Khamakhan.

Nai bole toh sunte nai
Dekho kitta samjha’roun main
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Apni man maani tum kar’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai

Karne ke jo kaamaan hain so
Jaise ke wai si-eech hain
Nai karne ke kaaman kar’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Mo po make-up thhoppte jaa’raen
Umar ke peeche mat bhaago
Gayi jawani phir nai aati
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Unke baalan rangte rangte
Mu bhi kaala ho gaya
Bacchhe dekh ko darr ke bhaag’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Baalon main chutla jode to
Banta hai sir ka jooda
Phir bhi baalaan “set” karwa’raen

Nai bole toh sunte nai

Unke baalaan “set” ho ne tak


Mere sir mein ginti ke
Hain so baalaan jhadte jaa’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Charbi chaat ko duble dikhne
Ek hafte se “diet” po hain
Chalte phirte dhakliyan khaa’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Mere ghar mein reh ko baataan
Amma bawa ke kar’rain
Yaan ka kha ko waan ka gaa’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Dubai nai to Jidda jaa-o
Kaisa bhi yaan se nik-lo
Uth-te baith-te bheja khaa’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Din bhar kaam se thhak ko aayon
Chumtiyan mat lo sone do
Suba jaldi uth nai sakta
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Pehle ghussa aata thha toh
Mu mein mu mein bolte thhe
Ab to seedha aang po aa’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai

Gande gande picture-aan dekh’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Naani ku i-story suna’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Phode pe joh jam gayi khipli
Naakhun se nakko nocho
Purane zakhmaa taaze kar’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Bichhu ke kate ka mantar
Yaad nai aur oopar se
Saanp ke bil mein ungliyaan kar’raen
Nai bole toh sunte nai
Jab poochha samdhi se main
Kya samdhan ummeed se hain
Sharma ko bas itta bole
Nai bole toh sunte nai







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11 comments:

Gomes said...

Awesome!! I didn't know that there was published poetry in Dakhni. You have opened my eyes. :)

Australopithecus said...

published poetry as far back as the 1400s and 1500s i think,

Kadam Rao Padam Rao by Fakhruddin Nizami written in the 1420s in Bidar.

Mohd. Quli also in early 1600s.

more info on http://golgumbad.com/dap_5.htm

Ludwig said...

This is AWESOME!

Sheetal said...

Miyan... khamakhan hasaarrein,
Nai bole toh sunte nai

Adi said...

Mindblowingly funny

Sharada said...

You surely must have heard the one that went," Haatha mein haath milaake, anguthi churaake chali gayi. Abhi gale milne ko aari, kya karaathi ki ki?" etc. etc
:D

Australopithecus said...

@Sharada: Arey. yes i remember that one.

Australopithecus said...

@adi and Ludwig: Arey something about Dakhni. :) .

Australopithecus said...

@sheetal: yahan ka khako wahan ka garein.
nai boletho sunte nahin

Non-Sensei said...

Arey, article by Irfan mama!

Australopithecus said...

ess: I noticed.