Saalgirah
by
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Shaayar ka jashn-e-saalgirah hai, sharaab la
Mansab khitaab rutba unhein kya nahin mila
Bas naqs hai to itna ki mamdooh ne koi
Misra kisi kitaab ke shaayaan nahin likha
(From Nuskha Hai Wafa (Kulliyat-e-Faiz) Pg. 475, Educational Publishing House, 2009)
Birthday
translated by
Mustansir Dalvi
It’s the poet’s birthday,
bring out the wine!
He’s wanted for nothing –
rank, title nor honour;
the only blemish in the life
of this praiseworthy one
is not writing even one couplet
worthy of publication.
Translation and transliteration © 2021 Mustansir Dalvi, All rights reserved
