metaphor is for the hope, yes, a mistaken feminist’s hope
sky, rain, the moon, spoken words and her support system including God
are her strength
at this point, even if the end is still the same; his no-return, here goes to the expression of the one-sided hopeful truthfulness.
Ow kitheye door ja beitee hey
Cheekdee heye, bara chilandi heye
teye naleye ownu rondi heye,
royee jandi heye
Ma khendi hey -
'Namani jae na howeey teye,
Na ro – chup ker ja.
Sabr ker, ba-hosh bhen! ’
Sakhiyan khendiyan neye,
‘theek nahee howeye ga, bura howeye ga,
Pul ja ownu.
Allah tow paweye ga’
Kina zulm kita oney,
ow teye roshen kern aya si
khenda si, ‘meri bhen ja’
feir mukr giya, oh ho hi janeye
mul apni ‘khen’ da!
aise dukh da koe nahee maap
wey sunn leye tu wi.
Kadhona nahee chiada si minu
Sirf ik setcha ker wala chai da si
Pata na legya hey minu,
kes di nazr legi heye?
{& the objective on-looker in me sees in me}
Ow tekdee aye kadi apneye hathan nu
tey kadi os Rab di kulee chuth noo
keye kithoon owda chund feir nikleye
ghatawan teye oproon –
perr os da cund dubya nahee, haleye
horeye kyoon, setch di raat wetch vi chupda heye?
chootha (liar)
– ow ki janeye, ow teyeye subh vitch ve onda heye nazr
minu mushkilan di barishan kabool neye baadoon, lagataar.
raal mil keye ker laa ga, sukh da kaar baar
koe sotchi nahee peina mey, koe chup nahee rhena mey
kehndi hey, rishta nahi si koe, perr aitebaar da si,
toot mariya owneye - aye pakeeza aitebaar
ow ho hi joreyee ga, feir kadi
teye sajawey ga vi ow ho he!
dushwari
