Manam khesta khesta khaaroona shta day, khu de pa tolo bande bar de kana > I acknowledge that there are many beautiful cities, but It [Peshawar] is superior to all
Da har zay khpal khwandoona khpaley mazey, khu Pekhawar khu Pekhawar de kana > Every place has its own charms and joys, But Peshawar is Peshawar [very unique and special]
Singa che khaar dasey yeh noom khkuley dey, pa sarhi lagi da janan pashantay > as the city is beautiful so is the name of it, sounds like the name of one’s beloved
Dilta booda khkuley maashum khkuley day, peghley yeh nang lari da zwaan pashantay > A baby is beautiful and so is an old man here, Girls have honours like men here.
Da maalakand pashaantay dangay gharhay, da har zalmi zrha’ yeh khyber de kana > every youth has a heart like Khyber [wide as khyber] and has Necks like Maalakand [High necks with honour like malakand’s moutains]
Da har zay khpal……. Repeated
Che Pukhtaney singara dow ughwaarhi, da Pekhawar na qamees tor ghwaarhi > When Pashtun girls asks for ornaments, they ask for a black long shirt from Peshawar
Da khpal Janan na che tohfa ughwaarhi, da khaar guloona drey salor ghwaarhi > When they ask for a gift from their beloved, they ask for few flowers from the city [Peshawar]
Che khaapero la hum khaais ziaayatawi, da husan daasey jaadoogar de kana > It is the magician of beauty in such a way which even makes the fairies more beautiful
Da har zay khpal….. Repeated
Laka sarhay guloona der oweeni khu da dilbar tanda pe na mateegi > like a person sees a lots of flowers but they cant be substitute for a beloved
Daasey ka’ sok khaaroona der oweeni, da Pekhawar tanda pe na maateegi > the same way if someone sees a lots of cities they can’t be sustitude for Peshawar
Har yo sahar yeh da guloono sahar, khu mazeegar khu yeh mazeegar de kana > Its every morning is a morning of flowers but its evening is more special
Da har zay khpal khwandoona …… Repeated
Zama na cherey heeradaley nashi, hum day zama hum da janaan Pekhawar > I can’t ever forget it, It’s my and also my beloved’s Peshawar
Pradee khaaroona meh khwarhaley nashi, kor de zamonga da armaan Peshawar > Alien cities can’t swallow me, Peshawar is the home of our desires
Ka’ da loogo aow ka da shora dak day, khu zamog zrha’ zamong zeegar de kana > If it is full of noise and pollution but it is our heart and soul
Da har zay khpal…. Repeated
Da pukhtano da saqaafat nakha da, da bade wrazey pa amaan de wi tal > It’s the sign of Pashtuns culture, May it always be in safety from an evil day
Che da SAAIL pa bado nadey perzo, khu da AABID da zarhgi sar de kana > SAAIL doesn’t want to see it in misery, so this is a piece of Aabid’s heart ( Saail is a great poet of current day and Aabid is his student who wrote this poem)
Da har zay khpal khwandoona khpaley mazey, khu Pekhawar khu Pekhawar de kana > Every place has its own charms and joys, But Peshawar is Peshawar [very unique and special]
