I am addicted to translating poetry from Hindi to English and vice versa. Here’s a gem that was a part of the movie ‘Voh Lamhe‘ (‘Those moments’). Why do I do this? I sense it fulfills a deep-seated need to bridge the gaps between the dual cultures I have grown up in and continue to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ghazal’
I would fall asleep if you promise to come in my dreams…
Posted in India, Love, Urdu poetry, tagged bollywood, dream, ghazal, hindi film, kangana ranaut, kunal ganjawala, mahesh bhatt, memories, shiney ahuja, shreya ghoshal, sleep, so jaoon mein, translation, woh lamhe on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yun zindagi ki raah mein takraa gayaa koi
Posted in India, Love, Poetry, tagged ghazal, hassan, hindi, mehdi, music, song, urdu on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
yooN zindagi ki raah meiN takra gaya koi ik roshni andher mein bikhra gaya koi wo haadsa wo pehli mulaaqaat kyaa kahoon itni ajab thi soorat-e-haalat kya kahoon wo kehar wo ghazab wo jafa muJko yaad hai wo uski berukhi ki adaa muJhko yaad hai mittha nahin hai zehan se yoon chaa gaya koi yooN [...]