Song of the day...

Abida Parveen sings the ghazal "yeh jafa-e-gham" by Faiz...Enchanting stuff



Lyrics with Translation

yeh jafa-e-ghum ka chara, voh najaat-e-dil ka aalam
tera husn dast-e-iisa, teri yaad rooh-e-mariyam

(Jafa-e-gham =Oppression of my grief, Chara =Solution, Nijaat-e-dil = liberation of heart
Dast-e-iisa = Healing/micalous hand of Christ, Ruuh-e-mariyam-Like soul of mother mary(pure))

dil-o-jaan fidaayen raahen, kabhi aa key dekh humdum
Sar-e-kuu-e-dil figaaraN, shab-e-aarzuu ka aalam

(Dil-o-jaan Fidaaen raahen (heart and life sacrificed on the way)
Sar kuu-e-dil Figaaran….all the paths in my heart are injured(afflicted)
Shab-e-aarzu -The night of longing)

teri deed se sivaa hain, terey shauq mey baharaan
voh chaman jahan_giri hai, tere gesuuoN ki shabnam

(teri Deed sey siva hai tere shauq may baharaan - The spring that yearns for you is devoid from your sight.
Gesuuon - hair)

lo suuni gayi hamari, yoon phirey hain din ke phir se
vohi goshaa-e-qafas hai, vohi fasl-e-gul kaa maatam

(Goshaaa-e-kafas- The corner of a prison
Fasl-e-gul ka maatam- The sadness for the spring)

yeh ajab qayamataiN haiN, teri rehguzar maiN guzraaN
na hua ke mar mitey hum, na hua ke ji uThey hum

Another version of the translation (courtesy Pakistan forum):

Jafa-e-gham = Oppression of grief

Chara = Solution

Nijaat-e-dil = Liberation of heart

Dast-e-isah = Hand of Jesus

Ruuh-e-mariyam = Soul of mother Mary (pure)

Dil-o-jaan Fidaaen raahen = heart and life sacrificed on the way

Sar kuu-e-dil Figaaran = all the paths in my heart are afflicted

Shab-e-aarzu = The night of longing

Teri Deed sey siva hai tere shauq may baharaan = The spring that yearns for you is devoid from your sight.

Gesuuon = hair

Goshaaa-e-kafas = The corner of a prison

Fasl-e-gul ka maatam = The sadness of/for the spring