Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The fourth gazal - "My Friends"

Its in Gujarati - so i am really sorry if you are a non-gujarati reader......the poem goes as follows:

Aavo mitro, aaje ek anokhi kaavya nu sarjan karu;
Aa shabdo ne kanku-varna kari maara mitro nu varnan karu.

Maare aama alphabetically javu padse,
Nahi to muj mitro mane khoob vadse,
Vinanti etlij che ke badhu positively lejo,
Baaki to aa badha raavano rane chadse.

Sharuaat karu amit thi, hulaamnu naam che gotu;
Pocket size no thai ne chata pan, kaam kare bau motu;
Sangeet ma ene ruchi che, hunar che enu chitra;
Jabarjast hathoda maare, ante to amaaro mitra.

Pachi aave aaditya no vaaro, aadi kahiye jene;
Chattris no aankado humesha rehto, teachers saathe ene;
Dalilo ma humesha jite, dikaro rahyo vakil no;
Potaana photo padavana abharkha bhaare, pan maanas che e dil no.

Deep ni su vaat karu, vyakti che e ajib;
Ena jevo mitra malyo, saara che amara nasib;
Kadi khotu kaam na kare, maanas e khuddar che;
Ene fakt avaaj lagaadi jovo, aap maate madad taiyyar che;
Pan jara taklif ma che, prem e koik ne kare che;
Ame to samjaavi ne thaaki gaya, pan saalo kehta bau dare che.

Have che juned no vaaro, juniyo kehso to chaalse;
Bhool thi pan teni na kehta, ena maa mogambo padhaarse;
Janam eno hospital ma nahi, server ma thayo hase;
E paachla so janam ma pan kadach programmer rahyo hase;
Daav biju naam che enu, teachers saathe lade;
Amaari c grade ni vaato maa, ene jaraay tappo na pade.

Last che pan least nathi, kavan che enu naam;
Gaanda pan eni paase dahya laage, kare che eva kaam;
E bole ane aapne na hasiye, e vastu sambhav nathi;
"Hava seni che khabar nahi", pan ena jevu koi nathi.

Aava mitro malya che, su maaru nasib che;
Aamni mitrata saame to khud kuber pan garib che.

- Nikunj Kakkad (urf "nirdosh")