KASHMIRI POEMS

by

Dr. Roshan Mattoo

Loukkchaar and Related Poems


"Loukkchaar"
 

Sa'kh zaar kornum maasi' aki doh,
Pa'key saalus vuchchee aalum,
Ung ei'shnaav ti' na'vee rishti',
Yim nai fattaan chhi taal-won.

Tha'lli' tha'lli' vuchhee peiuv-vu'ny' sheeni' thho:uiss',
Baasee khassaan chhu paan za'nn sou:rguss,
Peyyi' tyongul, da'zzi' kaangi'r teeli' eitthumm doh,
Brey:dd mu'shikh ti' yeimbi'rzal, Kha'sson baagun, cchoupei:'r sheen koh.

Neyree ney'burr a'mi' pheyrni' munzi',
Mohsoos karee yi' sounti' t'eer,
Ei'di'jen a'cchaan chhi' faatwithh yi' t'eeri' kei'nd,
Koore:e:y thawakh yi' yaad yith kei'ny baag'- kanz.

Fay-raan cchoupe:'r chhu lyeid'ryaar,
Foulaan yeli' chhu t'ilgougul,
Baadaam fullai ti' tang'posh,
Pa'key baagun, Dullus ti' woonti'ka'dl.

Ka'ti' Tullmull ti' Sheinkraachaar,
Parbathh Khounmuh ti' Zeetth'yei':r,
Googi'-manzull ti' hein'd-veyn'd,
Taaf swoup, zan aaw Harru'dd.

Ti'mi' houkh-si'nya'n hi'nzi' ei':rri' hubby,
Vouzzjaar feoor marcchvaangnun,
Cchoontth'y ti' tung, tami' pat't' treilli' hubby,
Munzi' yi'yi' ha'rrd'-pou:npu'rr gye'v ni'.

Ka'ti' punn ti' gaadi' ba'tti' khyecchi' maavsi' brounh,
Heyruthh, Salaam ti' Navreh,
Kooree samakh cchi' saari'ni'y,
Yaad thuvv bolebei':sh ti' fulli'yi'.

Bay-yi' phei':rr cchi' gaamunn saari'ni'y,
Ka':ti'jj, Koustoor ti' gu-guu-goo,
Ra'laav pannun paan cchi' uthh munz,
Foulukh pamposh hish zan Dullus munz.
 

(Roshan Mattoo, August 10, 1998)

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