"Baddi'v Vaari'kaari'"-Laddishah
Draayose burrei:cch sie':t bi' sakh
chaavi' saan,
Paii kyah ei':ssi'm soan-nu'y ku'nn
ei':s lummaan.
Mahraazi' ose yaar ti' Mahryyen
ma'hlli' baynni',
Bi' chhuss kourri', woe'nn aass
yiththiss munz heynni'.
Garra chhuss burrei:cch sie':t garra
sub shayraan,
Vuchhaan me'ku'n sei:ree ti' si'etee
he':raan.
Teylli' ei'si'kh shuirrgee maggar
wou:nny jawaan,
Soe' gayyi' wou:nny doyyi'm kuthh
chhi' budi'bub ti' naany.
Namaskaar karhei':kh bi' subbhunn
kyoho shaam,
Magar ti'kkh kei'di'kkh wou:nny
cchalli'm su'ti' gaam.
Wuchchavvyy hubba joo:er chhi' laaswi'enn
laayakh,
Moukhti' hi'h shui'er di'tikh,
zunn chhi' taarakh.
Bozwai uss'll pei'tth rooe'd saari'ni'y
sie':tyann,
Zachi' nai cchutton lookh puzzi'
yi'nhdi' khei':trun.
Rei':cchrru'kh punni'nki'ny saarri'ni'y
si'e:t hi'vvui',
Mey hi'vvyyann gareebun ku'n uthhroett
cchourru'y.
Yi'thigh kie'ny hyotukh mae'll Ka'sheeryondh
do:de,
Sumkhith thuddien sie':t zun dushmun
ti' naabood.
Vouen yetti'nuss ti' roozi'v chhav
maai sai':nny sie':t,
A'hee badd'yyen hi'nz chhi' ei':ss
ti' tuth sie':t.
(Roshan Mattoo, Aug 19, 1998)