KASHMIRI POEMS

by

Dr. Roshan Mattoo

Loukkchaar and Related Poems


"Cchaai"/"Tschaai"

Cchei:nf ga'yyum cchaai vu'chchi'm punni'ny kati' taan'y,
Anni'gutti' munz looki' luchcha, krukki'-naadah, kyuth taan'y;

Uthh munz ti' boozu'm zun su'ddah punnee di'li'ch,
Kanh vanaan kastaan, shaayyud meyy, bi'ti' chhass naa yemee wonni'ch;

Cchei':ndah di'cchi'm eichh watti'th cchoupe':rr, uthhi aayyum punnee
kathaa,
Uthh magar zuv ose badal, toe:ti' zunn ei:ss ussi' kunnee wathhah;

Buddi' buddi' baassyome kannun tal vanaan kou'ss taan'y,
Kout-baa duvvaan, zun chhui'yy watti' pakkun ti' paansi'yy taan'y;

Boaznah, sounchnah kourru'm ti' zounn di'th pyome yaad,
Drayose jawai:nee munz kari'th maaji' si':et vaad vaad;

Poudd oassum troavmu't nyebbree gurri' kurrnu'kk,
Wukh kuss ose tami' vi'zi' navvi' nyahlihei:nd mool sournu'kk;

Mey duhhoolui-duhhool baasaan ose telli'
Cchoupei':r subzaar, soonchithh yemmi' si':et dill phoulli';

Wukh ti' jaayi' gayyi' ti'kkaan ussi' saan badlaan,
Vu'chh baagunn si':et punnee nazri' kui'll buddaan;

Baagwaanah humsaayi' kullis t'ull ose gu'mmi' shehlaawaan,
Doorri' doorri' vu'chhith Thulli' thulli' goudni'chi' fulli'yi' praaraan;

Zunn aasuss lajji'mucchi' ei':chh darruss doo:rr kyahtaany' sounchaan,
Di'ggni' oush, voush haa, yemmi' aalmi' ne'ybburr, voatmu't kout-tan'y;

Yi'thi'ss munz cchaayi' deu'tnum ukh yelli'gaar,
Kuthh chhi' yi' chei':nn, meyy pyathh mi' khaar;

Poudd tu'lu'm punni'n-ki'n hi'raasi' saan ti'kki',
Meyy kyah ei:ss puyy wa'ti' kanni' aassi' dukki';

Ukh ri'ki'n'y ti' lithi'naavni' aas sei':li'm pa'thriss,
Assunah gome punnee cchaai' hoand, zunn koanchhun pi'tri's;

Cchey baassoyyi' bi' chhess ku'nnee ti' buyyi' haavi'hei':m,
Meyy ti' chhi' nuss thazzi'y, karrai ti'thu'yy yu'thh kraavi'hei':m;

Yi' myein chhai meherbei':nee zi' anni' gatti' prazloavmukkh,
Banni'th zari' khunjji' cchaai, lukkan soabooth hovemukh.
 

(Roshan L. Mattoo; Aug.24,1998)

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