After Khayyam

Original in Hindi

I

Thhaka aaya hun
saara din kaam kartey kartey
Bhar dey ab sharab ka pyala
Baith jaa mere pass
Aur kar kuch pyaar ke baten
kabhi phir se sunna dena
Parosion ke ladaee kee baten

I’ve come home all tired
Working hard all day long.
Give me a glassful of wine
And come, sit here beside me.
Save neighbors’ fights for another day,
Let us talk of some love today.


II

Chhala jaa raha hoon
Nadia ke kinare
Pepul ki chhaon main
Parhnay ghalib ki gazlain
Le aana palak kaa saag
Aur makhan se bhari
Makki roti ki chapatain
Aur bhoolna nahin
Wo do sharab ki botlain.

I am going to the river banks
To read ghazals of Ghalib under the tree,
Bring for me some cooked spinach
With buttered bread of maize.
And listen, do not forget to bring
Those two bottles of wine.


III

Kyon preshan se lagtey ho yaar
Bhool gayey aaj hai shukarwar
Chhalo ab madushala chhalain
Pee lain gain do char Sharab key pyalay
Aur Karen gay kuch gup-shup ki batain

Why you look so worried , yaar
You forgot! it’s Friday today,
Let’s go to the tavern now
For glassfuls of a drink or two
And for some gossip around.


IV

Jo log kabhai kabhi
Dil lagi se peetain hain,
Wo kushi se jeetain hain.
Arey yaar, kabhi kabhi tum bhi
Dil ka dard nikalno ko,
Sharab ka ek do pyaala
Pee leea karo

Those who sometime for fun
Take a drink or two,
Live a happy life.
Friend, you too to let
Out the sorrows of heart,
Take a drink or two sometime.