Eid Mubarak! (In Punjabi) Poem by Khadim Hussain

Eid Mubarak!

Navan chan! Navan chan!
Eid Mubarak! Eid Mubarak!

Lokee pujhdey,
Eid deyan teriyian wich.

Koi kharide kapra,
Koi pista tay badam.

Per mera khayal
Sirf mere yaar wal.

Tay merye Pir Mian Mohammad de kalam,
Mere khayal to na java.

Laiy o yaar hawalay Rab de,
Melay char dinna de.

Os din eid mubarak ho si
Jis din feyr milan gey

LaIy o yaar tere khat wich
Is pardesi da howay ga chan.



Happy Eid!

New Moon! New Moon!
Happy Eid! Happy Eid!

People scurrying,
In preparation of Eid.

Some buying clothing,
Some pistachio and almonds.

But my thoughts are,
Only for my beloved.

And my mentor Mian Mohammad’s words,
Are embedded upon my mind.

My beloved I leave you in god’s care,
Life is carnival of four days.

We will celebrate Eid,
The day that we’ll meet again.

My beloved in your letter
Will be this expatriates moon.