A Midnight Song By Tze Yeh In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

Aadhi Raat Ka Geet - Tzu Yeh in Hindi/Urdu Translation

Jab tu nay kaha khiDki k bahar dekho
main apnay choghay pe
kamarband lagaana bhool gayi thee

Agar mera ghaghra
hawaa main thar-tharaatay gir gayaa
to kya hai mera kasoor
bahaar ki hawaa ko lagaa do ye izlaam

-tr. Ravi Kopra

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I had not fastened my sash over my gown,
When you asked me to look out of the window.
If my skirt fluttered open,
Blame the Spring wind.

- Tzu Yeh (c.350-500) ?
Translated from Chinese by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung