Yuun Teri Rah Guzar Se
You saw me as you walked past
I too saw you as you walked by
You lost your heart
But I lost my life
Walking past your street now
My tread is heavy
I walk like someone
Carrying their own tomb
Devastated I wait at corners
The remains of me adorned
Hoping you’ll walk by
And it will be spring again
Tears flow unchecked
The edges blur
Hoping you’ll step into this river
Hoping you’ll walk across
Note on the transcreation: The concluding stanza of the original has been used as the opening stanza in this version.
The actress Meena Kumari’s only outing into the world as a poetess while she lived is contained in an album titled “I write, I recite” released in 1965. The pieces are in her own voice against a musical score composed by the composer Khayyam. Her voice, with its flawless Urdu diction and its mesmerizing depths and sheer range, does great justice to the poetry in these renditions. Her poetry has been transcreated here in English by Manjul Bajaj.
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