Betay ke naam (For my Son) by Ashfaq Hussain
Mein tumhari aankhon say woh zamanay dekhunga jo abhi nahin aaye
With your eyes, I will see those days which have yet to come.
Mein tumhare paaon say tez bhaagunga, un shahraaon pe jo nigaahaon say abhi misl-e-khwaab ojhal hain
With your feet, I will run very fast on dream pathways which are still obscure.
Mein tumhare haathon say woh pahaarh choo loonga, jis ko soch kar bhi ab saans phool jati hai
With your hands, I will touch those mountains whose very thought makes me breathless.
Woh pahaarh, woh raastay, jin par tum ko jana hai, woh naya zamana hai; aur woh tumhara hai
Those mountains and those roads on which you walk, is a new era that is yours.
Mein, keh uss zamanay ko dekh bhi nahin paawunga, lekin uss zamanay ki har ghari ko, har pal ko, meri aankhain dekhaingi; un chamakti aankhon say jo tumhari aankhain hain
I will not even see this new era but my eyes will kiss its every moment, with those bright eyes that are your eyes.
Mein tumhari aankhon mein pyar ban kay rehta hun…noor ban kay basta hun…khwaab ban kay zinda hoon
In your eyes, like light I shine, like love I abide, like a dream I am alive.
Meray saray khwaabon ko in jameel aankhon kay ek khas goshay mein tum chupa kay rakh lena
In your beautiful eyes, all my dreams hide in a special corner;
Aur agar kabhi yeh khwaab phool ban kay mehkain, to in ki khushboun mein tum, mere naam kay sub haroof…ehtiyat say rakhna
and if perchance these dreams bloom with the fragrance of flowers, in their sweet scent, you should keep all the letters of my name with care.
Translated from Urdu by Shehla Burney
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