Yaar Julahe (Dear Weaver)

यार जुलाहे ! ( Dear Weaver – Gulzar) 

I am inspired by Gulzar’s ‘Dear Weaver ‘ poem to write for this week’s Poetry Jam (How to) prompt and tried to write ‘How to weave a relationship’.

How to weave a relationship

learn from a weaver

a technique so clever 

to keep knots and breaks invisible,

by an effort and love invincible,

If he ignored the knots and move forward,

lumps increased and became stalwart 

care and time makes a relationship 

Original Gulzar’s poem is below in Hindi and also a translated version by me in English,

मुझको भी तरकीब सीखा कोई यार जुलाहे,

अकसर तुझको देखा है कि ताना बुनते

जब कोइ तागा टुट गया या खत्म हुआ

फिर से बांध के

और सिरा कोई जोड़ के उसमे

आगे बुनने लगते हो

तेरे इस ताने में लेकिन

इक भी गांठ गिराह बुन्तर की

देख नहीं सकता कोई,

मैनें तो ईक बार बुना था एक ही रिश्ता

लेकिन उसकी सारी गिराहे

साफ नजर आती हैं मेरे यार जुलाहे !

Mujhko bhi tarkeeb sikha koi yaar julahe,

Aksar tujhko dekha hai ki taana bunte

Jab koi dhaga toot gaya ya khatam hua

Phir se bandh ke 

Aur sira koi jod ke usme,

Aage bunne lagte ho

Tere is taane mein lekin

Iq bhi ganth girhe buntar ki

Dekh nahin sakta hai koi,

Meine to ik baar buna tha ek hi rishta,

Lekin uski saari girahein

Saaf nazar aati hain mere yaar julahe.

Dear weaver! Teach me this trick of yours,

I have often seen you weaving a warp

Whenever any thread broke or finished

You tied it again

and add to it another end

Keep on weaving forward

But in your warp

Not a single knitting knot

Is visible to others

I have only woven a relationship once,

But its all knots

are clearly visible my dear weaver.