Hello, aadaab, satsriakal and namaskaar. Welcome to the 10th episode of Season 2 of the Zabaan-e-aam podcast.
Assan taan joban rutte marna
Murr jana assan bhare bharaye
In the season of youth I shall die… pass on shall I in full bloom
Hijr tere di kar pakarma
Assan taan joban rutte marna
Having circum-navigated this world of yours… pass on shall I in the prime-of-my-youth.
Joban rutte jo vi marda
Phul bane ya taara
Joban rutte aashiq marde
Jaan koi karmaan wala
Poetry from: https://folkpunjab.org/poetry/shiv-kumar-batalvi/assan-taan-joban-rutte-marna/
Translation from: www.shivkumarbatalvi.com
Shiv Kumar Batalvi was born in October 1937 (some websites mention July 1936) in a village named Bara Pind Lohtian (currently located in the Narowal district of Punjab) in Pakistan.
In 1965, Shiv Kumar Batalvi was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award- the highest literary award for literary achievements in India, for his book Loona. He is the youngest recipient of this honor to date.
From: http://www.shivkumarbatalvi.com/
Errata* - Aena akhiyaan ch paavaan kivein kajla mentioned in the podcast is not written by Shiv Kumar Batalvi as per a source from the internet. A lot of websites credited him, hence, it was mentioned in the podcast. Apologies for the wrong info.
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