[nukkad] re nukkad - rabba yeh hind ki nari

["aryaone" <>]

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Tip of the day:  "If thine enemy wrong thee, buy each of his children a drum."
                -- Chinese proverb
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RABBA, YEH HIND KI NARI

Rabba, yeh Hind ki nari
Jaisey barfi, made in Navsari.

Ave, to jaisey Ghat par megh
Barkha ki baarish, aur talwar ki tegh.*

Naino se bachiyo* nahi to sau ke bhav
Lag gayi* to beh gaya jaise nadiya me nav.

Ghussa garam, ba-hein* ati naram
Naino me bhara yugon ka bharam.

Cheez hai zalim,* zara sambhalke meri jaan
Pyar se mare chot,* par talwar dar miyan.*

talwar ki tegh - sharp edge of sword, like tegh bahadur
bachiyo - bach ke rahena, a north indian slang
lag gayi - if you are smitten, muhabbat ho gayi
ba-hein - kar, arms of ivory
zalim - zulum karne wala, cruel
chot - var karna, here her onslaught
talwar dar miyan - sworn in scabbard

Arya.








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