dialogue / mukalma I

dialogue

she
wy don't you sleep
have you over eaten
why don't you talk
say something, say anything
take some antacids
take some cure-all one-a-day
full of calcium, drink a glass of milk
relax, you may drift into sleep
what are you still staring at
through the penetrating foggy mist
dawn shall soon break and then the same
carro-tussle of 9-5 will begin
why don't you sleep
why don't you talk

he
how can i explain o amore
this unease is not in the body
it is ingrained in the mind-soul
soul mine that
belongs here nor there
mind mine that needs no sleep

mu'kaalma

woh
tum soutay kiyouN nahiN
kiya buhat khaa liya hay
tum boultay kiyouN nahiN
kuch tou bolo, kuch tou batlao
taizaab hazaf gouliaN khaa lo
ma'joon-e-ehd-e-hazir lay lo
calcium say lab raiz
doodh ka glass hi pi lo
sukoon aa'jaa'aiega
neend aa'jaa'aiegi
youN laitay laitay
kiya taktay rehtay ho
ku'hr kay jaalouN ko toRR kar
sub'h namoodar hu'a chahti hay
phir az sar-e-nau
wohi gardish-e-nau-paanch
tum sotay kiyouN nahiN
tum boltay kiyouN nahiN

hum
kaisay samjhaouN jaan-e-janaaN
kis kis ko samjhaouN
hay nahiN yeh baycheeni jism ki
kay hay yeh khalish e dimagh o rooh
rooh jo naa yahaN ki hay naa wahaN ki
izterab-e-dimagh kay ho jo shaayad
maa'warai-e-nafs