Michael Burch Poet Couplet

Majrooh Sultanpuri Translations

Majrooh Sultanpuri translations of Urdu poems into English

I'm like a commodity being priced in the market-place:
every eye ogles me like a buyer's.
—Majrooh Sultanpuri, loose translation by Michael R. Burch

If you insist, I'll continue playing my songs,
forever piping the flute of my heart.
—Majrooh Sultanpuri, loose translation by Michael R. Burch

The moon has risen once again, yet you are not here.
My heart is a blazing pyre; what do I do?
—Majrooh Sultanpuri, loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Keywords/Tags: Urdu, translation, Hindi, couplet, couplets, song, songs, heart, love, market, meat market

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Silent One December 24, 2019 at 5:53 AM I had not heard of him until now.. thanks for the education.. Michael Burch December 26, 2019 at 1:12 PM It was my honor to translate such fine poems.