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An Attempt At Translating The Song From Pyaasa

 
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sandyk
post Mar 1 2006, 10:12 PM
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mazar-e-ulfat - a monument symbolising love


Great effort Sandy....just a small calrification. It is mazhar-e-ulfat. Mazhar means manifestation whereas Mazaar is a mausoleum.

Asad


So asad according to your own definition mazar-e-ulfat is the correct word here no.
From what i understand is he did mean 'Taj maybe a monument/mausoleum of love for you' therefore mazar-e-ulfat fits in nicely as opposed to mazhar-e-ulfat.


No, the correct word here is mazhar. Sahir meant to say "Taj may be a manifestation/symbol of love for you"


Thinking over it again asad, I agree MAZHAR must be the correct word. why on earth would any one want a mazar of ulfat.

I stand corrected. Thanks

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Thanks so much Sandy. Waiting for another descriptive writeup.

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PS: Remember songs/ poems and stories often mean different things to different people. This is my understanding of this song. I may be wrong.

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Stunning translation - really well done. Thanks! I just wonder if there is any way to convey the idea of worship carried by "Rawajon". Probably not, I guess, another example of how something will always be lost in translation. Yours is easily the best I've seen so far, thanks so much.

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PS: Remember songs/ poems and stories often mean different things to different people. This is my understanding of this song. I may be wrong.

All criticism honestly welcome � it will help me learn more


Stunning translation - really well done. Thanks! I just wonder if there is any way to convey the idea of worship carried by "Rawajon". Probably not, I guess, another example of how something will always be lost in translation. Yours is easily the best I've seen so far, thanks so much.


Rawajon == Tradition
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post May 20 2010, 06:20 AM
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Rawajon == Tradition


Yes, रिवाज़ is a custom or or a tradition or a practice, but other synonyms include "rite", "ritual" and I like the idea of worship those carry, since it fit very nicely with the idea of दौलत के भूखे

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Rawajon == Tradition


Yes, रिवाज़ is a custom or or a tradition or a practice, but other synonyms include "rite", "ritual" and I like the idea of worship those carry, since it fit very nicely with the idea of दौलत के भूखे


Riwaaj is an urdu word. I am not sure why it would have connotation with worship.

urdu word ibadaat is worship.
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Riwaaj is an urdu word. I am not sure why it would have connotation with worship.

urdu word ibadaat is worship.


Translation is largely art of course, not science. I wasn't saying that रिवाज़ = "worship" I was commenting on the fact that some of the words that can be used to render "रिवाज़" in English carry connotations or hints or worship and that seems apt to me in the context of the rest of the verse.

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