JASMINE FLOWER IS HEE-POSH IN KASHMIRI..

                                       

JASMINE  FLOWER  BUSH... HEE-THAR ..JASMINE IS HEE-POSH IN KASHMIRI..

The most fragrant flower seen in Kashmir during  late summers or  when the Monsoon rains arrive in J&K. Hee-Posh ( Jasmine flower ) was used as a metaphor by Kashmiri poets. I quote ;-

(1)

“Ba Shraavnitch hee fojis vanan manz,

Vuchhaan roozis ba neab chaani.

Vuchhuth na haaruk bahaar myonui,

Vaen Vaava hardien haraai ha  lalo”…. (Ghulam Ahmed Mehjoor ) 

In English , I would say this:-

(Like the  jasmine  of the rainy season,

In   forests, I bloomed 

Yet kept looking  for your whereabouts .

You missed my  youthful blossom in summer 

Now in autumn winds , I shall wither away.)

(2)

“Arini rang gom  Shraavana heeye

Kar yeeye darshun deeye

Shamsondhar  Paaman bo laejis

Aama taavay kotah zaejis

Naama paeghaam tas kus neeye 

Kar yeeye darshun deeye”....( Arinmaal ) 

 Prof Neerja Mattoo translates above lines like this:-

( I was a summer jasmine , with an ivory glow

Without luster , wan and pale I wait

When will he come and show me his face ?

Like blue Krishna he left me to shame

I am scorched and scarred by cruel mouths

Can no one carry a whisper , tell him of my plight

When will he come and show me his face ?)

( Avtar Mota )

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