Prof. Mohan Singh
1905
– 1978
A Famous poet, editor, and translator, honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award. Professor Mohan Singh is also regarded as an epoch-making poet of Punjabi literature.
Ghazal 21
aa ki mukTi ishk di, ajj sis tere dhar dian
aa ki mukTi ishq di
asan Dubbde baDe tairak takke,
dende aae chirkoNe marad dhokha,
dhande dil nun pathra dende,
je tun gall wichch phullan da haar paia,
je tun munh ton zulfan haTa deven,
khiDi rahe anar di kali teri,
KHushian de haDh nun main kitthe luka lawan ?
kise chhanna baNaia je khopari da,
kise phull-kuran da paTh kita,
kitna painDa dil ne kita
maTThi je japdi e ishk di dauD
miTia dhun de baddal wangun
ni tun pak anar di kali hai sain
pahila paDa hai ishak wich hanjhu wahaN da,
tera kamm si banan de wichch wasNa
tere hijar wich kise ne kann paDe,
teri khoj wichch akal de khambh jhaD gae,
Teri mang di sadaq te pia jihda,
tun wi mihran de wang je hatth kardi,