Man Mohini

mitti pe khichein lakirein rab ne to yeh tasvir bani
God created this painting in lines drawn on dust:

aag hawa paani ko milaaya to phir yeh tasvir saji
With fire, wind, and water he decorated this picture.

hasti teri vishaal kudrat ka tu kamaal
You laugh with abandon; you're a wonder of nature.

man mohini teri ada tujhe jab dekh le to meri gadaa(?)
You're captivating; when one beholds you,

barse jhar jhar barse dhamak dhamak naache voh bijli diwaani
torrents of water pound forth and lightning dances.

hai bemisaal tu gori gori are chuu'i hai
Your beauty is incomparable;

tujh mein kudrat saari kho'i kho'i...
in you is all creation.

mitti ki hai muurat teri masuumiyat fitrat teri
You're made of earth; innocence is your nature

yeh saundhaapan yeh bholaapan tu mahaki mahaki tu lahaki lahaki
You scent this dried earth with fragrance, you shine with simplicity

tu chaali chali har gali gali
You pass through every lane,

tu hawa ke sang san sananana san
racing with the breeze.

tera ang ang jaise jal-tarang
Your limbs are like the notes of the harmonica,

koi lahar lahar chali phahar phahar
rippling and moving in waves.

paani ka mel tera tan badan
Your body flows like water;

tera jharan jharan angaar jaisa
you move like a shower of burning sparks.

tera rom rom hai dahaka dahaka
Your every particle is ablaze;

agni ka mel tu agan agan
You are mixed with fire.

zara dhirak dhirak zara lachak lachak
Both unyielding and pliant,

kabhi matak matak kabhi thumak thumak
sometimes coy and sometimes affected,

kabhi jhuum jhuum kabhi ghuum ghuum
sometimes swaying and sometimes circling,

dharti ko chuum machi dhuum dhuum
kissing the earth.

chanchal badi natkhat badi bahaki bahaar natki phuhaar
Very playful, very naughty, like an unpredictable spring rain

tere tikhe nain tere kesh rain
Your keen glance, your night-black hair

yel balkhaana yeh itaraana
This gyration, this strut