Me in Amrica – By Reshma Ghouri---

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Me in Amrica – By Reshma Ghouri

Na Idhar ke Rahe …

Na Udhar ke Rahe...
Beech adhar atke rahe…

Na Hyderabad ku bhula sake

Na Amrica ku apna sake
Hyderabadi-Amrican ban'ke kaam chalate rahe

Na Urdu ku chod sake

Na Angrezi ku pakad sake
Desi accent mein goron ku confuse karte chale

Na Turkey ku paka sake

Na gravy bana sake
Murgi ku dam de ke thanksgiving manate chale

Na Christmas tree laga sake

Na bacchon ku samjha sake
Eid par Santa banke tohfe bat-te chale

Na shorts pahen sake

Na shalwar chod sake
Jeans pe kurta aur sneakers chadake itraate chale

Na, Nashte mein donut kha sake

Na khichdi khatta  bhula sake
Pizza par mirchi chidakkar maza lete rahe

Na garmiyon ku bhula sake

Na baraf ku apna sake
Khidke se suraj ku dekhke 'beautiful day' kahte rahe

Ab ayi baari Hyderabad ku jane ki……toh..

Haath mein paani ka sheesha lekar chale

Lekin wahan par...

Na gupchup kha sake

Na lassi pee sake
Peth ke darad se tadapte mare…
Gullathi kha ke kaam chalate rahe..

Na macchar se bhaag sake

Na khujli ku rok sake
Cream se dadodon ku chupate chale
 
Na fakiron se bach sake
Na dollar ku chupa sake
Naukaron se bi peecha chuda kar bhaagte rahe…

Na khuddi par baith sake

Na Kamot ku bhool sake
Bas beech adhar jhukke kaam chalate rahe….
 
Na idhar ke rahe…
Na udhar ke rahe…
Kambaqt, kahin ke Na rahe

Bas 'ABCD' aulaad ko aur confuse banate chale…

Me in Amrica  By Reshma Ghouri

Na Idhar ke Rahe 
( We feel neither here)

Na Udhar ke Rahe...
(Nor are we comfortable there)
Beech adhar atke raheâ
(Stuck between two)

Na Hyderabad ku bhula sake
(we could not forget Hyderabad)

Na Amrica ku apna sake 
(nor accept America as a home)
Hyderabadi-Amrican banâ ke kaam chalate rahe
(we bide our time as Hyderabadi American)

Na Urdu ku chod sake
(could not forget Urdu, our local language)

Na Angrezi ku pakad sake
(nor Comfotable with American English)
Desi accent mein goron ku confuse karte chale
(However we have been confusing 'whites' with our Desi accent) 

Na Turkey ku paka sake
(We could not cook a Turkey

Na gravy bana sake
(Nor make Gravy to go with)

Murgi ku dam de ke thanksgiving manate chale
(We celebrate Thanksgiving by cooking a hen)
(Vegetarians celebrate thanksgiving by using POTATO)

Na Christmas tree laga sake
(As we could not put up a Christmas tree)

Na bacchon ku samjha sake
(We could not reason out with children why Christmas tree was not put up)

Eid par Santa banke tohfe bat-te chale
(On our festivals like {Eid and Diwali} we gave out gifts dressed as Santa Claus)

Na shorts pahen sake
(not being comfortable wearing shorts)

Na shalwar chod sake
(we could not forget Shalwar)
Jeans pe kurta aur sneakers chadake itraate chale
(we tried to strut proudly by wearing Kurta over Jeans and sneakers)

Na, Nashte mein donut kha sake
(Could not eat Donuts for breakfast)

Na khichdi khatta  bhula sake
(also could not forget khichdi, Idli, Dosa at Breakfast)
Pizza par mirchi chidakkar maza lete rahe
(We have been consoling ourselves by sprinkling chilli powder on Pizza)

Na garmiyon ku bhula sake
(We could not forget Indian Summer)

Na baraf ku apna sake
(but could not accept snowfall)
Khidke se suraj ku dekhke ˜beautiful day kahte rahe
(looking at Sun from our window we greet a "beautiful day)

NOW ON A VISIT TO HYDERABAD

Ab ayi baari Hyderabad ku jane kiâ ¦toh.
(Now when we visit Hyderabad)

Haath mein paani ka sheesha lekar chale
(we arrive with a lot of nostalgia with bottled water in hand)

Lekin wahan par..(but there)

Na gupchup kha sake
(we could not eat Gol guppa(chat)

Na lassi pee sake
(We could not drink up lassi (buttermilk/faluda)
Peth ke darad se tadapte mare
(we had to groan with gripe and stomach ache)
Gullathi kha ke kaam chalate rahe..
(We carried on by medicating ourselves) 

Na macchar se bhaag sake
(We could not escape the mosquitoes)

Na khujli ku rok sake
(We could not avoid skin rash)
Cream se dadodon ku chupate chale
(we have been hiding the rash with layers of soothing cream)
Na fakiron se bach sake
(We had no respite from beggars)
Na dollar ku chupa sake
(we also could not hide our dollars)
Naukaron se bi peecha chuda kar bhaagte rahe
(we had to dodge servants to avoid their unending demands)

Na khuddi par baith sake
(We had problem relieving on Indian commode)

Na Kamot ku bhool sake
(As We could not forget the comfort of western commode)
Bas beech adhar jhukke kaam chalate rahe
(We managed by leaning, bending, groaning,air seating and moaning)

Na idhar ke rahe¦(we are niether here )

Na udhar ke rahe¦(nor there)

Kambaqt, kahin ke Na rahe (Alas we are caught in between)

Bas ˜ABCD aulaad ko aur confuse banate chale
(we have only confused our children)
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