I - इश्क बड़ा बेदर्द (A-to-Z Challenge)

कभी नमकीन है ये

तो कभी खट्टा

कभी गीली मिट्टी की खुशबू

तो कभी सुट्टा

कभी फूलों का हार है ये

तो कभी कट्टा

कभी ये अंग्रेजी दारु, तो कभी मठ्ठा

ये इश्क बड़ा बेदर्द

ये इश्क़ बड़ा बेदर्द

कभी ये महफ़िल की रौनक

तो कभी सन्नाटा

कभी खुश जायका खाना

कभी कच्चा आटा

कभी मक़बूलियत इसमें

तो कभी चप्पल बाटा

कभी ये खुशफहमी देता है, तो कभी काँटा

ये इश्क बड़ा बेदर्द

ये इश्क़ बड़ा बेदर्द!!

Here’s an attempt for English translation:

Brutal love is

Sometimes it is salty

And sometimes it’s sour

At times it smells like wet soil

And sometimes like smoke

At times it seems like a chaplet

And sometimes a gun

Sometimes it is like an old wine, at times it is like butter milk

Brutal love is

There are times, when it sounds like a great party

And at times, it’s silence

Sometimes it tastes like delicious food

And sometimes it’s just raw flour

At times it is acceptance

And sometimes it is denial

At times its happiness, and at times it’s like a thorn

Brutal love is

PS: I initially struggled to find out an appropriate english word for "बेदर्द" and finally, thanks to a fellow blogger Shine who helped me with the word 'Brutal' which we concluded is the closest to "बेदर्द" expression!!