ਧਰਮੀ ਬਾਬਲ ਪਾਪ ਕਮਾਇਆ / Honorable father committed a sin

An excerpt from Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s poem Loona retelling the Puran Bhagat legend from Loona’s viewpoint, defending her against being branded characterless for her forced, mismatched marriage.

ਏਥੋਂ ਦੀ ਹਰ ਰੀਤ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ / Here, every custom is a pretence

An excerpt from Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s epic poem Loona lamenting how love, religion and custom have become mere pretence in a lonely, lust-driven world.