Hello, aadaab, satsriakal and namaskaar. Welcome to the 10th episode of Season 2 of the Zabaan-e-aam podcast. Assan taan joban rutte marna Murr jana assan bhare bharaye In the season of youth I shall die… pass on shall I in full bloom Hijr tere di kar pakarma Assan taan joban rutte marna Having circum-navigated this world of yours… pass on shall I in the prime-of-my-youth. Joban rutte jo vi marda Phul bane ya taara Joban rutte aashiq marde Jaan koi karmaan wala Poetry from: https://folkpunjab.org/poetry/shiv-kumar-batalvi/assan-taan-joban-rutte-marna/ Translation from: www.shivkumarbatalvi.com Shiv Kumar Batalvi was born in October 1937 (some websites mention July 1936) in a village named Bara Pind Lohtian (currently located in the Narowal district of Punjab) in Pakistan. In 1965, Shiv Kumar Batalvi was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award- the highest literary award for literary achievements in India, for his book Loona. He is the youngest recipient of this honor to date. From: http://www.shivkumarbatalvi.com/ Errata* - Aena akhiyaan ch paavaan kivein kajla mentioned in the podcast is not written by Shiv Kumar Batalvi as per a source from the internet. A lot of websites credited him, hence, it was mentioned in the podcast. Apologies for the wrong info. ⁠If you would like to support our podcast, please click on the links below: Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/zabaaneaam ⁠Instamojo: ⁠https://knottymusings.in/product/4682733/buy-me-a-coffee-47842 Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/zabaan_e_aam⁠ Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast for exciting stories and poems.