Truck Art!
Pakistan is country with a rich and colorful culture! There are so many things which were previously done just for yourself, on a personal level, for decorative purposes or whatever you would say but have now become a part of the culture. Even acquired the level of an art form and one of those is the truck art! If you have ever visited Pakistan or belong here, you will know that a truck you see here, is a lot different from any truck you will see anywhere in the world. It is definitely an unforgettable sight. I personally think it is a funky way to make a truck’s long, tiresome journeys a little lively and colorful. They travel day and night for days! From one corner of the country to another. And thus truck art has evolved so much and has colors of every part of the country. If you ask me, the most enjoyable part of a long distance journey for me is travelling behind a truck and reading all those silly, sad and sometimes even ridiculous verses written behind these trucks. A lot of drawings of animals, sceneries, faces of men, women and children and a lot of different and intricate designs. A lot of effort has been put in painting even a single part of the truck. They are so interesting, and colorful. We are born here and used to this and for us it is nothing unusual! This is what we have grown up seeing and thought this is how trucks are! This was our idea of the trucks, but now when we have grown up, we found out this is not how trucks are! This is how trucks are in Pakistan! Why not let the world know? So here is a post solely dedicated to truck art! Here are a few flicks from the roads of Pakistan and a surprise at the end too! 😉
So here is the time for surprise! I found these pictures on the internet of a metro bus in Australia! I was amazed to see truck art has become so popular! I really liked it and really wanted to share it here.
And here is a beetle car painted in truck art! Isn’t it pretty?
Wow, these are fabulous! So detailed, so colorful. Very beautiful.
Thanks for liking 🙂
HAHA, a very interesting post which reminds me of many couplets written behind the trucks.
I saw a rickshaw with “Mein Bada Ho k Truck Banunga”
A truck on N5 “Gt Road Te Bareekan lagian, ni Billo teri Taur Wekh k”
A local truck with “Dil Kehta hai Sara Bazar Khareed Lun, Jaib kehti hai Bakwas Band kar”
And the best ones so far I have read.
“Garmi ka Maheena hai, Usne mera Chain Cheena hai
Yeh Jeena bhe Koi jeena hai
Jhelum k agay deena hai” <- applicable if you take route of N5 from Lahore to Isb :p
and The master piece.
"Itna Patla hogaya hon sanam teri Judai mein .// K Khatmal bhe kheich le jatay hain chaar-pai se"
HAHAHA.
P.S: I have a good memory Allhamdullilah.
Oh my God they are hilarious! And yes you definitely have a good memory mashaAllah! I was thinking if you could translate it for others 😀 Thanks for the wonderful comment!
As we all know, the original is always original, the taste of originality can never be resurrected in copy but still I’d give it a try.
We’ve rikshaws in Asia which are normally used instead of taxi’s, its a compact automobile usually with a cheap fares.
“Mein Bada Ho k Truck Banunga” Behind a rikshaw meant.
“I aspire to be a truck by the time I grow up” which is a joke in disguise 🙂 *smiles*
“Gt Road Te Bareekan lagian, ni Billo teri Taur Wekh k”
Inspired from a famous punjabi song of Abrar Ul Haq, a folk singer of Pakistan
Which would mean in essence.
Your striking beauty could have caused inevitable accidents.
“Dil Kehta hai Sara Bazar Khareed Lun, Jaib kehti hai Bakwas Band kar”
“My heart desires to buy whole city while my pocket whispers to shut up” 😉
“Itna Patla hogaya hon sanam teri Judai mein .// K Khatmal bhe kheich le jatay hain chaar-pai se”
Your separation has left me feeble o Sweetheart, so feeble that even bugs can drag me to earth from a woven bed.
The translation doesn’t have the essence and taste of original.
I am sorry for bad translation 🙂
“Garmi ka Maheena hai, Usne mera Chain Cheena hai
Yeh Jeena bhe Koi jeena hai
Jhelum k agay deena hai”
Its a month of warmth, she has stolen my peace.
what good is this life when just after jhelum is deena
HAHA
Jhelum and Deena are two cities, both come in a way on National Highway from Lahore to Isb.
This couplet is the most illogical but still makes sense when recited in Urdu. 😀
XDD
I read another one today while driving on Kashmir Highway.
Dekh .. magar baap check ker k
Its a new entry to trucks 😀
Oh my God they are just hilarious! 😀 too good! 😀 I think it calls for a whole new post simply about these couplets! 😀