कवि: गोपाल दास "नीरज" | Poet: Gopal Das "Neeraj" | Translation: the maVerick |
छिप छिप अश्रु बहाने वालो मोती व्यर्थ लुटाने वालो कुछ सपनो के मर जाने से जीवन नही मरा करता है | Chhip chhip ashru bahaney walo Moti vyarth lutaney walo Kuchh sapno ke mar jaaney se Jeevan nahi mara karta hai | O thee who stealthily shed tears Who waste these pearls of their eye If some dreams cease to be Life doesn't end, it doesn't die |
सपना क्या है, नयन सेज पर सोया हुआ आंख का पानी और टूटना है उसका ज्यों जागे कच्ची नींद जवानी | Sapna kya hai, nayan sej par Soya hua aankh ka paani Aur tootna hai uska jyon Jaagey kachchi neend jawani | What's a dream? Just a dew-drop On your eye, amidst a siesta deep And its dissipation is as if Youth is woken-up mid-sleep |
गीली उमर बनाने वालो डूबे बिना नहाने वालो कुछ पानी के बह जाने से सावन नही मरा करता है | Geeli umar bananey walo Doobey bina nahaney walo Kuchh paani ke bah jaaney se Saawan nahi mara karta hai | O thee who make their lives moist Who bathe, but don't immerse, o why If some water flows out and away Monsoon doesn't end, it doesn't die |
माला बिखर गई तो क्या खुद ही हल हो गई समस्या आँसू ग़र नीलाम हुए तो समझो पूरी हुई तपस्या | Maala bikhar gai to kya Khud hi hal ho gai samasya Anshoo gar neelaam huey toh Samjho poori hui tapasya | So what if the beads scattered The problem is resolved per se If your tears are auctioned off Then your penance is complete |
रूठे दिवस मनाने वालो फटी कमीज़ सिलाने वालो कुछ दीपों के बुझ जाने से आंगन नही मरा करता है | Roothey diwas mananey walo Fati kameez silaaney walo Kuchh deepon ke bujh jaaney se Aangan nahi mara karta hai | O thee who spend their days glum Who sew their torn shirts and cry If some lamps get extinguished The porch stays, it doesn't die |
खोता कुछ भी नहीं यहाँ पर के़वल जिल्द बदलती पोथी जैसे रात उतार चांदनी पहने सुबह धूप की धोती | Khota kuchh bhi nahi yahan par Kewal jild badalti pothi Jaise raat utaar chaandni Pehne subah dhoop ki dhoti | Nothing gets lost here The book changes its cover Like the night peels moonlight In the morn to be sun-ray lover |
वस्त्र बदलकर आने वालो चाल बदलकर जाने वालो चंद खिलौनों के खोने से बचपन नही मरा करता है | Vastr badalkar aaney walo Chaal badalkar jaaney walo Chand khilono ke khoney se Bachpan nahi mara karta hai | O thee who change clothes and come Who go, but in new pomp and style If lost is the moon you thought a toy Childhood doesn't end, it doesn't die |
लाखों बार गगरियां फूटीं शि़क़न न आई पर पनघट पर लाखों बार कश्तियां डूबीं चहल पहल वोही है तट पर | Laakhon baar gagriyan phooti Shikan na aayi par panghat par Laakhon baar kashtiyan doobi Chahal pahal woi hai tat par | Many, many pots n pails have broken Not a crease on the well's face o muscle Many, many boats have sunk The shore has the same hustle-bustle |
तम की उम्र बढाने वालो लौ की आयु घटाने वालो लाख करे पतझर कोशिश पर उपवन नही मरा करता है | Tam ki umr badhaaney walo Lau ki aayu ghataaney walo Laakh kare patjhar koshish par Upvan nahi mara karta hai | O thee who extend the darkness Who reduce the life of light Fall may try, and then try The orchard lives, it doesn't die |
लूट लिया माली ने उपवन लुटी न लेकिन गंध फूल की तूफानों तक ने छेड़ा पर खिड़की बंद न हुई धूल की | Loot liya maali ne upvan Lutee na lekin gandh phool ki Toofaano tak ne chheda par Khidki band na hui dhool ki | The gardener pillaged the garden Flower's fragrance couldn't be stolen Even storms tried playing with it But window of dust would remain open |
नफरत गले लगाने वालो सब पर धूल उडाने वालो कुछ मुखडों की नाराज़ी से दर्पन नही मरा करता है | Nafrat galey lagaaney walo Sab par dhool udaaney walo Kuchh mukhdon ki naaraazi se Darpan nahi mara karta hai | O thee who embrace hatered Who throw dirt on every guy Even if some faces are upset The mirror stays, it doesn't die |
Slope 45
9 years ago
absolutely one of the best poems!
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nice poem .. thanks for the post
ReplyDeletethis poem is really very true ... once i sang this poem when i was in 5th std n won prize...thanks to my teacher who prepared me n chose me from my seniors to sing it on the stage n thanks for sharing it on the web too...!!
ReplyDeletereally very nice n true poem ...once i sang this in inter school competition n won prize ...i want to say thanks to my teacher who prepared me so nicely n also to that person who shared this poem on the web...!!
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The Poem of my life :).. really admire it and follow it!!
ReplyDeleteaisi kavita jo jevan ke har pehloo par ek prernamayi sroth sabit hoti hai. Really happy to go through it in it's original Devnagri script:).
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