Sunday, April 28, 2013

SUN THAT IS SWITCHED ON N OFF

SUN THAT IS SWITCHED ON N OFF

WHEN YOUR MOOD SWINGS
WHEN YOUR HEART DEMANDS
THEN U CALL ME FOR UNITING
AND WHEN YOU ARE NOT WILLING
EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NEAR THE CITY
YOU PASS BY WITHOUT MEETING ME

YOUR MOODS SWAY
BUT IT IS BINDING FOR ME
TO SWITCH ON BUTTON OF MY LIFE
ACCORDING TO YOUR MOOD
AND WHENEVER YOU INVITE
COME TO YOU,EMBEDDED WITH
ALL THE LOVE IN MY HEART

AND WHEN YOU WISH
SUPPRESSING ALL THE
TURBULATIONS OF MY MIND
LIVE IN SUCH A WAY
AS IF BOTH ARE
UNACQUAINTED MUTUALLY

IN YOUR CITY,PROBABLY
SUN OF LOVE IS APT TO
RISE AND SET
BY SWITCHING ON N OFF.



A POEM OF DR KAUNKE TRANSLATED BY ME FROM PANJABI INTO  ENGLISH 


RAJNI CHHABRA

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

सांझ के अँधेरे में


साँझ के अँधेरे में 
==========
साँझ 
के झुटपुट
अंधेरे मैं
दुआ के लिए
उठा कर हाथ
क्या
मांगना
टूटते 
हुए तारे से
जो अपना
ही
अस्तित्व
नहीं रख सकता
कायम
माँगना ही है तो मांगो
डूबते
हुए सूरज से
जो अस्त हो कर भी
नही होता पस्त
अस्त होता है वो,
एक नए सूर्योदय के लिए
अपनी स्वर्णिम किरणों से
रोशन करने को
सारा ज़हान

IN THE DARK DENSE EVE
=================
In the dark dense eve
Why to hold your hands
And ask for
Accomplishment of wish
From a meteorite
Who cannot keep intacct
Its own existence

If you wish
To have
A  boon,
Ask from
Setting sun
Who does not
accept defeat

And rises again
The very next day
To diffuse his
Golden rays .
 In the whole world.

Monday, April 8, 2013

क्षितिज़ के पास
===========


क्षितिज़ के पास
कर रहे हो
इंतज़ार मेरा
जहां दो ज़हान
मिल कर भी
नहीं मिलते


अधूरी है तमन्ना
अधूरी मिलन की आरज़ू
फूल,अब खिल कर भी
नहीं खिलते