COME NIGH ME: a bilingual poem

COME NIGH ME: a bilingual poem


Loneliness kills. Come nigh me.
I am forlorn. Come nigh me.

All my joys are gone with you.
No hope is left. Come nigh me.

Waking, my eyes search for you;
In dreams, at least, come nigh me.

This wait is truly endless;
Life is a drag. Come nigh me.

Though the world is full of charm,
My life is dead. Come nigh me.

All seasons hurt without you;
But spring hurts most. Come nigh me.

My heart is torn, Khalish, I,
Insane, tear clothes. Come nigh me.


* Written in 7-7- format.

* Earlier posted along with "COME NIGH ME—a ghazal " 

* This is a translation from my original Hindi ghazal given below. It is extremely difficult to translate a ghazal from one language to another in exact ghazal form, maintaining both the monorhyme and the refrain, the difficulty being mainly with the former. The monorhyme has had to be sacrificed during the process of translation. For a note on ghazal form of poetry, please view "WHAT IS A GHAZAL AND HOW TO WRITE IT?" .

M C Gupta ‘Khalish’
25 January, 2004

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तनहाई अब कटती नहीं तुम पास आ जाओ
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मुझ को किसी की अब नहीं है आस आ जाओ

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जाने भला कब खत्म हो नाखत्म इन्तज़ार
हूं ज़िन्दगी से अब बहुत हताश आ जाओ

पुरनूर रंगोबू से हैं सारे चमन के फूल
हूं सिर्फ़ अब मानिन्द-ए-ज़िन्दा लाश आ जाओ

मौसम सभी बेरंग हैं यूं तो तेरे बगैर
कटते नहीं कटता मगर मधुमास आ जाओ

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