BILINGUAL POETRY BOOK

LEARNING TOO LATE –rated 4.5 by 1 viewer

LEARNING TOO LATE


[Feelings of a person wandering aimlessly and unsuccessfully in pursuit of love]



I have learnt how to live now
When life is ending somehow

Aimlessly on paths I go,
They, silent, pity me, though.

Rebuked by all and sundry
Lure of love no more for me

Even those who lack nothing
Have from face a smile missing

Khalish knows not even this,
Why so angry his love is.



* Written in 7-7 format.


* Translated from the original Hindi ghazal given below. Some couplets may appear a bit disconnected. This is because of the characteristics of a ghazal, which are explained in "WHAT IS A GHAZAL AND HOW TO WRITE IT?" .


* The word Khalish included in the last couplet is the pen name of the poet. Such inclusion is a common practice in classical ghazal writing. Khalish is an Urdu word meaning ache or pain.

M C Gupta ‘Khalish’

Created: 15 June 2003, as item 712736
Deleted as independent item: 29 March 2005

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BAAD MUDDAT KE HAMEIN JEENE KA ANDAAZ AAYAA


baad muddat ke hamein jiine ka andaaz aayaa
zindagii jii bhii chuke, ab ye samajh raaz aayaa

nahin manzil hai koee yuun hi chalaa jaataa huun
soonee raahon ko taras mujh pe bahut aaj aayaa

thokrein khaa ke zamaane kee kahaa dil ne mere
shauk-e-ulfat se, gam-e-dil se mai^ baaj aayaa

jin ko haasil hai zamaane ki har ek khushii
kyo^ chehraa nazar un kaa ghamsaaz aayaa

kyaa kahein kaun khataa un se Khalish kar baithe
hum se milne ko bahut ho ke wo naaraaz aayaa