Ṭooṭ gayee hai maalaa
Motee bikhar chale
Do din rah kar saath jaane
Kidhar chale
Ṭooṭ gayee…
Milan kee duniyaa chhoṛ chale yeh
Aaj birah me sapne
Khoye khoye nainȯ me hȧi
Ujaṛe ujaṛe sapne
Yaad kee gaṭharee liye
Jhukaaye nazar chale
Do din rah kar…
Ab to yeh jag me jiyenge
aȧsoo peete peete
Jaisee inpe beetee vaisee
Aur kisee pe naa beete
Koyee mat puchho inhė liye
kis dagar chale
Do din rah…
The rosary, the mala, and the pearl necklace are now broken and the pearls are scattered! Who knows where we go after staying in this world for a short time?
All of the dreams are now shattered by this separation. Desolate eyes now carry a memory of these dreams. We now go ahead with our heads bowed and the bundle of memories in our minds.
We live in the world, taking in the tears of separation and yet we feel as though what happens to those who die will not happen to the rest of us. What direction can we go? After staying in this world for a short time that we call lifespan, where do we go?
Harishchandra Taramati 1963; Ramchandra Baryanji Dwivedi (Kavi Pradeep)
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