The Pyre In Blazing Flames, English Translation Of A Hindi Poem By S. D. Tiwari Poem by Ravi Kopra

By the side of the river, in the dusk
a body on pyre was burning in blazing flames
Engulfed in flames on dry wood a dead body lay burning
The winds were fueling the fire in light and smoke
and carrying with it all memories
The night was getting dark, the river was weeping the sky was crying
and tears were flowing from the eyes of dear ones and friends

Wailings in the village were breaking the silence
and spreading like storms in all directions
Loving son to his mother, father to his children, husband to his wife
were all loudly crying around the pyre
The river in tears was entreating to carry the unburnt bones to the sea
The birds in flocks near their nests were grieving his death in their assembly.