Ravi Kopra Poems

I have ill will for none, peace be upon me
I love, not hate, everyone, peace be upon me

I fight for justice, equal rights
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Khuda koi lasani mazedar cheez hai
jaisa kaisa us k dil main aata hai karta rehta hai

Us ne chutki bajaii
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"You have never been away from the Indian-ness of your heart."

-Subhash Chandra Chakra in a reply to my Hindustani translation of one of his poems in Indian English.
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Shanti maatchas ki dibbiya par


Dil main aankhon se zyada shanti hoti hai
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I dreamed and dreamed of love
I dreamed of living a life with you

You didn't care, and any time
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main naNgay paoN
sochoN main doobi sagar kinare
rait par ghoom rahi thee
ek aalishan painting paint kar rehi thee
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One day barefooted I imagined
Walking by the ocean on a sandy beach

On another day I dreamed of
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Main Sonay Jaa Rahi Hoon

Mere datoN main phool khile hoNgay
mere sar par hogi shabnam ki jaali
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