A Democratic Prayer To God By The Filipino Poet Francisco Arcellana In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

bund kar do sub khlee cheezaiN, hey mere khuda
khol do sub bund chhezaiN

jinoN ne arsay se paaya hai, keh do unaiN dainay ko
jo arsay tak de chukay hain, de do unko sub kuch
jo dair se duur hain, mila do un sub ko
jo mil julay hain, bikhar do un sub ko

akalmandon ko ek dum bevkoof bana do, hey mere khuds
moorkhoN ko keh do bolna shurro karaiN
saaloN se jin ko koi sochta na tha, qabool karo un ko
jo log nirthak hain, phal de do un sub ko

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Prayer - Poem by Francisco Arcellana

Close all open things, Lord.
Open all closed things.

All those who have long received, let them give.
All those who have long given, let them receive.
All those too long apart, let them come together.
All those too long together, sunder them.

Let the wise be fools for once, Lord,
And let the fools speak their minds.
Affirm the long-denied, Lord.
Fulfill the unfulfilled.
Francisco Arcellana
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