A Tale Of Darkness (Andharay Ki Ek Kahaani) , A Chinese Poem By Duo Yu In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

Andharay main ek baar main ne likha:
Raakshas, kyon nahin tum
apna chera muj ko dikhlaatay?
Bund karo cHupna meray peecHay
bhootoN jaisa chera banaatay huay

Aaya vo mere saamany
ghamandi ki chaal se chalta hua
haath main jhanday liyay huay
siaasi k narhay lagaaty hue
paDosioN aur police ko saath liyay hue
gali ki roshni k saaray dhamboN ko toDtay hue.

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A TALE OF DARKNESS

once, in the dark, I wrote:
Why don't you show yourself, Demon?
Stop hiding behind my back
pulling devilish faces

and so out he came—swaggering
with banners, political slogans, neighbours,
the police
and tore out a strip of light

-Duo Yu
-Translated from Chinese by Simon Patton