Anniversary By Louise Glück In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

Saal Girah

Main ne kaha tum sut kar mere saath lait jaao.
Is ka matlab nahin k tum apne thanday paaoN
mere loDay pe lagaao.

Kaisay bistray main kaam hota hai
kisi na kisi ne tumain samjhaana chaaeey.
Mera kehnay k matlab hai k apni laataiN,
apnay baazoo tumain sanbhaal kar rakhnay chaaeey.

Dekh, tu ne kya kiya -
tu ne billi ko paray kar diya.

Main tera haath wahaN nahin chahta tha.
YahaaN chahta tha.

Tumain mere pairoN ka dhayaan rakhna chaaeey.
Socho vo kaisay lagtay hain jab kisi
pandraa saal k londay ko tum dekhtay ho.
Kyon k pairon k elaawa wahaN bahut kuch aur bhi hai.

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Anniversary
BY LOUISE GLÜCK

I said you could snuggle. That doesn't mean
your cold feet all over my dick.

Someone should teach you how to act in bed.
What I think is you should
keep your extremities to yourself.

Look what you did—
you made the cat move.

But I didn't want your hand there.
I wanted your hand here.

You should pay attention to my feet.
You should picture them
the next time you see a hot fifteen year old.
Because there's a lot more where those feet come from.