Seven Poems By Mark Strand In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

1

raat ko
mere badan k paas se
dus chaand nikaltay aa rahey hain

2

dhaag ko zakham ki yaad hai
zakham ko dard ki yaad hai
aur tum, fir se, ro rehi ho

3

jab hum dhoop main sair kartay hain
hamaari parcHaaeeaN
shaanti bhari baDi baDi kishtiaN si lagti hain

4

mera badan lait jaata hai
aur meri awaaz mere paas laiti hui
muj ko kuch kehnay lagti hai

5

chataan kitni mazay-daar hai
ye khulti hai
aur is k andar hum parvesh kartay hain
vaisay hi jaisay hum har raat
apnay andar parvesh kartay hain

6

jab main khiDki se
baat-cheet karta hoon to kehta hoon
har cheez main har cheez basi hui hai


7

mere paas chaabi hai
main darwaaza khol andar dakhil hota hoon
andar andhera hai, main aagay baDta hoon
aagay andha-dhund andhera hai, main aur aagay baDta hoon.


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SEVEN POEMS

1
At the edge
of the body's night
ten moons are rising.

2
A scar remembers the wound.
The wound remembers the pain.
Once more you are crying.

3
When we walk in the sun
our shadows are like barges of silence.

4
My body lies down
and I hear my own
voice lying next to me.

5
The rock is pleasure
and it opens
and we enter it
as we enter ourselves
each night.

6
When I talk to the window
I say everything
is everything

7
I have a key
so I open the door and walk in.
It is dark and I walk in.
It is darker and I walk in.

MARK STRAND