The Luxury Of Hesitation [excerpt From The Proof From Motion] by Keith Waldrop In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

Hitchak ki Vilaasta
(Hitchkichahat ki Aiashi)

sub kuch
bhool chuka hoon
maen

jal jaoonga
jahanum main
maen

shraab ka pyaala
rakh deta hoon
bhavavesh lehmay main

aankhain dhoop k barkhilaaf

kitna khoya hua
yahan maen, yahan se

anjaan tak aur

kushboo bhray, sookshamdhaari
roshni se chupay janglon tak

har insaan
ek dum

beshuck dara hua
gadion ki awaaz aur mujay
koi bhookh nahin

bheed

theek thaak
ho jaaon ga maen
is lehmay k guzarnay pe

^

The Luxury of Hesitation [excerpt from The Proof from Motion]
by Keith Waldrop

things
forgotten
I could


burn in hell forever


set the glass
down, our
emotion's moment


eyes vs sunlight


how removed
here, from
here


towards the unfamiliar and


frankincense forests
against the discerning light


everybody
sudden


frightful indeed, the sound of
traffic and
no appetite


the crowd


I would like to be
beautiful when
written