W.S. Merwin: At The Same Time Translated Into Hindi/Urdu Poem by Ravi Kopra

Usi Waqt

Jab hum baataiN kartay hain
hazaaroN zubanaiN hamain sun rehi hoti hain
magar kuch nahin kehti

jab hum darwaaza bund kar rehay hotay hain
pakshioN k jhund sardiion ki sada roshni main
uD rahay hotay hain

jab hum dastkhat kar rahay hotay hain
apna bahut kuch
dey baithay hain

jo sada k liyay mit jaata hai


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At The Same Time

While we talk
thousands of languages are listening
saying nothing

while we close a door
flocks of birds are flying through winter
of endless light

while we sign our names
more of us
lets go

and will never answer

W.S. Merwin