May it never happen!

When you are in pain I’ll shed some tears

Do not hide your sufferings my love

You’ll feel unburdened  

As if you pen down a few words in your letter

 

There your heart is pierced in thorns

And here I lie in the bed of roses

May it never happen, even if by mistake

There your eyes are flooded by tears

And here I enjoy a hearty laugh

May it never happen, even if by mistake

You will be freed from your sorrows

Share with me

Don’t hide your sorrows.

 

There at your end chulha has no fire

And here I am cooking fine food

May it never happen, even if by mistake

Your throat may be dry with thirst there

And here I have drinks in both hands

May it never happen, even if by mistake

You will be freed from your sorrows

Share with me

Don’t hide your sorrows.

 

At your end you are searching for me

And here I have lost hopes even of survival

May it never happen, even if by mistake

 

At your end you leave the letter unfinished

And I here wait for your letters

May it never happen, even if by mistake

You will be freed from your sorrows

Share with me

Don’t hide your sorrows

N.S. Negi

Trans by Deepak Bijalwan

 

 

 

The flames of your beauty

The flames of your beauty

Turns my heart into a piece of butter

That then turns into liquid

And then burns out as well

The flames of your beauty

 

No, do not smile my love

Your teeth may get disgraced

O’ my love cover your lips

Beetle may get confused by your beauty

Taking you for a flower

After seeing your beauty

The miserable Buransh

Is bewildered and has gone crazy

My beloved

Your beauty is a burning flame

 

From where have you got

The beautiful voice of Ghughooti

And these fluent eyes,

The dancing eyes of yours

Give away your heart’s secrets

Break your silence and speak your mind

My beloved

The flames of your beauty

 

Gods are captivated by your beauty

Then humans are only humans

Falcon wishes to see your face

O’ lord after seeing you

It is dim, sunlight of the evening

And sunset has happened

My beloved when facing

The flames of your beauty

 

Love doesn’t happen without reason

Reflection does not appear in muddied water

Whose image is there in your pure heart?

I know, now I recognize it

My beloved

The flames of your beauty

Narendra Singh Negi

Translated by Dr. Deepak Bijalwan

O’ traveler of the noontime

 

O’ traveler of the noontime

Under the shade of love

Lighten up for a moment

Lighten up

 

With the heart craving adequate

How long will you remain thirsty?

Relax for a while

 

Everything, all the rills and rivers are dry

Gone the glow of my face

Eyes no longer have tears

No… do not let the hopes die

O’ traveler of the noontime

Under the shade of love

Lighten up for a moment

 

From the roots of oak tree Chagal is full with water            

Satisfy your thirst

Desires remain not forever;

Who’ll call you tomorrow?

O’ traveler of the noontime

Lighten up for a moment

 

You are entrapped within the transient beauty

And never peered into the depth of spirit

You did not stir beyond the ashes

Where the fire burnt

Ruthless, merciless you are

O’ traveler of the noontime

Under the shade of love

Lighten up for a moment

 

A few words of passionate love

Would have been enough for me

But you never uttered them

Restless is your soul,

Tell me a remedy.

O’ traveler of the noontime

Under the shade of love

Lighten up for a moment

 

Come back to me if you don’t find a shade

Be like a skylark

Open your hands before nobody

Don’t mislead yourself to dark

Under the shade of love

Lighten up for a moment

N.S. Negi

Trans by Dr. Deepak Bijalwan