ROZ EK SHER

ज़िन्दगी बैठी थी अपने हुस्न पर फूली हुई
मौत ने आते ही सारा रँग फीका कर दिया
-हरिश्चन्द्र अख़्तर

zindagii baithii thii apne husn pe phuulii huii
maut ne aate hii saaraa rang phiikaa kar diyaa
-Harishchandra Akhtar

Life was basking in complacence
When death blew away its delusions

English adaptation by Manish Modi
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAIN RELIGION
In 11 Volumes
Ed. by Chanchreek and Jain
2005     220 x 140 mm     4500 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 7000