ROZ EK SHER

मोसो मिलवति चातुरी तू नहिं भावति भेव
कहे देत यह प्रकट ही, प्रकट्य पूस पसेव
-बिहारी

moso milavati chaaturii tuu nahin bhaavati bheva
kahe det yah prakat hii prakatya puus paseva
-Bihari

Addressing a young woman who has just returned
from a tryst with her lover:

You may try to be clever with me but
However much you may try to hide
The perspiration on your lips,
despite the winter season
Betrays your secret!

English adaptation by Manish Modi
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BIHARI SATSAI
700 Couplets on Love in Old Hindi By Bihari
Edited and tr. into Modern Hindi by Viraj
2004     180 x 120 mm     304 pp
Paperback     Rs. 40
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