ROZ EK SHER

तुम मुख़ातिब भी हो क़रीब भी हो
तुमको देखूँ कि तुमसे बात करू
-फ़िराक़ गोरखपुरी

tum mukhaatib bhii ho, qariib bhii ho
tumko dekhuun ki tumse baat karuun
-Firaq Gorakhpuri

You are speaking to me in such close proximity
Shall I gaze at you or listen to you?

English adaptation by Manish Modi
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APNE DIN KO SARVOTTAM BANAAYEIN
Hindi tr. of Dr. Rhoberta Shaler's
"Optimize Your Day: Practical Wisdom for Optimal Living"
Hindi tr. by Dr. Sudhir Dikshit and Rajani Dikshit
2004     150 x 150 mm     227 pp
Softcover     Rs. 125