ROZ EK SHER

न रहा जुनूने शौक़े वफ़ा,
ये रसन ये दार करोगे क्या?
जिन्हें जुर्मे इश्क़ पे नाज़ था,
वो गुनहगार चले गये
-फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़

na rahaa junuune shauqe vafaa
ye rasan ye daar karoge kyaa?
jinhen jurme-ishq pe naaz thaa
vo gunahgaar chale gaye
--Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Passion and love are no longer in this world!
What will you do with the hangman's noose?
For those were proud [of indulging] in the crime of love,
Have all departed from this Earth

English translation by Manish Modi
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KATHARNAVA
By Shivadasa
Collection of Sanskrit Short Stories
The Story of King Gomukha
The Story of Rupamanjari
Sanskrit text
Ed. Richard Hoyle
Adyar
1976     220 x 140 mm     54 pp
Softcover     Rs. 5