ROZ EK SHER

लिपट जाते हैं वो बिजली के डर से
इलाही ये घटा दो दिन तो बरसे
-रियाज़ ख़ैराबादी

lipat jaate hain vo bijlii ke dar se
ilaahii ye ghataa do din to barse
-Riyaz Khairabadi

She clings to me, afraid of lightning
O god, let it rain for two days at least!

English translation by Manish Modi
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PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
By Acarya Gunabhadra
Ed. and tr. into English
By Prof Dr Willem Bollee
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 24
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay 2008
250 x 190 mm    40 pp
ISBN 978-81-88769-35-3    Softcover     Rs. 80