ROZ EK SHER

बहुत कुछ पाँव फैलाकर भी देखा 'शाद' दुनिया में,
मगर आख़िर जगह हमने न दो गज़ के सिवा पायी
~ शाद अज़ीमाबादी

بہت کچھ پہنو پھیلاکر بھی دیکھا 'شاد' دنیا میں
مگر آخر جگہ ہمنے ن دو گز کے سوا پیی
~ شاد عزیمبادی

bahut kucch paanv phailaakar bhii dekhaa 'Shad' duniyaa mein
magar aakhir jagah hamne na do gaz ke sivaa paayii
~ Shad Azimabadi

I tried to grab as much as I could in this world, o Shad.
But ultimately, I could only acquire the two yards it took to bury my coffin.

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Book of the day

RADHA MADHAV RANG RANGI
A Hindi Commentary on Jayadeva's Gita Govinda
Sanskrit text + Hindi gloss
Sanskrit text by Jayadeva
Hindi gloss by Pt. Vidyanivas Mishra
2005     22 cm x 14 cm     176 pages
Hardcover     US $ 5