ROZ EK SHER

کل چودہویں کا چاند تھا شب بھر رہا چرچا ترا
کوکچھ نے کہا یہ چاند ہے کوکچھ نے کہا چہرہ ترا
~ حسرت موہانی

kal chaudahviin kaa chaand thaa, shab bhar rahaa charchaa teraa
kucch ne kahaa ye chaand hai, kucch ne kahaa chehraa teraa
~ Hasrat Mohani

It was the eve of Full Moon,
All night, we discussed you.
The luminescent orb in the sky was the moon, said some.
Others said it was your face.

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Book of the day

DHARMA PARIKSHA
An Examination of Faiths
By Acarya Amitagati
Sanskrit text + Hindi translation
Sanskrit text by Acarya Amitagati
Hindi translation by Pandit Balchandra Shastri
2005     22.5 cm x 18.5 cm     426 pages
Hardcover     US $ 5