ROZ EK SHER

उड़ाये सबा ख़ाक मेरी अगर तू
तो कूचे में उस बेवफ़ा के ही ले जा
-ताबाँ

udaaye sabaa khaak merii agar tuu
to kuuche mein us bewafaa ke hii le jaa
-Taban

O morning breeze, if you are going to scatter my ashes
Then take them only to the lane in which the faithless one resides

English translation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

जिसने देखे तेरे लबेशीरीं
नज़र उनकी नहीं शकर की तरफ़
-नाजी

jisne dekhe tere labe-shiiriin
nazar unkii nahiin shakar kii taraf
-Naji

Sugar holds no sweetness for those
Who have seen your sweet lips

English adaptation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER (Mir)

अब तो जाते हैं बुतकदे से मीर
फिर मिलेंगे अगर ख़ुदा लाया

-मीर तक़ी मीर

ab to jaate hain butkade se Mir
phir milenge agar khudaa laayaa
-Mir Taqi Mir

There are two alternative translations:

Now, Mir leaves the house of his beloved
Shall meet again if God brings him back

Now, Mir leaves the temple
Shall be back if God brings him

English translations by Manish Modi

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PARAMATMAPRAKASHA
By Acarya Joindu
Apabhramsha text + Hindi translation
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 9
Preface and Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay
2007     215 x 140 mm     72 pp
978-81-88769-09-4     Softcover     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER [In Memory of Sir Edmund Hillary]

Sir Edmund Hillary, along with Sherpa Norgay Tensingh, was the first man to conquer Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (July 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Sir Edmund spent a major part of his life trying to uplift the lot of the Sherpas of the region. At his death, he is mourned by them as much
as by the rest of the world.

A great man, a true swashbuckler who life attained the loftiest peaks. I think this Sher captures his spirit.

कहिये तो आस्मान को ज़मीन पर उतार लायें
मुश्किल नहीं है कुछ भी अगर ठान लीजिये
-शहरयार

kahiye to aasmaan ko zamiin par utaar laayen
mushkil nahiin hai kuchh bhii agar thaan liijiye
-Shahryar

If you want, I can bring the sky to the ground
Nothing is difficult if you make up your mind

Sher contributed by Satyanarayana Hegde
English translation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER (Mir)

कभू जायेगी जो उधर सबा तो यह कहियो उससे कि बेवफ़ा!
मगर एक मीर शिकस्तापा तेरे बाग़ेताज़ा में ख़ार था

-मीर तक़ी मीर

kabhuu jaayegii jo udhar sabaa to yah kahiyo usse ki bevafaa!
magar ek Mir shikastaapaa tere baaghetaazaa mein khaar thaa
-Mir Taqi Mir

If you blow there, morning breeze, say to her, 'O unfaithful one!
A tired and defeated Mir a thorn in your  blossoming garden had once been'

English translation by Rohini Chowdhury

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PARAMATMAPRAKASHA
By Acarya Joindu
Apabhramsha text + Hindi translation
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 9
Preface and Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay
2007     215 x 140 mm     72 pp

978-81-88769-09-4     Soft cover     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER (Mir)

कुछ नहीं सूझता हमें उस बिन
शौक़ ने हमको बेहवास कर दिया
-मीर तक़ी मीर

kuchh nahiin suujhtaa hamein us bin
shauq ne humko behavaas kar diyaa
-Mir Taqi Mir

In her absence, I cannot think of anything
My love has rendered me unable to function

English translation by Manish Modi
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PARAMATMAPRAKASHA
By Acarya Joindu
Apabhramsha text + Hindi translation
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 9
Preface and Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay
2007     215 x 140 mm     72 pp
978-81-88769-09-4     Softcover     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

मुहब्बत जताने के लिये नज़दीक आते हैं
बिछुड़ने का ख़याल रखते क्यों हो
-ग़ुलामहुसैन नाख़ुदा

Muhabbat jataane kay liye nazdiik aatay hain
Bicchurne kaa khayaal rakhte kyun ho
-Ghulamhusein Nakhoda

I have come closer to express my love
Why do you think of losing me?

English translation by Manish Modi
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIAN ICONOGRAPHY
Hinduism - Buddhism - Jainism
By Prof. S.K . Ramachandra Rao
Set of 3 books
English
2003   285 x 220 mm   1744 pp in 3 vols. + 2000 line drawings
Hardcover    Rs. 5000 per set

ROZ EK SHER (Mir)

मिरे सलीक़े से मेरी निभी मुहब्बत में
तमाम उम्र नाकामियों से काम लिया
-मीर तक़ी मीर

mire saliiqe se merii nibhii muhabbat mein
tamaam umr naakaamiyon se kaam liyaa
-Mir Taqi Mir

I lived and loved my own way,
made my failures work for me.

English translation by Manish Modi
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PARAMATMAPRAKASHA
By Acarya Joindu
Apabhramsha text + Hindi translation
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 9
Preface and Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay
2007     215 x 140 mm     72 pp
978-81-88769-09-4     Softcover     Rs. 60

Warm Invitation

ॐ नमः सिद्धेभ्यः

Dear friends,
Jay Jinendra

You are cordially invited to a lecture on total health of mind, body and spirit by the renowned Shri Hira Ratan Manek on Sunday, 6 January, 2008.

The lecture titled "Total Health of Mind, Body and Spirit through Solar Energy" shall shed light upon the modern high-tech cost-free health technology known as solar healing. The speaker, Hira Ratan Manek, known for his incredible fasting prowess, was put under intense observation by a NASA sponsored research team. He has given nearly 300 Lectures all over the world. He has fasted on three separate occasions, under round the clock observation by a medical team, for 211, 411 and 130 days taking only boiled water as his sole means of sustenance, .

He credits Tirthankara Mahavira's ascetic practices, known as Atapa and Atapana as the source of his solar healing technique.

For those keen on knowing more about this technique, please visit http://www.solarhealing.com

All are cordially invited to hear this lecture. Please arrive on time as seating space is limited.


Date: 6 January, 2007
Timing: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

Venue: V L Nappu High School
4th floor
70 / 80  Dr Ambedkar Road
Opposite Voltas Sagar
Chinchpokli East
Mumbai
400 012

yours
Manish Modi

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-John Ruskin

ROZ EK SHER

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

देखिये पाते हैं उश्शाक़ बुतों से क्या फ़ैज़
इक बरहामन ने कहा है के ये साल अच्छा है
-ग़ालिब

Dekhiye paate hain ushshaaq buton se kyaa faiz,
Ik barhaaman ne kahaa hai ke ye saal achhaa hai.
-Ghalib

Let us see if wooers win the affection of their sweethearts
A brahman has proclaimed that this will be a good year

Sher contributed by Sushant Agarwal
English adaptation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

क्या कहा आपने, वफ़ा क्या है
इस तजाहुल की इन्तिहा क्या है
-साहिल होशियारपुरी

kyaa kahaa aapne, vafaa kyaa hai
is tajaahul kii intihaa kyaa hai
-Sahil Hoshiarpuri

Are you asking what is fidelity?
This is the height of feigned ignorance

English adaptation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

ज़बां ख़ामोश, नज़र बेक़रार, चेहरा फ़क़
तुझे भी क्या तेरी काफ़िर अदा ने लूट लिया?
-अनजान

zabaan khaamosh, nazar beqaraar, cheharaa faq
tujhe bhii kyaa terii kaafir adaa ne luut liyaa
-Unknown

You are mute, your gaze is restless and face blanched
Have you too been affected by your wanton beauty?

English translation by Manish Modi
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ISLAM DHARMA
Islamic Teachings in Hindi
By Syed Syed Abul Ala Maududi
2007    180 x 120 mm    176 pp
Paperback     Rs. 36

ROZ EK SHER (Mir)

फिरते हैं मीर ख़्वार कोई पूछता नहीं
इस आशिक़ी में इज़्ज़ते सादात भी गई

-मीर तक़ी मीर

phirte hain Mir khvaar koii puuchhtaa nahiin
is aashiqii mein izzate saadaat bhii gayii
-Mir Taqi Mir

Mir goes about disgraced, shunned by everyone
This love has even destroyed his reputation

English translation by Manish Modi
_________________
PARAMATMAPRAKASHA
By Acarya Joindu
Apabhramsha text + Hindi translation
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 9
Preface and Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay
2007     215 x 140 mm     72 pp
978-81-88769-09-4     Softcover     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER (Mir)

हम जानते तो इश्क़ न करते किसू के साथ
ले जाते दिल को ख़ाक में इस आरज़ू के साथ

-मीर तक़ी मीर

hum jaante to ishq na karte kisuuu ke saath
le jaate dil ko khaak mein is aarzuu ke saath
-Mir Taqi Mir

Had I but known, I would not have fallen in love
I would have taken my yearning heart to the grave

English translation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER (Mir)

आग थे इब्त्दाये इश्क़ में हम
अब जो हैं ख़ाक इन्तहा है यह
-मीर तक़ी मीर

aag thay ibtadaaye ishq mein hum
ab jo hain khaak, intahaa hai ye
-Mir Taqi Mir

I was afire at the beginning of [our] love
Now that I am turned to dust, it is over

English translation by Manish Modi