SAAGAR KINAARE
BY THE SEA

Saagar kinaare kaddi dekhtii hun

lahron me kya kho gaya dekhtii hun

 Standing by the sea I am watching

What is lost in the  waves I am watching

 

Wo uddtii kataaron me itraatey panchhi

kabhi ruk ke chalti hava dekhti hun

 I  see the parading birds flying in rows

I  see winds stops and take off

Nazaron kii huD tak jhilmil si laharen

dagmag hai kashtii nidar dekhtii hun

Waves are shimmering as far as I can see

I  see that a fearless boat is wobbly,

 

Din bhar jo sooraj tha jalta jilata

kho kar aham doobta dekhtii hun

 Sun that burns and gives energy all day

I  see it sinking in the deep,

 

Falak se utar aake paani se milna

anokha gagan ka bharam dekhtii hun

 Coming down from heavens to meet the ocean

I  see this breathtaking illusion of the sky,

~ Neelam Jain~

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