Indira Varma
shafaq ke rang nikalne ke baad aai hai
ye shaam dhuup men chalne ke baad aai hai
After the colours of dusk have been splayed out
the evening has come after walking in the Sun
ye raushni tire kamre men khud nahin aai
shama ka jism pighalne ke baad aai hai
this light didn’t appear in your room on its own
It has come after burning the body of the candle
isi tarah se rakho band meri ankhen ab
ki niind khvab badalne ke baad aai hai
Keep my eyes closed in such a way now
For sleep has come after changing my dreams
yaqin hai ki kabhi be-asar nahin hogi
dua labon pe machalne ke baad aai hai
I am convinced that it shall never go unheeded
For this prayer has come after twitching on my lips
nadi jo pyaar se bahti hai regzaron men
ye pattharon men uchhalne ke baad aai hai
the river that runs sweetly through the deserts
Has come after bounding through the boulders
thi jis bahar ki uljhan tamam muddat se
vo ‘indira’ ke bahalne ke baad aai hai
that spring which caused such distress for so long
Has finally arrived, now that Indira has calmed down
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