Thursday, February 26, 2009

mothertongue / मातृभाषा

हिन्दी की कविता पढ़ते हुए जब
एक अंजाना शब्द कौंधा मेरे आगे
मैंने ख़ुद से अंग्रेजी में पुछा
"व्हाट इज दिस"
और हंस पड़ा मन ही मन
अपनी बेशर्मी पर


when reading a Hindi poem
an unknown word flashed across my eyes
i asked myself, in English
"what is this"
and chuckled silently
on this impertinence of mine

4 comments:

starry said...

Maybe so you can translate for me who does not know too much of Hindi.How are you doing Adi?

oceanic mirages said...

:-) jack of all trades master of none.

D Writer said...

made me smile

delhidreams said...

starry: am good :) hope u r well too. and i did translate this for u starry :)

OM: perfectly sums up my imperfection

D Writer: thanks :)

dreamt before

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