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Sunday, 29 July 2012

उम्र..


न उम्र का अहसास
न बरसों का हिसाब.

पर देखता हूँ ये 
कि जश्नों के मुक़ाबिल,

जनाज़ों में ज़्यादह 
जाने लगा हूँ अब!


Translation:

Age...

Unaware of years,
( I'm) oblivious of (my) age.

Ah...but yes,
I notice that

attending funerals
is more frequent lately,
than bashes!



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62 comments:

  1. Purple Mist29 July 2012 at 02:40

    Sounds so good in English, i can only imagine the quality of the original in Hindi! Thanks for the translation :)

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  2. Sunil Kumar29 July 2012 at 03:07

    kya sonch hai mubarak ho

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  3. gunjan kumar29 July 2012 at 05:38

    greatly written,,,
    कहना चाहूँगा ---
    शायद इसी का नाम जिंदगी है ,
    कभी खिल-खिलखिलाती जिंदगी है तो कभी मुस्कराती मौत |
    जनाज़ों में पहले भी शरीक होता था ,
    पर शायद उस समय मैं महफ़िल में ही जिया करता था|
    --गुंजन सिन्हा

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  4. Unknown29 July 2012 at 06:33

    i pray that u be late to your funeral.....:)
    nice poetry as usual :) cheers

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    1. AmitAag29 July 2012 at 22:24

      Ha ha ha:):D Amen! Thank you Saikat:) Cheers:)

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  5. ANULATA RAJ NAIR29 July 2012 at 07:32

    :-(

    excellent...only if it is just a poem.

    regards
    anu

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    1. AmitAag29 July 2012 at 22:27

      Thank you Anu:) but none of my poems is 'just a poem', some moments lived intensely result into these lines..always!

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  6. indu chhibber29 July 2012 at 08:44

    What a unique thought-time spares no one,but few think about it.

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  7. Shah Nawaz29 July 2012 at 21:57

    बेहतरीन जज्बा है...

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  8. Anonymous29 July 2012 at 22:46

    very very true measuring scale of getting old ..offlate even i was going through the similar emotion ,Amit ! very nice lines !

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  9. magiceye29 July 2012 at 22:49

    So true so true!!

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  10. Sunbyanyname29 July 2012 at 23:47

    Be careful Amit!

    Dost kai chita ban gaye, kayi kabr ban gaye
    Jinhe dekhke umange uthati thi, vo ab sabr ban gaye.

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    1. AmitAag30 July 2012 at 03:51

      Thanks a lot Ravi for this wonderful rejoinder!
      BTW the cremations I attended were of my Dad's friends, not mine:) All my friends are in the pink of health and kicking:):D

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  11. Shamsud Ahmed30 July 2012 at 00:44

    Deep and thought provoking. Amazing write

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  12. Jayashree Srivatsan30 July 2012 at 02:19

    Nothing can stop the dear ones from departing some time or the other....Look at the new chicks that hatch when we are still around rather than the ones that fly away before us.........Lovely writing Amitji!

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  13. Ranita Sinha30 July 2012 at 02:52

    Amitji, bashes should not stop..no matter what the age..and death is reality of life..sooner or later has to come..so why worry about it..Wish u a long life full of bashes..Love all ur writing..

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    1. AmitAag30 July 2012 at 03:58

      Ranita, Thank you for your good wishes but I'm too young to die:)not expecting it even in distant future:D .. And thank you for liking the poem too!:)

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  14. AmitAag30 July 2012 at 03:58

    Thank you Rajesh, I'm honored!

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  15. Sri Valli30 July 2012 at 05:30

    Lovely haiku Amitji!

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  16. Panchali30 July 2012 at 07:26

    Actually so...Amit!! This year has been extremely hard...we also lost a few close ones!
    Very well depicted...

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  17. Privy Trifles30 July 2012 at 08:36

    Rally touching lines Amitji....very beautifully expressed. Short, simple and yet hard hitting...

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  18. TTT30 July 2012 at 08:54

    so b'ful Amit ! Ah the end of the poem tugs at my heart...

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  19. Mahi S30 July 2012 at 11:23

    Love ur writing...wish u a beautiful life n tons of bashes...

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  20. Nasir30 July 2012 at 13:40

    Too good, just brilliant..lot to learn from you sir!

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    1. AmitAag30 July 2012 at 21:14

      Hey Nasir! I'm learning too!
      "Don't walk ahead of me, don't follow me, just be my companion and walk with me"
      Thank you for appreciating:)

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  21. Unknown30 July 2012 at 22:56

    Short and startling :)

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  22. AmitAag30 July 2012 at 23:26

    Thank you ma'am:) glad you liked:)

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  23. Sonia31 July 2012 at 01:07

    Brilliant :)

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  24. Vikram Waman Karve31 July 2012 at 04:07

    Very Powerful Writing.

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    1. AmitAag31 July 2012 at 04:51

      Thank you Vikram:) glad you liked and acknowledged:):)

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  25. Puru@ShadowsGalore31 July 2012 at 23:43

    Irshad ! Such a beautiful piece of poetry :)

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  26. Unknown1 August 2012 at 01:35

    this is so beautiful and touching !

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  27. Aparna Mudi1 August 2012 at 05:05

    bohot khubsurat...

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  28. Murtaza Ali Khan1 August 2012 at 05:23

    Dear Amitji,

    I really admire your work and as a small token of appreciation I have awarded you a Liebster. Collect it here: http://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/2012/08/a-potpourri-of-vestiges-liebster-award.html

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    1. AmitAag2 August 2012 at 04:39

      Thank you dear Murtaza, I'm obliged and honored!
      Thanks a lot!:)

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  29. Mak2 August 2012 at 10:53

    True sir

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  30. D.Nambiar2 August 2012 at 12:13

    Hmm...such is life.
    Your lines remind me of the brevity of life; makes we want to cherish every day and everyone I know. Thank you.

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  31. A Colorful World6 August 2012 at 13:51

    A very true writing! The funny thing, this time of aging creeps up on you and then jumps out like a surprise one day! Hope you have a wonderful week! Thanks so much for visiting my blog and commenting!

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    1. AmitAag6 August 2012 at 21:16

      Ooh I'm speechless at your philosophical comment, Marie, it's awesome!!
      It inspires me to develop it into a verse! When I succeed and blog it, it will be duly credited to you! Thanks a lot dear friend:)

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  32. योगेश 7 November 2012 at 01:28

    Very good sir ,just brilliant..
    i am adding few lines...
    न उम्र का अहसास
    न बरसों का हिसाब.
    कब बचपन बीता बोलो
    हँस पड़ा आईना कहकर जनाब ,

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    1. AmitAag7 November 2012 at 01:57

      Very beautiful addition! Thank you Yogesh:)

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  33. Kokila gupta5 October 2014 at 01:16

    Wah-wah Ash-Ash ! Am speechless... Hindi lines are awesome and specially bowled over by the english version, as its so accurate emotionally and in beauty ... :) kudos !

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