Raat ki Karwatein (Hindi)

Wo roomani sham alvida kehne lagi

Fir raat ne bhi tanhai ki chadar sameti ,

Madmast behki un hawaon mein

Gulshan ki kaliyan madhosh hone lagi.

Ek sukoon

Ek ehsas thi us fiza mein,

Chandani roshni mein

Chamakti sunahri reton pe

Samandar k  sang lehrein bhi

Athkheliyan karne lagi.

Viraan hui us raat mein bhi

Sitaaron ki timtimahat bhar gai,

Raat ki gehrai mein

Chand ne bhi  karwatein badali.

~ Swati Kumari "swatz"

The Dark Night (Hindi)

 

Log to khushiyon k

 aanshu bahate hain,
aur hame dekho..
apni barbadiyo pe bhi

 ailaane jhasn karte hai.

  

Hame to intezar hai
is ghani raat ke khatam hone ki,
khoobsurat subah ki
pahli kiran ko dekhne ki;

Par kambakht subah hone se

pahle hi aankh lag jati hai,
aur khulti hai fir talash mein
raat k andheri galiyon ki.

Machis ki tiliyan..

 bujhh jati hain yaha,

mashal bhi to milti nhi.

~ Swati Kumari "swatz"

Let little bud be.. (English)