Category Archives: Parul Singhal (Translations)

Poems Translated by Parul Singhal

MY ASPIRATIONS – मेरी साध

Covered eyelid dreams Helps sleepy skies pain, In silently pouring drops Is pain from a heart’s rain; On our harps of anguish A void sings a mute tune, A blend of sighing strings From the stars and moon; These celestial … Continue reading

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BEYOND – उस पार

The pitch-black surrounds As dense clouds abound; Impetuous winds come again Shaking earths deep grain; The howling sea’s respond, But who will reach beyond?

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YEARNINGS – अनुरोध

My past settles in these Tangled threads of tears, Infinitely counting the Spring moments years; Painted within the space Are forgotten life failings, In whose cheating shadows Lie our eternal yearnings.

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PRIDE – अभिमान

Hider and seeker of shadows Amongst her playful clouds, On whose darkened black cheeks Aching drops enshroud, The searching stare of sunflowers Leave a dim anchored light, A yellowed face of evening Beaming a late glow on night.

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NIRVANA – निर्वाण

Pained hearts in thirsty stars Find sleep in the silent clouds, Our tides of life ebb and flow Teasing the skies emptiness. The torches of lightening Seek from the darkness what? Let me drink of your tears The ocean pleads … Continue reading

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