This is a very old poem, which I found in one of my old diary. I have written this in 1993 when I was a college student. Reading this reminds me of those days which were so happy and carefree. When we used to see life through coloured glassess. Life was a fairy tale and I was full of positivity and enthusiasm! I must say those were the days! 🙂
Sharing this poem here. With its latest English translation below it-
ये बँधन अच्छे लगते हैं,
नींद में अलसाई आँखों को जैसे,
सब सपने सच्चे लगते हैं,
वैसे ही तन को साँसों के,
ये बँधन अच्छे लगते हैं।
कच्चे धागे की पक्की डोर से,
बँधा आकाश धरती के छोर से,
उगता सूरज भी तो बँधा है,
नए दिन की नई भोर से,
उसी पुराने खँडर में निशदिन,
नए नए मेले सजते हैं,
वैसे ही तन को साँसों के,
ये बँधन अच्छे लगते हैं।
मेघों के आँचल से बँधा यह सावन,
प्यासी धरती की प्यास बुझाए,
चँदा से बँधी यह चंचल चाँदनी,
मन में नए अरमान जगाए,
पतझड़ में उजड़े वृक्ष बसंत में,
नई नई रचना रचते हैं,
वैसे ही तन को साँसों के,
ये बँधन अच्छे लगते हैं।
कल की यादों से बँधा यह आज,
कल के लिए नए सपने सजाए,
नए किनरों से बँधकर भी यह जीवन,
उन्मुक्त धारा सा बहता जाए,
शाँत लहर की मुस्कान के भीतर,
कितने ही तूफान बसते हैं,
वैसे ही तन को साँसों के,
ये बँधन अच्छे लगते हैं।
जीवन की पहेली का उत्तर,
छिपा है ज्यों मृग में कस्तूरी,
साँसों की तारों से बँधकर हम,
जानते हैं मौत से दो कदम की दूरी,
फिर भी इस नशवर संसार से,
स्वयं को हम बाँधे रखते हैं,
वैसे ही तन को साँसों के,
ये बँधन अच्छे लगते हैं।
दीपक से बँधकर यह बाती,
अँधकार को प्रकाशित कर जाती,
किंतु जब बुझ जाए दीपक,
तो कहलाए केवल माटी,
बिन मोल की अनमोल माटी से हम,
कितने ही दीप बना सकते हैं,
वैसे ही तन को साँसों के,
ये बँधन अच्छे लगते हैं।
Here is its translated version of the above poem-
These bonds are adorable to me
As heavy eyes with sleep believes
In all kinds of dreams it see
In the same way I too adore
These bonds of body and soul!
The sky seems tied up with the earth
With strong bonds of fragile thread
Rising Sun is too attatched with
A fresh morning and a new birth
Bonds of weary buildings of body with souls
Which we keep decorating with new hopes
In the same way I too adore
These bonds of body and soul !
Bonds of dark clouds with falling rain
Saves the thirsty earth from pain
Bonds of moon with its silver shine
Give new dreams to our open eyes
Falling leaves of trees in autumn
Gets renewed in spring season
In the same way I too adore
These bonds of body and soul!
Lost in memories of yesterday
We decorate dreams for coming days
While attaching itself with new shores
Life keeps moving with its flow
Within peace of peaceful waves
How many storms silently lays
In the same way I too adore
These bonds of body and soul!
The answers to life’s unsolved riddle
Are hidden as musk inside a deer
While tied up with strings of incoming breathes
We are aware death is just away few steps
Still we get attatched to this perishing world
In the same way I too adore
These bonds of body and soul!
As one little flame in earthen lamp
Can fight darkness to bring its end
But when this lamp gets destroy
It is no more than ordinary soil
By reshaping this priceless soil
We can lit numerous flames with lamps
In the same way I too adore
These bonds of body and soul!
बहूत अच्छा लिखा है । यू ही लिखते रहिए आप ★★
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Thank You Ravindra!
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My pleasure..★★★
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Beautiful lines and great effort to translate in English as well 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
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Thanks Sreeith!
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👍👍😊
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Thank You Steve 🙂
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I love the detail you put in this poem. Quite vivid.
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Thank You so much!
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Thanks for the English version…
Love you poem.. you have a natural talent for poetry..
That poem was so full of passion..
Thanks for sharing
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Thank You so much Nita! 🙂
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Nooo. … thank you for sharing
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🙂 💖
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Beautiful and simply amazing and inspiring lines Meenakshi. 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
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Thank You Kamal! Glad you liked it! 🙂
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Yes so lovely 👍👍👍👍👍
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Beautifully expressed ! 🙂
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Thank You Divya!! 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank You Smita!
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Bonds are what make our lives more beautiful. Your poetry is fostering one such beautiful bond with your readers Meenakshi😍😍👍
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Thank You so much Radhika! I am glad I reached this platform to make new bonds! :)😍
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You’re one who should be adhored with beautiful words of poetry . Or a poem should be written in praise of writing skills.
Though I am poor in writing them so I use simple words to make you realize you are beyond appreciation.
I don’t know you fall in love with self or not but you deserve to loved by eternal self. Which is within you.
Have great time.
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OMG! That’s a huge compliment Nisthur! Thank You so much! This is one of oldest poems of mine. As sometimes I go blank for days and weeks and couldn’t wtite a single word.
So thought I can use some from my old collections. Glad you liked it! 🙂
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One should post old stuff too. You did wise job publishing them. It cherish the memory within . How times evaporates like a blink of an eye.
Awaiting more such posts.
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Yes time has wings… Thank You I will try to share all my write ups here! 🙂
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Indeed it’s right platform to share poems which are carving for readers and looking for the freedom from dairy to open platform where people can appreciate them. Cherish the emotions feels the words .
Thanks for letting them fly here.
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Thanks for your encouraging words! I will keep updating! 🙂
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Your poetry is beautiful! And the photographs I have seen so far are so awesome!!
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Thank You! Photo credit goes to Pinterest! 🙂
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Also, pardon me if I am wrong, but is that writing in Hindi?
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Yes this is Hindi! I wrote the original poem in hindi and afterwards tried to translate it in english!
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I have a love for exploring other languages, even though I am not fluent in any of them. It is just something I took an interest in a long time when I saw some Sanskrit for the very first time. There are some languages that are just so stunning. Hindi is one of them! I can’t read it, but it looked familiar. The two languages together, though, add a lot of depth to your posts. I love your blog already!
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Wow! Thank you so much! Im so happy you liked my poems. Sanskrit is one of the oldest language. Enrich and deep! Hindi too is as beautiful. Our mother tongue! If you ever need any help in both of these languages you can ask me!
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Awesome! Yes, I did try Sanskrit and I gave up. I had a chart and everything. It was so HARD! 😀
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Haha! I know these languages are not easy. Im a teacher and even my students who are Indians find it difficult! 😀
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Thank you so much! I will definitely accept it and share it too when I will be free! Love and hugs 💖
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Cheerio!
Thank you for stopping by my blog and following. 🙂
Here’s an imaginary cookie for ya.
Have a great day/night!
Much love.
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Thank You Ruchita! Spl for that cookie 🙂
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beautiful poem… the bonds! cheers
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Thank You so much!
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my pleasure
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It’s really beautiful! Bhaut sunder.
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Thank You Tanya!
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You bring the contrasts so beautifully, as always!
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Thanks!
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Very beautiful, Meenakshi!
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Thank you 💖
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1993? WoW!!! i would be just a few months old then…… 😀
you write skillfully…….sweet, innocent, honest and very thoughtful……..loved both versions! 🙂 🙂
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Thank You! For your age you write really good! Keep it up! Not everyone has natural talent of writing! 🙂
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i don’t know about that……..that is a huge compliment……thank you so much….i will try my best !! 🙂 🙂
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👍
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Beautiful! How do you think your writing has evaluated during the years?
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Thank You! The encouraging words of my fellow bloggers are real evaluation for me! They encourage me to write more 🙂 🙂
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आपकी यह कविता,
जैसे आकाश में हो इन्र्दधनुषी छटा।
It is enchanting! 😍
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Thank You Sakshi for this colourful comment. 🙂
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^_^
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You’re such a beautiful poet ❤ It's a talent I wish I had
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Thank You! 🙂
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this poem.
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Thank You!!
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23 year old poem!! lovely..cheers ma’am
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Thank You! Cheers! ☺
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Wao so so beautiful and so apt .college time hota hi aisa hain jeevan me sab kich achha ar utsah se bhara lgta hain .kash ye bhavma hum piri jindagi le k chl sake to jeevan kitna saral ar sukhmay hoga.
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So true…Kaash… Thanks a lot 🙂
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Good Translation of the Special Bonds.
But are the Body and Soul bonded really ?
Because the Soul leaves the Body after it is dead !!
Maybe the Soul is Bonded with the Universe, with God.
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Hi Cattie!
Yes soul is bonded to universe but till it is with the body we are alive. That’s why I said we love this bond as we experience life only boz of this bond after it soul leaves back to its true home!
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Ravindra, I really liked the energy in this poem. It conveys your thoughts so nicely. Thanks for sharing it!
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Thank You so much Theresa! Welcome on my blog! 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank You!
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Beautiful poem! Loved it 🙂
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Thank You Nayana 🙂
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There is melody in you poetry. It goes on and on.💖
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Thank You Rakshanda! 🙂
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It’s nice.Sent me back into childhood memories.Those were the days
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I’m glad it helped you going back to good old memories! Thank You so much!
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