And By Rae Armantrout In Hindi/Urdutranslation Poem by Ravi Kopra

Aur


1

tun-nay huay aur tucH ki
keval ek hi juD hai

jaisay naazuk cheezaiN
baDay roop main aati hain:

khattay ghaas pe phool aatay hain;
parvaanay peelay hotay hain.



2
Main farzi aur jaali cheezoN main
koee guD-baD nahin dekhooNg ga.

Farzi
bhadhaa-pan hai

Jhaan jaali
maChli ki tarah sarkas main uthal aata hai.

- - -

And
BY RAE ARMANTROUT
1

Tense and tenuous
grow from the same root

as does tender
in its several guises:

the sour grass flower;
the yellow moth.


2

I would not confuse
the bogus
with the spurious.

The bogus
is a sore thumb

while the spurious
pours forth

as fish and circuses.