Anna Banasiak: The Past In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

guzra waqt

patjaD k pattoN ki sar sar main
billiaN aa laiteeN saath saath porch pe
neendh bhar aaee unki aankhon main

taaroN se bharay
gehray neelay akaash main
chaandani main

main dekhti hoon
dadda daddi ka jhala ghar
yudh main

sunti hoon tar-taranay tailaab main
patton ka naach ho raha hai
main hoon kisi khwaab main

dheeray dheeray
main paunch jaati hoon
kaalay chamkeelay bvish kaal main.

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The Past
Poem by Anna Banasiak

the rustle of autumn leaves
lulled cats
cuddled on the porch

under the dark blue sky
full of stars
in the moonlight

I see parents
grandparents' house
burnt by war

listened to the croaking in the pond
the dance of leaves
dreamy

slowly I find myself
in the dark and bright
future

-Anna Banasiak