DIAMONDS AND PEARLS : HINDI POEM BY PROMILA BHARDWAJ: ENGLISH VERSION BY RAJNI CHHABRA
DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
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Thousands of unique diamonds
So beautiful and bright
Who diffused,
O. Night! Disclose to me.
Did *kuber shower
These transparent delicate pearls?
With advent of dawn, eyes witnessed
O, Sun God! Halt a while
Send a fairy
Instructing her
To make them real
With touch of her magical wand
I will hold plenty of these in fist
And scatter
Over colony of destitute
Lethargic, disappointed eyes
Will brighten up like pearls
After that, you rise
O, Sun! And
At time of sunset
Instruct night
To scatter continually
Beautiful diamonds and pearls.
*Kuber : God of wealth, in Hindu Mythology
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