KARAN :HINDI POEM BY PROMILA BHARDWAJ: ENGLISH VERSION BY RAJNI CHHABRA

 KARAN

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Inside everyone is

Hiding a Karan

A part of  generous karan

Why not bring it into light

And attain sea of satiety.

All of us indulge in various deeds

Throughout the year

Mostly personal 

At times, for near and dear ones too,

How much satisfaction these fetch

Just try to evaluate,

Compare it to satiety

That we derive by

Emancipating others from sufferings

By serving  physically, mentally and financially

Some destitute, at times

On special occasions--festivals

Or, whenever even a fragment of generosity awakens

In Karan, that is hiding inside all of us,

Why not to manifest it 

And secure sea of satiety

Assuming role of Karan everyday.

*Karn; a legendary character in Mahabharta, known for his generous disposition