Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM
(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.
We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Nameless Bonds… ~ / बेनामी रिश्ते (भावानुवाद)”. We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) and his artwork.)
~ Nameless Bonds… ~ 
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There are bonds that resist all names
yet outshine every known relation
rising above the fragile
lattice of mortal ties
Silent and unseen
they etch themselves
as sacred calligraphy upon
the secret pages of the heart
No definition can contain them
no measure can fathom their depth—
they descend quietly into the
soul’s hidden chambers
like soft rain upon parched earth
At times they are the hush
of whispered confessions
at times the mystical cadence
resting in a gaze
and at times the tender fragrance
of a dream’s unfolding
Within them dwells no complaint
no wound, no sorrow—
only the solace of unwavering trust
a shadow that shelters
walking beside us through
every tempestuous storm
They appear as the light of a
mother’s prayer or as the fragrance
of an enduring friendship
or as a support of a fellow traveller
who —once a stranger—
takes sanctuary in the
heart’s most sacred alcove…
These unnamed bonds are the
true essence of the life—
a celestial bridge between souls
greater than every relation
higher than every name
a divine benediction
that sanctifies our existence…
~ Pravin Raghuvanshi
~ बेनामी रिश्ते… ~
कुछ रिश्ते ऐसे भी होते हैं
जिनके नाम नहीं हुआ करते,
मगर वो हर रिश्ते से बढ़कर,
हर तअल्लुक़ से ऊँचे होते हैं…
जो बेनाम रहकर भी दिल की किताब
में रूहानी हरफ़ बन जाते हैं,
और रूह की गहराइयों में
ख़ामोशी से उतर जाते हैं…
वो कभी सरगोशियों का जादू होते हैं,
कभी निगाहों में ठहरा सूफ़ियाना राज़, तो
कभी ख़्वाबों में छुपा एक नर्म सा एहसास,
जिनमें न कोई शिकवा होता है,
और न ही कभी कोई गिला,
बस यक़ीन की वो शफ़क़त जो तूफ़ानों में
भी हमसफ़र बनकर साथ चलती है
कभी ये माँ की दुआओं का उजाला बनते हैं,
तो कभी दोस्ती की ख़ुशबू से महकते हैं,
और कभी सफ़र में मिलने वाले
एक अंजान हमसफ़र बनकर,
दिल के क़रीब ठहर जाते हैं,
और रूह में उतर जाते हैं…
यही बेनाम रिश्ते हैं ज़िन्दगी के असल माने—
जो रूह से रूह को जोड़ते हैं, हर रिश्ते से बरतर,
हर नाम से बुलंद, ख़ुदा की एक नेमत,
हमें जीने का मक़सद और सुकून देते हैं..
– प्रवीन रघुवंशी
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~Pravin Raghuvanshi
© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM
Pune
≈ Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈
