Tag: #English-Poetry

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 40 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 40) ☆ 

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. Presently, he is serving as Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He is 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’.

Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc. Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi.  He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper.  The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.

हिंदी साहित्य – आलेख ☆ अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मेलन ☆ कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी, एन एम्

In his naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Award and C-in-C Commendation.

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi is also an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus.

His latest quest involves social media, which is filled with rich anonymous literature of nameless writers, shared on different platforms, like,  WhatsApp / Facebook / Twitter / Your quotes / Instagram etc in Hindi and Urdu, he has taken the mantle of translating them as a mission for the enjoyment of the global readers. Enjoy some of the Urdu poetry couplets as translated by him.

☆ English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of  Anonymous litterateur of Social Media# 40☆

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यूँ इंतज़ार करना

तो हमे आता नहीं,

पर  जब  बात  हो

किसी  अपने  की

तो इंतज़ार लफ्ज़ ही कुछ

मदहोश सा लगता है…

As such, I do not

know how to wait,

But when it comes

to  someone own,

The word waiting

appears  to  be  a

bit too inebriated…!

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अपनी  पीठ  से  निकले…..

खंजरो को जब गिना मैंने

तो ठीक उतने ही निकले,

जितनों को गले लगाया था मैंने..!

When I counted the daggers

that came out of my back,

They  came  out  as many

people as I had embraced..!

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हजार गम भी मेरी

फितरत नहीं बदल सकते

क्या करूँ मुझे…

आदत है मुस्कुराने की…

Even a thousand sorrows

cannot change my nature

What  to  do,  I  have

the  habit  of  smiling…

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कोशिश  तो  कर  तू

इन  आँखों को पढ़ने की

हर सवाल का जवाब मिलेगा

जो तूने मुझसे किये हैं…

Atleast, give it a try

To read these eyes, every

Question will be answered

That you’ve posed to me!

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 39 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 39) ☆ 

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. Presently, he is serving as Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He is 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’.

Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc. Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi.  He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper.  The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.

हिंदी साहित्य – आलेख ☆ अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मेलन ☆ कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी, एन एम्

In his naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Award and C-in-C Commendation.

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi is also an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus.

His latest quest involves social media, which is filled with rich anonymous literature of nameless writers, shared on different platforms, like,  WhatsApp / Facebook / Twitter / Your quotes / Instagram etc in Hindi and Urdu, he has taken the mantle of translating them as a mission for the enjoyment of the global readers. Enjoy some of the Urdu poetry couplets as translated by him.

☆ English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of  Anonymous litterateur of Social Media# 39☆

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इश्क था इसलिए

सिर्फ तुझसे किया,

फरेब  होता  तो

सबसे किया होता…

It  was  love, that’s why

Just  did  it  with  you  only ,

If it was a fraud, then would

have done it with everyone!

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मेरे  दिल से निकलने का

रास्ता भी ना ढूंढ पाये वो…

और कहते थे कि तेरी

रग-रग से वाकिफ हैं हम…

Could not even find a way

To come out of my heart…

Who used to claim to be

Knowing me inside out…

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गिरते रहे सजदों में हम

अपनी ही हसरतों की ख़ातिर

इश्क़ ए ख़ुदा में गिरे होते तो

कोई हसरत ही बाक़ी ना रहती..

Kept on falling in  prostration

For the sake  of own  desires

Had only fallen in love of God

No desires would ever be left

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पैर में कांटा क्या चुभा,

ये तस्सली सी बंध गई

कि इस अनजान गली में,

ज़रूर कोई  गुलाब  होगा…

With a prick of thorn in foot,

it was more of tranquil relief

That, of course, in this street,

There must be living a rose..!

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 38 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 38) ☆ 

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. Presently, he is serving as Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He is 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’.

Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc. Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi.  He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper.  The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.

हिंदी साहित्य – आलेख ☆ अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मेलन ☆ कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी, एन एम्

In his naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Award and C-in-C Commendation.

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi is also an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus.

His latest quest involves social media, which is filled with rich anonymous literature of nameless writers, shared on different platforms, like,  WhatsApp / Facebook / Twitter / Your quotes / Instagram etc in Hindi and Urdu, he has taken the mantle of translating them as a mission for the enjoyment of the global readers. Enjoy some of the Urdu poetry couplets as translated by him.

☆ English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of  Anonymous litterateur of Social Media# 38☆

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उड़ने दो मिट्टी को फ़लक तक

आखिर  कहाँ  तलक  उड़ेगी,

हवाओं ने जब साथ छोड़ा तो,

आखिर जमीन पर ही गिरेगी !!

Let the soil fly high in the sky

How  far will  it  keep  flying,

When  the  wind  deserts  it,

It’ll fall  on  the ground  only!!

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उसने  भी  हँस  के  यूँही

आज पूछ  लिया मिज़ाज

लगता है  कि  उम्र भर के

रंज-ओ-ग़म याद आ गए हैं…

Today,  laughingly, she  just

inquired about my well-being

Felt, as if surfaced again are

the age old grief and sorrow

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बस इतनी  सी बात

समुंदर को खल गई

एक कागज़ की नाव

मुझपे कैसे चल गई…

The sea just could

not tolerate it that

how could a paper

boat  ever sail on it…

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अब  उस  मुकाम  पे आ

पहुँची  है  जिंदगी  जहाँ,

चीजें तो बहुत सी पसन्द हैं

मगर चाहिए कुछ भी नही…

Now the life has reached

that point where many

likeable things are there

but nothing is required…

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 37 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 37) ☆ 

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. Presently, he is serving as Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He is 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’.

Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc. Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi.  He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper.  The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.

हिंदी साहित्य – आलेख ☆ अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मेलन ☆ कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी, एन एम्

In his naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Award and C-in-C Commendation.

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi is also an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus.

His latest quest involves social media, which is filled with rich anonymous literature of nameless writers, shared on different platforms, like,  WhatsApp / Facebook / Twitter / Your quotes / Instagram etc in Hindi and Urdu, he has taken the mantle of translating them as a mission for the enjoyment of the global readers. Enjoy some of the Urdu poetry couplets as translated by him.

☆ English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of  Anonymous litterateur of Social Media# 37☆

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इक तुम्हारा ख्याल

ही  मुकम्मल  है…

वो कितना खुशनसीब

जिसे तू हासिल है…

Your thought alone is

unblemishedly complete

How lucky is that person

who possesses you..!

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जब भी तुम मुझे ढूँढना

चाहो, तो  सुन  लो…

मेरी  पसंदीदा  जगहों में,

एक  तुम्हारा  दिल  है…

Listen, whenever you’re

desirous of finding me …

Among my most favorite

places, one is your heart..!

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तुम लिख कर लाना हर फ़िक्र

एक कोरे कागज़ पर, फिर हम

सिखाऐंगे तुम्हे कि कैसे जहाज

बनाकर उनको उडाया जाता है…

Bring in writing every worry

on a  blank  paper, then I’ll

teach  you  how  to make

aeroplane and fly them…

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तैरना तो आता था हमें,

पर  जब  उसने  हाथ…

ही  नहीं  पकडा़  तो डूब

जाना  ही  अच्छा  लगा…

I did know swimming,

But when he didn’t hold

My hand, I preferred it

Better to get drowned..!

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 36 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 36) ☆ 

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. Presently, he is serving as Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He is 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’.

Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc. Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi.  He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper.  The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.

हिंदी साहित्य – आलेख ☆ अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मेलन ☆ कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी, एन एम्

In his naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Award and C-in-C Commendation.

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi is also an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus.

His latest quest involves social media, which is filled with rich anonymous literature of nameless writers, shared on different platforms, like,  WhatsApp / Facebook / Twitter / Your quotes / Instagram etc in Hindi and Urdu, he has taken the mantle of translating them as a mission for the enjoyment of the global readers. Enjoy some of the Urdu poetry couplets as translated by him.

☆ English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of  Anonymous litterateur of Social Media# 36☆

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 बुला  रही  हैं  हमें

 तल्ख़ियाँ हक़ीक़त की

 ख़याल-ओ-ख़्वाब की

 दुनिया से अब निकलते हैं..

Calling us are the bitter

 realities  of  the  life…

 It’s time to come out of the

 world of dream n euphoria

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 रास्ता है कि कटता

 चला जाता है…

और फ़ासला है कि

 कम ही नहीं होता…

The way keeps  

 on  going  past…

But, the damn distance

 never reduces only…

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आज परछाईं से पूछ ही लिया,

 क्यों चलती हो तुम मेरे साथ

उसने भी हँस कर कहा,

 और कौन है बता तेरे साथ…!!

Today I asked the shadow,

 Why d’you accompany me

It retorted laughingly, tell me

 Who else is there with you!

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  उजालों में तो मिल जाएगा

 कोई  साथ  निभाने  वा‌ला

 तलाश  तो  उनकी  करो

 जो अंधेरे में भी साथ दे…

You  will  always  find

 someone  in  the  light

Look for someone who’ll be

 with you even in darkness!

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 35 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 35) ☆ 

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. Presently, he is serving as Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He is 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’.

Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc. Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi.  He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper.  The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.

हिंदी साहित्य – आलेख ☆ अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मेलन ☆ कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी, एन एम्

In his naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Award and C-in-C Commendation.

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi is also an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus.

His latest quest involves social media, which is filled with rich anonymous literature of nameless writers, shared on different platforms, like,  WhatsApp / Facebook / Twitter / Your quotes / Instagram etc in Hindi and Urdu, he has taken the mantle of translating them as a mission for the enjoyment of the global readers. Enjoy some of the Urdu poetry couplets as translated by him.

☆ English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of  Anonymous litterateur of Social Media# 35☆

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हम तो खयाल

रखेँगे अपना…

तुम हमें खयालों

में बनाये रखना…!

I’ll surely take

care of myself…

You just keep me

in your thoughts…

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सुकून की तलाश

तो हमेशा सब को है….

जिसे तलाश नहीं

वो ही सुकून से है…!

Everyone is in quest

of the eternal peace…

One who isn’t indulged in

search is already relaxed!

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तेरी  धड़कनों  में

अगर  मैं  नहीं…

तो  यकीं  कर…

मै  कहीं  नहीं…!

If I am not there

in your heartbeats

Then  believe  me,

I don’t exist anywhere!

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दोस्तों के नाम का एक ख़त

जेब में  रख  कर  क्या चला

क़रीब से गुज़रने वाले पूछते हैं,

यार, तेरे इत्र  का  नाम  क्या है…!!

When I moved with a letter

with friends names in pocket

Passerby kept asking me,

Dear, what’s the name of the

perfume you’re wearing…!!

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM