Category: Poetry

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 43 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 43) ☆ 

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.

हम ई-अभिव्यक्ति के प्रबुद्ध पाठकों के लिए आदरणीय कैप्टेन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी के “कविता पाठ” का लिंक साझा कर रहे हैं। कृपया आत्मसात करें।

फेसबुक पेज लिंक  >>  कैप्टेन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी का “कविता पाठ” 

☆ English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of  Anonymous litterateur of Social Media# 43☆

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भरोसा जितना कीमती होता जाता है

धोखा भी उतना ही महंगा हो जाता है

ईमानदारी का दाम भला कौन जाने

यहाँ हर बेईमान शहंशाह बना जाता है

More the trust intensifies

Costlier becomes the betrayal

Who cares the honesty here

Cheats only rules the roost…..!

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बहुत कुछ बदल जाता है

बढ़ती उम्र के साथ,

पहले हम ‘ज़िद‘  किया करते थे,

अब ‘समझौते‘….

A  lot  changes…

With  the  growing  age,

Earlier I’d demand stubbornly

Now just the compromises!

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ना जाने कौन रह गया है

भीगने  से  इस  शहर में,

जिसके लिए लौटती है

रह-रह के बारिश फिर से

Do not know who is left in

this city from getting wet,

For  whom  the rain keeps

returning again and again…

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एक ख़लिश सी

रह  गयी  दिल  में,

मुझ जैसा इश्क़ करता,

मुझ  से  भी  कोई…

A little grudge is

left  in  the  heart,

How I wish someone could

love me like me only…!

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 42 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 42) ☆ 

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.

हम ई-अभिव्यक्ति के प्रबुद्ध पाठकों के लिए आदरणीय कैप्टेन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी के “कविता पाठ” का लिंक साझा कर रहे हैं। कृपया आत्मसात करें।

फेसबुक पेज लिंक  >>  कैप्टेन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी का “कविता पाठ” 

☆ English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of  Anonymous litterateur of Social Media# 42☆

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आँधियाँ  हसरत भरी, कोशिश कर

सर पटक कर रह गईं…

मगर बच गए वो पेड़ जिनमें

हुनर था झुकने का…

Storms kept trying fiercely,

Only to fail repeatedly; but…

The trees  having skills  of

Bowing low survived merrily!

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सुना है आज समंदर को

बड़ा  गुमान  आया  है

उधर ही ले चलो कश्ती

जहां तूफान आया है…

Heard  that  the  sea  is

feeling too boisterous today

Take the boat there only

where the storm is raging…!

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नींद चुराने वाले पूछते हैं

आप सोते क्यों नहीं,

गर इतनी ही फिक्र है तो फिर

वो हमारे होते क्यों नहीं…

Sleep-stealer asks me

Why  don’t  you  sleep…

If  he is  so much concerned,

Why doesn’t he become mine

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हवाएँ  आज  शायद…

हड़ताल  पर  हैं

आज  तुम्हारी

खुशबू नहीं  आई…

Probably, breeze is on

strike today since, your

fragrance  didn’t  envelop

the  environs  today…

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

☆ Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 41 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 41) ☆ 

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# 41☆

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वजह तो थी तुम्हें

बदनाम करने की

कसम खाई  थी

मगर चुप रहने की…

अश्क पलकों  में

समेट डाले  सारे

ये इंतहा थी मेरी

ज़ुर्म  सहने  की..!.

The motive was

to disrepute you

But, had vowed

to keep quiet…

Restrained all the

tears in the eyelashes

This was the limit of 

bearing the atrocities..!

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ये  जो  तुमने

खुद को बदला है…

ये  बदला   है,

या “बदला” है…!

The way you’ve

changed yourself…

This is a change,

Or a “revenge”…!

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वैसे तो कई किरदार निभायें हैं,

इस छोटी सी जिंदगी में

लेकिन ग़मगीन होकर खुश

दिखना निहायत मुश्किल था!

Although played so many

Characters in this short life

The most challenging was to

Look happy while being sad

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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