H¶pw hniZo-I-cn-¡-W-sa-¶nà 1*

F¦nepw, Fs´m-s¡tbm F\n¡p

ad¡-W-sa-¶pWvS-­v....

kvt\l-¯nsâ hne?

FSp-¡ms¯mcp \mW-bw....

Gähpw ]gb

]pcm-hkvXp Kth-j-I³

t]mepw, kzoI-cn-¡m-¯-Xv.

teml-bp-K-¯nsâ

A]-ar-Xyp-hn-set§m

Ime-l-c-W-s¸-s«mcp

kz]v\-¯nsâ

{]mà-\-kva-cW t]m, eoþ

Nh-dp-s]-dp-¡n, bn¶pw

a\-ÊnÂ

kq£n¨p hbv¡p-¶-Xv.

kvt\l-¯nsâ cq]w?

s]mÅ-te-sämcp lrZ-bw....

Bßmhn-teäw

hnIr-Xamw apJw

{]k-c`n¯nbn IWvSp-sR«n

a\-Ênsâ

Zpcq-l-{K-l-¯n \n¶pw

I\¡«-bm-bn, Rm\Xp

IsWvS-Sp-¡p-t¼mÄ

Fsâ,

lrZ-b-`n¯n apgp-h-\Xv

s]mÅn¨p Ign-ªn-cp-¶p.

kvt\l¯nsâ KÔw?

I¯n-¸-S-cp¶ ag....

`qXbm-\-§-fn-set§m

]n³hm-§nb hÀ®-cm-in-bpsS

\£-{X-ZpxJw t]mse

Icp-Wm-{Z-amb

\nd-angn In\nª

Hcp XpÅn-ag

a\-Ên-sâ-b-¾-hm-ln-\n-bnÂ, hoWp

kvt^mS-\w.

F\n-¡-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p,

efn-X-am-sbmcp \pW-bm-Wn-sX-¶v.

kvt\l¯nsâ \m\mÀ°w?

AÀ²-Xm-cy-kvXcw sImWvSp s]mXnª eh-W-P-ew....

kXy¯nsâ

]hn-{X-]p-jv]-§-sfÃmw

Hcp NnX-bpsS

kqjvakpjn-c-§-fn-eqsS

Acn-¨p-am-ä-s¸-Sp-t¼mÄ

Is­-WvSSp-¡m-s¯mcp

cmk-h-kvXp-hmbn

]co-£-W-im-e-bpsS

Ccp«p apdn-bn-te¡v

AXp amä-s¸-Sp-¶p.

kvt\l-¯nsâ km[yX?

t\ct¯ I­p-h¨ tKmX-¼p-a-Wn-I-fpsS ]p\-k-am-K-aw....

GIm´-X-bpsS Xoh-­n-bm-¸o-knÂ

Hä-s¸« bm{Xn-I-cpsS [m\y-ti-Jcw

Ime-t`m-K-¯n tImcn-\n-d-bv¡p-t¼mÄ

hoWvSpw ASp-¯-Sp-¯n-cn-¡p¶

Pohn-X-t`m-P-\w. 2*

Akm-[y-am-b-Xv,

Ncn-{X-¯n tcJ-I-Ån-Ãm-¯-Xv.

kvt\l¯nsâ ImcWw?

KÀ`-]m-{X-¯n acn-t¨m-cn-c-«-¡p-«n-IÄ....

A½bv¡-dn-bnÃ

AÑsâ ac-W-¯nsâ Imc-Ww.

IS-en-\-dn-bnÃ

Pmc-kz-]v\-¯nsâ

D¡-hoW cm{Xn-IÄ.

kplr-¯n-\-dn-bnÃ

]Xm-I Xn¶p¶

hnip² kky-§Ä.

ssPh-X-{´n-IÄ¡-dn-bnÃ

£mc-Zn-\-§-fpsS

cmk-]-cn-Wm-aw.

F\n-t¡mÀ½-bn-Ã,

Cc-«-¡p-«n-I-fp-sS-bo-ß-l-Xy.

kvt\l-¯nsâ adp-]Sn?

kqcy-Pzm-e-bn Im¯n-cn-¸nsâ ssiXyw....

CXm,

Cubn-sS-bm-tcm, Hcp a©m-Sn-¡pcp

Hcp s]¬Ip-«n¡p \o«n-þ-þþ

""CsX-sâ-bm-ßm-hmWv 3*

Cu temIw apgph\nXn-ep-­v.''

Ah\p adp-]Sn In«n:

""Ae-h-emXn.''

]WvSpw,

CXp-t]m-em-tcm, Hcp Nph-¶-]qhv

Hcp s]¬Ip-«n¡p \o«n-þ-þþ

]ntä-¶v,

""B ]qÆv F´p sNbvXp? 4*

Nhp-«n-b-c¨p If-ªp-thm-sb-¶-dn-bp-hm³....

AsXsâ lrZ-b-am-bn-cp-¶p.''

Ah\p adp-]Sn In«n-bn-Ã.

C¶pw....

hoWvSpw aq¶p t]mÀhn-am-\-§Ä

N{I-hm-f-¯n-eqsS ]mªp-t]m-bn.

]mXIw \nd¨ t]S-I-§-fnÂ

kap-{Z-ho-Yn-bn-eqsS ]mem-b-\w.

cY-N{Iw sRcn-¨-aÀ¯pw ape-sR-«p-I-enÂ

agbpw aZyhpw Xnf-¨p-s]m-´p-¶p.

C\n-bp-sa-´p­p I¿n-set¶m?

lrZ-b-¯n sIs«m-c-án-Pzm-e.

Xe-t¨m-dn-semcp iq\y-tKm-fw.

C\n-bp-amtcm Im¯n-cn-¡p-¶p-sht¶m?

Bßm-hn-temäw hnNn-{X-Po-hn.

KÀ¸-W-tKm-N-c-a-Ãm-s¯mcp \nim-h-kv{Xw.

C\n-bp-amtcm hncp-s¶m-cp-¡p-¶pthm?

Hcp Xtam-N-jIw \ndsb hnem-]w.

Hcp au\-]m{Xw \ndsb hnc-k-X.

hoWvSpw,

Hc-]-am\w.

hoWvSpw,

Hcp sIme-]m-X-Iw.

BhÀ¯-\-§Ä thWvS.

ap¯-Èsâ ih-Ip-So-c-¯n \n¶pw

Hcp

hb-e-äp-]pjv]w IqSn, Rm³

IsWvS-Sp-¡-s«.

Burns ’94.

courtesy of

1* pablo neruda

2* leo tolstoy

3* upendranath

4* muhammad basheer