Self translation of my poem Pal Pal Intezaar

WAITING  EVERY MOMENT

I knew it very well that you will

Not come, still I was waiting in vain

I did met some people on the way

But my soul was fixated with you

Even if all the clouds rain the entire day

They cannot fulfill desires of a Chakor*

I was proud of my affection towards you

That one day it will bring you to me

Now string of my last breaths is cracking

Which thread of the string will bring you towards me

I used to think that I will crush your pride

But I was waylaid, I had forgotten

The simple rule of devotion

To get someone closer

One has to bury her own pride

Though unfamiliar with the rule of devotion

Yet I was fully devoted to you

Even if the strings of your heart did not vibrate

But my heart’s harp was full of music

What will you gain by knowing my plight

Let the sparked amber remained buried in the ashes

Do not hurt me any more my Beloved

Let my eternal wait be over for all times

Let me die peacefully now

*Chakor  is  bird which constantly looks at Moon &  only drinks droplets from a particular  star, otherwise he prefers to die without drinking any drop of water.

Vinod Passy “Hanskamal”