Poem
Ashok Vajpeyi
NOT ALONE
No, not only will the soul be scorchedin love
the body too
in the heat of its flame.
No, not only will the body be burnt
in the last rites
the soul too
will turn into ash.
In love or in death
there is no fire
which will burn only the soul
or just the body.
© Translation: 2004, Vijay Munshi
From: Nowhere But There
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 2004
From: Nowhere But There
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 2004
NOT ALONE
© 1990, Ashok Vajpeyi
From: Kahin Nahin Vahin
Publisher: Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delhi
From: Kahin Nahin Vahin
Publisher: Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delhi
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NOT ALONE
No, not only will the soul be scorchedin love
the body too
in the heat of its flame.
No, not only will the body be burnt
in the last rites
the soul too
will turn into ash.
In love or in death
there is no fire
which will burn only the soul
or just the body.
© 2004, Vijay Munshi
From: Nowhere But There
Publisher: 2004, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
From: Nowhere But There
Publisher: 2004, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
NOT ALONE
No, not only will the soul be scorchedin love
the body too
in the heat of its flame.
No, not only will the body be burnt
in the last rites
the soul too
will turn into ash.
In love or in death
there is no fire
which will burn only the soul
or just the body.
© 2004, Vijay Munshi
From: Nowhere But There
Publisher: 2004, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
From: Nowhere But There
Publisher: 2004, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
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