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translation on 13-12-2012. For A.
"नए मील का पत्थर पार हुआ
Everyone wonders, how far the road goes,
But the Final Destination, everyone knows.
The eternal sun, the endless skies,
Only the body, lives and dies.
And so we celebrate, as another year is lost,
After all, a new milestone was crossed.
I yearn, often, for the childhood years,
translation on 13-12-2012. For A.
"नए मील का पत्थर पार हुआ
कितने पत्थर शेष न कोई जानता?
अन्तिमनए मील का पत्थर पार हुआ।
कितने पत्थर शेष न कोई जानता?
अन्तिम कौन पडाव नही पहचानता?
अक्षय सूरज , अखण्ड धरती,
केवल काया , जीती मरती,
इसलिये उम्र का बढना भी त्यौहार हुआ।
नए मील का पत्थर पार हुआ।
बचपन याद बहुत आता है,
यौवन रसघट भर लाता है,
बदला मौसम, ढलती छाया,
रिसती गागर , लुटती माया,
सब कुछ दांव लगाकर घाटे का व्यापार हुआ।
नए मील का पत्थर पार हुआ।"
-अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी
Everyone wonders, how far the road goes,
But the Final Destination, everyone knows.
The eternal sun, the endless skies,
Only the body, lives and dies.
And so we celebrate, as another year is lost,
After all, a new milestone was crossed.
I yearn, often, for the childhood years,
Wholesome youth, free from fear.
Seasons change, shadows spread,
Vessels empty, enchantments dead,
I staked everything, and lost.
A new milestone was crossed.
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Seasons change, shadows spread,
Vessels empty, enchantments dead,
I staked everything, and lost.
A new milestone was crossed.
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee