Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

I Hope

Nirala (Translated from Hindi by Dr. Prabhakar Machwe)

I HOPE...

NIRALA

Shall I not get any love?
Silent burnt tree of my desert
O Merciful, will it never blossom?
Destroying the seeds of sin
Filling vibration, lives flowering
When the wind of grace blows
Will not this hard heart move?
The load of my sorrow bending
Every step, so, faltering
When your touch is received
Will not this suffering become light?

 –Translated from Hindi by Dr PRABHAKAR MACHWE

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