Jaikishan Das Sadani (Translator)
Translations from Rajasthani.
God
Who has seen
God?
The answer
To this question
Is the pond here
That hasn’t seen
The sea.
The Informer
I agree
That you have expert inside knowledge
Of the intricacies of this forest:
The lion’s den
The python’s cavern
The sweet water pond
The mango and jamun trees
All lie on your feet.
But don’t you exhibit
Your knowledge
Running all around.
A new wayfarer
would go astray
Seeing the tracks
In all directions.
You should,
By treading repeatedly on it,
Widen the path
That leads
Out of the dense Forest.
Note:
From the book, Nirgranth by Kanhaiyalal Sethia. Published with permission from the Estate of Kanhaiyalal Sethia.
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