wrath of water ii

when has nature answered

the call of the living dead?

door ik basti maiN

zindagi kay kuch aasaar haiN

oonki sarsarati siskiyoun maiN

kuch gila hay, kuch faryad hay

aur aisa mehsoos hota hay

kay natwaaN  ummeed ki devi maiN

abhi zindagi ki kasak baqi hay

in some far off town

some people are still alive

and their barely discernible sighs

reverberate with yearnings

carried over here by gusts of wind

their leaden hope

                        still flickers with signs of life