Sunday, February 20, 2011










vdy dh vkYgk

cMs cM+s gSa lwjek vk,
djds pys x, dNq uke
mudks dksbZ iwNr ukagh
cpks ugha dksbZ ysos uke
cM+h yM+kdk vdy gS Hkb;k
vPNs vPNs djr iz.kke
'kd ls cM+ks uk ce dksbZ
thrs tklsa cM+s cM+s yke
tkdh efgek cM+h fujkyh
djrh lcdk dke reke
tklsa cM+h u dksbZ [kqnkbZ
tklsa cM+ks u dskbZ dke
uk ekuks rks lqu ysm fdLlk
dgsa czs[r vkSj xqus lqtku

'kd dh gks rkjhQ js Hkb;k
eSa nsrk gwa usd lykg
[kksVk flDdk ckr rqEgkjh
dgos dh fgEer dj tk;
gal ds djks izuke ck; rqe
eSa nsrk gwa usd lykg
ns[kks i<+ks fdrkcsa Hkb;k
vka[ksa [ksy iqjkru tk;
ukd lw/k esa pyh QkSt tks
ykSVs fdyk thr ds yk;
x<+h x<+S;k Hkj Hkj Hkldha
tgka tgka rd vka[ks tk;sa

csM+k Fkk vkdwr js Hkb;k
eaq'kh th rd fxuuk ika;
ij maxfyu is fxu yks Hkb;k
tc yqV fiV ds ykSV ds vk,a

,ojsLV is p<+ xvks dh ne
nqxZe f'k[kj cukvks Bkao
,d tgkt pyks js ,slks
Nksj ugha Fkks tk lkxj dks
ck lkxj dk uki ds vk;

ewM+ gys bd lqanj ykxs
gys lkap Hkh iRFkj uak;
lk/ks tks vlk/k ejt dks
uqL[kk yqdekuh ckds yk;a

ij lqanj gS 'kd lcls oks
tc lc nqfu;k ewM+ mBk;
vkSj dg]sa u Mj dkgw dks
xhnM+ gSa lc tqYeh xkSnqvk uk;

fdŸkh te ds tax pyh Fkh
ubZ lh[k ds te x;s ikao
fdŸkh eagxh iMh yM+kbZ
dqckZuh rks ugha fxuk;

fdŸkks eqf'dy ns[kcks Hkb;k
oSlh gS ts ,Slh uk;
,d prqj rks ?kql xvks Hkb;k
vka[k ewan ds X;ku ds xkao
vkSj ijks jgks vks<+ fdrkcsa
iqj[ku yxsa tek ds ikao
gkFk tksj lc iwtu ykxs
ekur jgs lŸk ds uka;
gals Bgkds xkjds Hkb;k
tks tkus uk mudh uka;

dHkgwa gks;xks ,Slks Hkb;k
'kd tks mBs >kj ds /kwj
uvks gks; vuqHko ckds dktsa
phj ds /kjns isV cks lp dks
izlu djsa vijslu tka;
'kd dh QwVs vej csy js
p<+s iqjkus cjxn Nka;

vkSj ,d fnu lksp ds vkne
ij[ks rkSys ukis ck;
[kkfjt djnsa lp dks Hkb;k
iksFkh iUuk QkM+s tk;a

vknslu ls gqbZ xvks cgjks
tkapks xvks tax ds yka;
nf<+;y Mkxnj ij[ks cka;
fQÍe fQÍ gSa tax ds dktsa
ukisa lhuk dgrs tk;a
fQjsa tkuoj ltk ds esMy
rexk Hkhrj lksuk uk;

Fkw Fkw djsa ekSyoh iaMk
Egksa is ekjsa osn dqjku
tc cs ck; i
/khjt R;kx ekLVj vka;

[kM+ks m/kkjks xqjck ekuql
tk; crk,as ft nqfu;k dk,
NIij eas tks Nsn iM+ks gS
[kqnbZ cukvks czã us pkg
vi,a gkFku Iyku djks Fkks
[kqnbZ [kqnk us R;kjs yk,a
csld gks; dfBu ls Hkb;k
tk nqfu;k is 'kd dh gk;

gsaxs dqNw vdy ds va/ks
dHkgwa djsa uk 'kd cs vk;
gktek mudks xtc dks Hkb;k
vpwd QSlyk dj dsbZ tka;
ugha Hkjksls rF; esa mudks
[kqn djsa Hkjkslks tk;
ckr vk, eqÌk ij tcgwa
rF; >qds cksMZ ds yka;
mudh le> rks [kwcbZ rxM+h
ij gS cks cl mudsbZ yka;
cgl lqus cs xkSj ls Hkb;k
dku cM+s lh vkbZ Mh uka;

vc gasxs rks vdy ds va/ks
'kd tks djrs dHkÅa uak;
xys yxkds BÎk djrs
paV prqj uk gkFk gyk;a
'kd tks djsa uk QSlyk dkts
ekSds ls os vka[k pqjk;a
mudh eaqMh gyos dkts
vkSj dqNq cs dj uk ika;
ufn;k fdŸkh [krjukd gS
eYykgu ls dgrs tk;a
ukd p<+k ds xky ctkds
psrks psrks dgrs tk;a

ewM+ vk; tc Qjlk uhpsa
rc os iwNsa fd cdjk uk;sa
rqegw rks balk gks Hkb;k
tYyknu ds Nwrs iako
cM+cM+ djs ij le> u vk,a
fcLrj esa iljs tk,a

vkSj dNq tc le> u vk,
vka[k ehap ds cs lks tk;
,dbZ gjdr muds cl esa
yksVk ls cs yq<+dr tk;a


X;ku gS mudks ykSaMk ykSaMh
mYrks csn iqjkuk xk;
lkap cpu dks iÎk gSaxks
mudks fy[kks [kqnk us tk;
muds y;s flvks Egksa viuks
rc QwVs ts cDdqV tk;
cje ckD; rqe lqu ysvks Hkb;k
ckfyx ugha gSa cgl ds yka;
vkSj idsa tc R;kbZ ewaNsa
rc vbvks rqe cgl ds yka;

dHkÅa uk ekuks eku nsvks uk
tks 'kg yxs grk'kk uka;
djksxs rqe dk QSnk D;k gS
cus u eu tks vcgwa vk;
xyr dj lds gM+cM+h Hkb;k
FkksM+s rdZ pkfg;s tk;

ysfdu tkdks T;knk pb;s
ugha QSlys ij iagqpk;
QVs dystk QSlyk g; uk
lUu iM+s tc xkt fxjk;
rqe tks uEcjnkj cus gks
rqe tks usrk cusa fQj jgs
rqe tks iVokjh cus ,asBrs
rqe tks nÌw cus vdM+rs
rqeus djsk gS 'kDd gS tk;
rHkbZa cus tks gksxs vkt
tklas esjh ckr idj ysvks
cka/kks xkaB Hkwfy gks uka;
gDd nsvks cPpk dks rqe Hkh
'kd ls cM+ks gS fcjlk uka;
'kd tks djs lks c<+rks jgrks
vej csy vc lw[ks uka;

dgsa czs[r vc psrks Hkb;k
ge lc 'kd dh vkYgk xka;

This Poem was written in 1939 but not published in Brecht’s life time. A doubter is a ‘hero’, poet is never tired of eulogizing. Leader refereed in the last stanza is obviously not Hitler but a leader of working class. I have translated, or rather recreated “In Praise of Doubt” in form of Alha, because this form is appropriate to eulogize some one brave. I believe this form could be stretched a bit to praise something that needs a lot of gut, that is ‘Doubt’.