Thursday, April 02, 2009

Madhushala - Rubaiya 12

मेहँदी-रंजित मृदुल हथेली
mehndi-ranjit mridul hatheli
पर माणिक मधु का प्याला,
par maanik madhu ka pyala,
अंगूरी अवगुंठन डाले
angoori avguntan daale
स्वर्ण-वर्ण साकीबाला,
svarn-varn sakibala,
पाग बैंजनी, जामा नीला
paag bainjni, jaama neela
डाट डटे पीनेवाले;
daat datey peenewale
इन्द्रधनुष से होड़ लगाती.
indradhanush se hodh lagaati.
आज रंगीली मधुशाला.
aaj rangeeli madhushala

Bachchan says that the life is so colourful that it can compete with a rainbow. We look for beauty everywhere, but there is nothing more beautiful than life itself - in its infinite variety, in everything that goes up to make it.

This is a very beautiful verse; you can see how Bachchan uses colours in this verse just like he used musical terms in the previous one.

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