Daily Poetry — September 1, 2026

क्या अमरों का लोक मिलेगा

Composed by महादेवी वर्मा

Original Hindi

क्या अमरों का लोक मिलेगा तेरी करुणा का उपहार? रहने दो हे देव! यह मेरे मिटने का अधिकार! जिसमें मैंने एक कण भी अपनी विस्मृति का न दिया, वह अश्रु विगलित विश्व आज क्यों मुझको लौटाने चला? मेरी करुण कहानी सुनने आया था संसार

English Translation

Will I find the realm of immortals, A gift of your compassion? Let it be, O Lord! This right of mine to perish! Where I gave not a single speck Of my own oblivion, Why does that tear-dissolved world Today come to return it to me? My sorrowful tale The world came to hear.

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AI Echo (Hindi)

निश्चित है यह पथ अकेला, पीड़ा से मेरा अनुबंध गहरा। कब चाहा था जग से सुख, जब स्वयं ही व्यथा का हूँ मुख। मेरे आँसू मेरी गाथा, मेरी मौन व्यथा की भाषा। क्या लौटाओगे तुम मुझको? जो मैंने खोया, वह है अब भी मुझको। यह शून्य हृदय ही मेरा धाम, इसमें ही मिलता मुझे विराम।

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AI Echo (English)

This path is surely solitary, Deep is my pact with agony. When did I seek joy from the world, When I myself am the face of woe? My tears are my narrative, The language of my silent pain. What will you return to me? What I lost, that is still with me. This empty heart is my abode, In it, I find my repose.

Literary & Historical Context

Mahadevi Verma (1907-1987) was a towering figure of the Chhayavad (Romanticism) era in Hindi literature, celebrated for her profound lyrical poetry that often explored themes of pain, longing, mysticism, and spiritual love. This excerpt from her work, "क्या अमरों का लोक मिलेगा" (Will I find the realm of immortals), beautifully encapsulates her unique philosophy towards sorrow. She views suffering not as a burden to be escaped, but as an intrinsic part of her being, a hard-earned right to exist and perish on her own terms. The lines express a rejection of conventional 'gifts' or 'rewards' like the 'realm of immortals' if they mean relinquishing the identity forged through her pain. She challenges the world, which only came to 'hear her story' but cannot truly understand or alleviate her deep-seated sorrow. This poem highlights her profound individualism and her elevation of personal suffering into a spiritual experience, making it a powerful testament to her unique voice in Hindi poetry.

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