World without you

(जन पळभर Jan palabhara is a famous marathi poem written by well known poet late B. R. Tambe. He has brought out an eternal truth about life and death. I have tried to translate it.

Message of poem - People will express grief momentarily and will start doing their work in the same joyful manner as before after your death. No work will stop. loss of your life will not create any irreparable damage to the world. Only for a very short time there will be expression of sorrow. Your friends and beloved ones will laugh and enjoy in the same manner as before. Nothing will change. Hence, why one should worry about the world or get emotional. It is better to pray God and seek happiness in ones own life rather than worrying about others. )

Original Marathi poem
जन पळभर

जन पळभर म्हणतिल ‘हाय हाय’
जन पळभर म्हणतिल ‘हाय हाय’
मी जाता राहिल कार्य काय?

सूर्य तळपतिल, चंद्र झळकतिल,
तारे अपुला क्रम आचरतिल,
असेच वारे पुढे वाहतिल,
होईल काहि का अंतराय?

मेघ वर्षतिल, शेतें पिकतिल,
गर्वाने या नद्या वाहतिल,
कुणा काळजी की न उमटतिल
पुन्हा तटावर हेच पाय?

सखेसोयरे डोळे पुसतिल,
पुन्हा आपुल्या कामि लागतिल
उठतिल, बसतिल, हसुनि खिदळतिल
मी जातां त्यांचे काय जाय?

रामकृष्णही आले, गेले
त्यांविण जग का ओसचि पडले?
कुणी सदोदित सूतक धरिले?
मग काय अटकले मजशिवाय?

अशा जगास्तव काय कुढावे?
मोहि कुणाच्या कां गुंतावे?
हरिदूता कां विन्मुख व्हावे?
कां जिरवुं नये शांतीत काय?

भा. रा. तांबे

My Translation


People will express sorrow momentarily (after my death)
I wonder, what would happen to my unfinished work
( I simply can't imagine that world would be able to survive without me)

( But in reality)
Sun will (continue to) bleam, moon will shine
Stars will follow their usual path
Winds will continue to blow in same fashion
Can there be any lapse in their routine?

Clouds will (give) rain, crops will grow
Rivers will flow in same vigor
Nobody would worry about the fact
that my feet will not create impressions on their banks

Relatives will wipe the tears from their eyes
and start working as before
They would stand and sit, smile and laugh
They would not loose anything, even if I go

Even Lord Rama and Lord Krishna came to the world
and passed away
World did not turn blank and void after they are gone
Nobody continued to remain engrossed in that sorrow
Then, how anything will stop with my going

Why then, one should worry about this world?
Why should get obsessed in some dear one?
Why should forget the God almighty.?
Why not spend time in peace with prayers for self?