मेरे कुचले हुए दिल के फर्श पर<br/>पागलों के कदम<br/>भद्दे और रूखे शब्दों की छाप छोड़ जाते हैं
On the pavement<br/>of my trampled soul<br/>the steps of madmen<br/>weave the prints of rude crude words
On the pavement<br/>of my trampled soul<br/>the steps of madmen<br/>weave the prints of rude crude words
* "1" (1913); translation from Vladimir Mayakovsky. The Bedbug and Selected Poetry]. Ed. with introd. by Patricia Blake. Trans. by Max Hayward and George Reavey. Reprint. Bloomington, In: Indiana University Press, 1975 1960. . p. 53
* "1" (1913); translation from Vladimir Mayakovsky. The Bedbug and Selected Poetry]. Ed. with introd. by Patricia Blake. Trans. by Max Hayward and George Reavey. Reprint. Bloomington, In: Indiana University Press, 1975 1960. . p. 53
* "1" (1913); translation from Vladimir Mayakovsky. The Bedbug and Selected Poetry]. Ed. with introd. by Patricia Blake. Trans. by Max Hayward and George Reavey. Reprint. Bloomington, In: Indiana University Press, 1975 1960. . p. 53
विद्रोही कदमों से गूंजते हैं सड़कों के चौक!<br/>ऊँचे करो सिर! गर्व से तनों चोटियाँ! <br/>प्रलय के दूसरे सैलाब में हम बढ़ रहे हैं<br/>दुनिया का हर शहर साफ हो जाएगा
Tramp squares with rebellious treading!<br/>Up heads! As proud peaks be seen!<br/>In the second flood we are spreading<br/>Every city on earth will be clean
Tramp squares with rebellious treading!<br/>Up heads! As proud peaks be seen!<br/>In the second flood we are spreading<br/>Every city on earth will be clean
* "Our March" (1917); translation from C. M. Bowra (ed.) A Book of Russian Verse (London: Macmillan, 1943) p. 125
* "Our March" (1917); translation from C. M. Bowra (ed.) A Book of Russian Verse (London: Macmillan, 1943) p. 125
* "Our March" (1917); translation from C. M. Bowra (ed.) A Book of Russian Verse (London: Macmillan, 1943) p. 125
कला को संग्रहालयों जैसे निर्जीव तीर्थों में कैद नहीं होना चाहिए। इसे हर जगह फैलना चाहिए—सड़कों पर, ट्रामों, कारखानों, कार्यशालाओं और मज़दूरों के घरों में
Art must not be concentrated in dead shrines called museums. lt must be spread everywhere – on the streets, in the trams, factories, workshops, and in the workers' homes
Art must not be concentrated in dead shrines called museums. lt must be spread everywhere – on the streets, in the trams, factories, workshops, and in the workers' homes
* "Shrine or Factory?" (1918); translation from Mikhail Anikst et al. (eds.) Soviet Commercial Design of the Twenties (New York: Abbeville Press, 1987) p. 15
* "Shrine or Factory?" (1918); translation from Mikhail Anikst et al. (eds.) Soviet Commercial Design of the Twenties (New York: Abbeville Press, 1987) p. 15
* "Shrine or Factory?" (1918); translation from Mikhail Anikst et al. (eds.) Soviet Commercial Design of the Twenties (New York: Abbeville Press, 1987) p. 15
एक तुकबंदी<br/>...<br/>बारूद का पीपा है।<br/>एक पंक्ति<br/>सुलगती हुई<br/>बत्ती है।<br/>पंक्ति सुलगती है,<br/>तुकबंदी धमाका करती है—<br/>और एक ही बंद से<br/>पूरा शहर<br/>चिथड़े-चिथड़े उड़ जाता है
A rhyme's<br/> … <br/>a barrel of dynamite.<br/> A line is a fuse<br/> that's lit.<br/>The line smoulders,<br/> the rhyme explodes –<br/>and by a stanza<br/> a city<br/> is blown to bits
A rhyme's<br/> … <br/>a barrel of dynamite.<br/> A line is a fuse<br/> that's lit.<br/>The line smoulders,<br/> the rhyme explodes –<br/>and by a stanza<br/> a city<br/> is blown to bits
* "A Conversation with the Inspector of Taxes about Poetry" (1926); translation from Chris Jenks Visual Culture (London: Routledge, 1995) pp. 86-7
* "A Conversation with the Inspector of Taxes about Poetry" (1926); translation from Chris Jenks Visual Culture (London: Routledge, 1995) pp. 86-7
* "A Conversation with the Inspector of Taxes about Poetry" (1926); translation from Chris Jenks Visual Culture (London: Routledge, 1995) pp. 86-7
मैं चाहता हूँ कि मेरा देश मुझे समझे,<br/>लेकिन अगर मैं न समझा जा सकूँ—<br/>तो क्या हुआ?,<br/>मैं अपनी मातृभूमि से<br/>एक तरफ से गुज़र जाऊँगा,<br/>तिरछी पड़ती हुई<br/>बरसात की बौछार की तरह
I want to be understood by my country,<br/>but if I fail to be understood –<br/>what then?,<br/>I shall pass through my native land<br/>to one side,<br/>like a shower<br/>of slanting rain
I want to be understood by my country,<br/>but if I fail to be understood –<br/>what then?,<br/>I shall pass through my native land<br/>to one side,<br/>like a shower<br/>of slanting rain
* "Back Home!", first version (1926); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 36
* "Back Home!", first version (1926); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 36
* "Back Home!", first version (1926); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 36
हमारे लिए<br/>प्रेम<br/>कोई कुंजों का स्वर्ग नहीं है—<br/>हमारे लिए<br/>प्रेम गुनगुनाते हुए बताता है कि<br/>दिल की जो मोटर<br/>बंद पड़ गई थी,<br/>उसने फिर से<br/>काम करना शुरू कर दिया है
Love<br/> for us<br/> is no paradise of arbors —<br/>to us<br/> love tells us, humming,<br/> that the stalled motor<br/> of the heart<br/>has started to work<br/> again
Love<br/> for us<br/> is no paradise of arbors —<br/>to us<br/> love tells us, humming,<br/> that the stalled motor<br/> of the heart<br/>has started to work<br/> again
* "Letter from Paris to Comrade Kostorov on the Nature of Love" (1928); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 213
* "Letter from Paris to Comrade Kostorov on the Nature of Love" (1928); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 213
* "Letter from Paris to Comrade Kostorov on the Nature of Love" (1928); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 213
यह राजनीतिक प्रोपेगैंडा भी<br/>मेरे गले की फांस बन चुका है,<br/>और मैं चाहूँगा कि<br/>तुम्हारे लिए प्रेम-गीत लिखूँ—<br/>उसमें ज़्यादा फायदा भी है और आकर्षण भी।<br/>लेकिन मैंने<br/>खुद पर काबू पाया,<br/>और अपने ही गीतों के<br/>गले पर<br/>अपना पैर रख दिया
Agitprop<br/> sticks<br/> in my teeth too,<br/>and I'd rather<br/> compose<br/> romances for you –<br/>more profit in it<br/> and more charm.<br/>But I<br/> subdued<br/> myself,<br/> setting my heel<br/>on the throat<br/> of my own song
Agitprop<br/> sticks<br/> in my teeth too,<br/>and I'd rather<br/> compose<br/> romances for you –<br/>more profit in it<br/> and more charm.<br/>But I<br/> subdued<br/> myself,<br/> setting my heel<br/>on the throat<br/> of my own song
* "At the Top of My Voice" (1929-30); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) pp. 223-5
* "At the Top of My Voice" (1929-30); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) pp. 223-5
* "At the Top of My Voice" (1929-30); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) pp. 223-5
अपने पन्नों की सेनाओं को<br/>परेड में तैनात करके,<br/>मैं कतार में खड़ी<br/>रेजीमेंटों का मुआयना करूँगा।<br/>सीसे जैसी भारी,<br/>मेरी कविताएँ सावधान की मुद्रा में खड़ी हैं,<br/>मौत के लिए भी<br/>और अमर यश के लिए भी तैयार
In parade deploying<br/> the armies of my pages,<br/>I shall inspect<br/> the regiments in line.<br/>Heavy as lead,<br/> my verses at attention stand,<br/>ready for death<br/> and for immortal fame
In parade deploying<br/> the armies of my pages,<br/>I shall inspect<br/> the regiments in line.<br/>Heavy as lead,<br/> my verses at attention stand,<br/>ready for death<br/> and for immortal fame
* "At the Top of My Voice" (1929-30); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 227
* "At the Top of My Voice" (1929-30); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 227
* "At the Top of My Voice" (1929-30); translation from Patricia Blake (ed.) The Bedbug and Selected Poetry (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975) p. 227
प्रेम का जहाज़ जीवन की चट्टानों से टकराकर डूब गया।<br/>हमारा हिसाब चुकता है: आपसी दुखों, आहतों और पीड़ाओं का<br/>लेखा-जोखा तैयार करना बेवकूफी होगी
Love's ship has foundered on the rocks of life.<br/>We're quits: stupid to draw up a list<br/>of mutual sorrows, hurts and pains
Love's ship has foundered on the rocks of life.<br/>We're quits: stupid to draw up a list<br/>of mutual sorrows, hurts and pains
* Untitled last poem found after his death; translation from Martin Seymour-Smith Guide to Modern World Literature (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1975) vol. 4, p. 235
* Untitled last poem found after his death; translation from Martin Seymour-Smith Guide to Modern World Literature (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1975) vol. 4, p. 235
* Untitled last poem found after his death; translation from Martin Seymour-Smith Guide to Modern World Literature (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1975) vol. 4, p. 235
मैं शब्दों की ताकत और उनकी हलचल को समझता हूँ—<br/>वे शब्द नहीं जिन्हें थिएटर की दीर्घाओं से दाद मिलती है,<br/>बल्कि वे जो अर्थी उठाने वालों के हाथों से ताबूत तोड़कर बाहर निकल आते हैं<br/>और अपने चार ओक के पैरों पर खुद चलकर आगे बढ़ जाते हैं
I understand the power and the alarm of words –<br/>Not those that they applaud from theatre-boxes,<br/>but those which make coffins break from bearers<br/>and on their four oak legs walk right away
I understand the power and the alarm of words –<br/>Not those that they applaud from theatre-boxes,<br/>but those which make coffins break from bearers<br/>and on their four oak legs walk right away