winds are calling me
knocking
how can I open the door?
my hands are tied
behind my back
-tr. Ravi Kopra
majbuuri
havaayeN
dastakoN meN meraa naam le rahii haiN
maiN kivaaR kaise kholuuN
mere donoN haath
pusht kii taraf baNdhe hu’e haiN
-Parveen Shakir
Note: Also posted at
http://whitewings.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/06/helplessness-parveen-shakir.htm