The truth is that every empire, nation, community, family and individual is capable of great cruelty, as also of great kindness. This has been demonstrated over and over again, and we are seeing it being demonstrated now, all over the world. We still need to speak out and act against the cruelty and to recognize and support the kindness.
However, those who see and feel beyond a narrowing of vision and of heart are always vilified. Those who work for the common good and against scapegoating, demonizing and division are inevitably labeled as foreign agents, traitors, etc. Sadly, it is the same in every country, in every age.
https://www.facebook.com/madhusree.mukerjee/posts/1488465891211160
https://www.facebook.com/arjun.janah/posts/10154561847215950
https://www.facebook.com/andrew.wickham.52/posts/10156083779321562
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There are four sections of verse below:
- মায়ার ধাঁধা
--in Bengali, in the traditional script; - Māẏāra Dhām̐dhā
--a Roman transcription, via http://translate.google.com; - Mayar Dha~dha
--a Roman transcription, using the scheme summarized at http://thedailypoet.blogspot.com/2014/02/bharot-xadhin-indias-freedom.html
and in item 3 at http://thedailypoet.blogspot.com/2017/03/likhbe-xexe-je-writer-at-end.html; - The Maze of Delusion
--a very free translation into English.
মায়ার ধাঁধা
আর্য় বলে, ‘ভজ তাদের,
যাদের চামড়া গোরা৷’
এ দেশী বলে, ‘বিদেশী, তুমি
সব মন্দের গোড়া৷’
ওগো মূর্খ, গোণো এবার
পুরোনো পাপের আয়৷
বিরাট পাপী, রাজা হয়ে,
রক্ত চুষে খায়৷
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কত যে দুঃখ, কত যে কষ্ট,
মায়ার ধাঁধায় পড়ে!
নিজেকে মেরেছ, নিজেকে নষ্ট
করেছ যুগযুগ ধরে৷
ফিরে চাইলে, দেখবে সব ই
অকারণে করা৷
এত সৃষ্টির স্বত্ত্বেও, শুধু
বৃথা ভুগে ভুগে মরা৷
শনিবার, ২২ এপ্রিল, ২০১৭ খ্রি
ব্রুক্লিন, নিউয়র্ক
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Māẏāra Dhām̐dhā
Ārẏa balē, 'Bhaja tādēra,
yādēra cāmaṛā gōrā'.
Ē dēśī balē, 'Bidēśī, tumi
saba mandēra gōṛā'.
Ōgō mūrkha, gōṇō ēbāra
purōnō pāpēra āẏa.
Birāṭa pāpī, rājā haẏē,
rakta cuṣē khāẏa.
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Kata yē duḥkha, kata yē kaṣṭa,
māẏāra dhām̐dhāẏa paṛē!
Nijēkē mērēcha, nijēkē naṣṭa
karēcha yugayuga dharē.
Phirē cā'ilē, dēkhabē saba i
akāraṇē karā.
Ēta sr̥ṣṭira sbattbē'ō, śudhu
br̥thā bhugē bhugē marā.
Śanibāra, 22 Ēprila, 2017 Khri
Bruklina, Ni'uẏarka
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Mayar Dha~dha
Arjo bo`le, “Bho`jo tader,
jader camr’a gora.”
E dexi bo`le, “Bidexi, tumi
xo`b monder gor’a.”
Ogo murkho, gon’o ebar
purono paper ae.
Birat’ papi, raja hoe,
ro`kto cuxe khae.
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Ko`to je dukkho, jo`to je ko`xt’o,
mayar dha~dhae por’e!
Nijeke merecho, nijeke no`xt’o
korecho jugjug dhore.
Phire caile, dekhbe xo`b i
okaron’e ko`ra.
E`to srixt’ir xottheo, xudhu
britha bhuge bhuge mo`ra.
Xonibar, 22e Epril, 2017 Khri
Bruklin, Niu Io`rk
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The Maze of Delusion
The Arya made us understand
the curse of darker skin.
The patriot “knows” the foreign hand
is planting more of sin.
Oh foolish folk, now sit and count
the wages of your acts.
The greatest sinner now can mount
the throne and tout his “facts”.
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How much of woe, how much of pain,
from racing through the maze!
We’ve injured self and soul again,
while caught in maya’s daze.
On looking back, we see that all
was done for no good reason.
So deep, this hole in which we fall
yet deeper, every season!
2017, April 22nd, Sat.
(translated May 12th, Sat.)
Brooklyn, New York
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https://www.facebook.com/madhusree.mukerjee/posts/1488465891211160
https://www.facebook.com/arjun.janah/posts/10154561847215950
https://www.facebook.com/andrew.wickham.52/posts/10156083779321562
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