Then, Why did It Happen so?

Bhim Nath Jha

It cannot be said why it happened so!
In this newly rented house,
facilities are unlimited
countless sources of comfort are there
rooms are widely spacious
courtyard and verandah
wholly private, separate !

We will decorate the rooms matching our fancy
will arrange the inside and the outside
will do everything according to whims
will live more and more happily than ever
but it cannot be said why it happened  so.

When I stepped outside
with my belongings
from that piggery
at that very moment, it cannot be said
why my eyes got a bit wet
it cannot be known
why my feet got fixed
the rays of happiness in my heart
had surely shown far and wide
but
on the horizon of the sky
a piece of cloud came roaming and floating
a corner of me darkened
it cannot be said why my heart felt heavy
it cannot be said why it happened so.

[Translated from Maithili into English by Ayodhyanath Choudhary]