M.B.B. Shah
Weeping and crying loud and long,
The Mother says, “Not mine are these;
The issues who differ so much.
“Some of them in luxury roll
While others grovel in the dust;
I have no heart to look upon
The issues who differ so much.
“Among them some have naught to wear
While others use the softest silk;
I cannot look at them”, the Mother says,
“The issues who differ so much.”
“Some of them live in castles grand
While others dwell in the humble hut;
I have no heart to put up with
The issues who differ so much.”
[From Modern Nepali Poems published by Nepal Academy. Trans: Tirtha Raj Tuladhar]
[M.B.B. Shah is the literary name of Mahendra Shah, former King of Nepal. In the creative domain, he is much revered for his songs, ghazals and poems. Two issues of Harvest of Poems, collections of his verses, were published in 1960 and 1964. Several of his songs are in record.]