Poetry
Anklets
Volume 2 · Issue 1
March 2026 pp. 88
Disclaimer: This poem is originally written in Marathi and has been translated into English to make it accessible to a wider readership. The translation seeks to preserve the meaning, spirit, and cultural essence of the original poem as faithfully as possible.
पैंजण
जिव्हा लागी ओढ, तुझ्या पैंजणांची
सुमधुर त्या ध्वनीला, साथ पाऊलांची.
माधुर्य मखमलिंचे, अंथरून वाटेला
प्रतीक्षा फक्त कानी, तुझ्या पाऊलांची
मज करी वेडा, जादू ती जुगलबंदी
निनाद पैंजणांचा, संगत बांगड्यांची
उन्माद या मना, पेटवूनी सौम्य ध्वनी
खुणावते सतत ही चाहूल तू येण्याची
ऋनुझुनू साद येती, हलक्या सांजवेळी
अंगावरी शहारा, नितळ सांझ नभाशी
न्याहाळूनी भारलो, सौंदर्य तुझ्या पावलांचे
खणकण ही पसरली, काहूल ही दर्शनाची
पावसाळी सांझेला, टिपटीपटे पाणी कानी
मिरविते तोरड्यांना, मोहिनी अभिनयांची
छेडी अशी तुझी पायल, माझ्या मनाला
चुंबावे तुझ्या पैंजणांना, नशा ही स्वप्नांची.
English Translation
Anklets
My tongue longs to speak, Of your anklets' melody,
That sweet enchanting music, Accompanied by your footsteps.
Spreading the softness of velvet, Along the pathways ahead,
My ears wait only, For the sound of your approaching steps.
It drives me mad—That magical duet,
The resonance of your anklets, In harmony with your bangles.
With their gentle music, They kindle ecstasy within my heart,
Constantly hinting, At the promise of your arrival.
Soft jingling calls arise, In the tender evening hours;
A shiver runs through my being, Beneath the serene twilight sky.
I am overwhelmed, Gazing at the beauty of your feet;
Each tinkling note spreads around, Awakening a yearning for your presence.
On a rainy evening, As droplets softly patter in my ears,
Your anklets seem to parade, The enchantment of graceful gestures.
So playfully does your anklet tease, The depths of my heart,
That I long to kiss those anklets—Intoxicated by the sweetness of dreams.