Two Chambers of the Heart

Shelf pay theen Ram aur Krishn ki moortiyaan 

Deevaar pay Guru Nanak ki tasveer tangee thi

Maiz pay rakhi thi Buddha ki ek pratimaa 

Bible kay saath vahaan Geeta bhi padi thi

Taazay phoolon ka guldaan bhi tha maiz par 

Konay mein ik shelf kitaabon say bhari thi

Farsh pay bichhaa thaa ek reshmi kaaleen 

Kamray ki har cheez kareenay say sajee thi 

Mainay kahaa - Bhayi Sahib aap dhanya hain 

Kitnaa sundar aap nay ye ghar banaayaa hai 

Kitnay shauq kitni umangon say aap nay 

Kitni mehnat say har ik konaa sajaayaa hai 

Ek ek cheez hai taareef kay qaabil 

Dil to chaahtaa hai dekhtay hee jaaiye 

Lekin vaqt ka taqaaza bhi hai saamnay

Chaliye ab baaki ka ghar bhi dikhaaiye 

Sun kay meri baat vo thoda sakpakaa gaye 

Aesa lagaa jaisay hichkicha say rahay thay 

Kitchen, dinning room to dikha diyaa magar 

Bedroom dikhlaanay mein sharmaa say rahay thay 

Jhijhaktay huye unhon nay darvaaza kholaa

Drishya vahaan ka dekh kay mein chaunk saa gayaa 

Bollywood heroinon ki tasveeron say thaa 

Kamraa vo saaray ka saara hee bharaa huaa

Saamnay tha ik bada saa aadam-qad frame

Jis mein thi ik naari ki uttejak si tasveer 

Maiz par ik ardh-nagn yugal ki moorti 

Aur kitaaben Laila-Majanu - Ranjha aur Heer 

Ab samajh mein aayaa raaz hichkichaahat ka 

Shaayad is liye hee vo katraa say rahay thay 

Saraa ghar dikha diya tha shauq say magar 

Bedroom dikhlaanay mein sharmaa say rahay thay 

Vaapis aatay aatay main ye soch rahaa thaa 

Living aur bedroom mein kitnaa farq hota hai 

Kyon virodhaabhaas banaa rehtaa hai jeevan mein 

Zaahir- Baatin mein kyon itnaa farq hotaa hai?

Saamnay to rakh letay hain photo Guruon kee 

Dil mein hoti hain magar tasveeren koyi aur 

Geeta aur Granth hain dikhaavay kay liye 

Padhnay kay liye hain par kitaaben koyi aur 

Chehraa- jo ham duniya ko dikhlaatay hain aqsar 

Vo chehraa asli chehraa ban jaye to achchha hai 

Gyaan - jo ham auron ko samjhaatay hain aqsar 

Apanay man mein bhi vo bas jaaye to achchha hai 

Keval photo rakh lenay say farq nahin padtaa 

Keval sajdon say hee jeevan badal nahin saktaa 

Zaahir aur Baatin - jab tak ek nahin hoga 

'Rajan' man mein shanti ka pravesh nahin hoga 

                         " Rajan Sachdeva "

Zaahir     =  Obvious, Evident, Apparent, Illustrated, Visual, in front of the eyes

Baatin     =  Inner, Internal, Inside, Interior, etc. 

Ardh-nagn yugal   =  Half-naked couple 

                            English Translation

                     Two chambers of the heart 

Idols of Ram and Krishna were on the shelf

Guru Nanak's picture hung on the wall

A statue of Buddha was placed on the table

Along with the Gita, there was a Bible as well.

There was a vase of fresh flowers on the table 

A shelf in the corner was filled with the books

A silk carpet was spread on the floor

Everything in the room was decorated so neatly.

 

I said - Brother, what a blessed soul you are

What a beautiful house you have made

With so much fondness and passion, with so much enthusiasm - 

With so much effort - every corner you have decorated so well.

 

Every single thing here has to be admired

My heart wants to keep on looking at them.

But the time has to be considered too - you know 

So let's move - now show me the rest of the house too.

Hearing this, he seemed a little nervous 

I could guess that there was some hesitance.

The kitchen and dining room were shown happily - 

But for the bedroom, there was clearly some reluctance.

Hesitatingly, he opened the door, 

I was a little shocked to see the scene therein.

The walls in the room were filled 

with pictures of Bollywood heroines everywhere. 

There was a big life-size frame in the front

in which there was a provocative picture of a woman

Statue of a half-naked couple on the table

along with the Books Laila Majnu - Ranjha and Heer

Now I understand the mystery of his hesitation

That was the reason why he was reluctant 

The whole house was shown with great enthusiasm 

but this is why he was shy to show the bedroom.

On the way back - I kept on thinking 

Why such a difference between the living and the bedroom? 

Why such contradiction persists in life?

Why the difference remains between the apparent appearance and the inner feelings?

The photos of the Gurus are kept in the front -

(on the walls, on the dashboard of cars, in the wallet, etc.)

But the pictures in the heart - are so different.

Gita and holy scriptures are kept for a show

But the books to be read - are so different. 

The face that we show to the world

It would be good - if that becomes our true, genuine face.

Gyan - that we often preach to others 

It would be better if it inhabits our minds too?

Just keeping a picture of the Guru doesn't matter much

Life cannot be changed by prostrations only.

Unless the outside and the inner worlds are one

One can not maintain everlasting peace of mind

                           "Rajan Sachdeva "