HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANIK BEHNA

Here is a two-in-one poem for you: first in Hindi and then in English:

बहनो में बहन है मेरी माणिक प्यारी,
मेरी ही क्यूं, सबकी है यह दुलारी,
स्नेह और सदभावना की यह है छवि,
जैसे दिल कश फूलों की भरी हो क्यारी।

बड़े प्यार से जब यह बुलाती है मुझे भैया,
डगमगाने लगती है मेरे जीवन की नैया,
उस से शुरू कर वह कुछ भी मनवा लेती है,
उसे यकीन है मैं करुंगा ता था थैया।

ऐसी बहन मिलती है किसमत वाले को,
या हमारे Sreehari जीजू के साले को;
जब मिली तब पता चला ज़िन्दगी क्या है,
हालांके काफी अरसा हो गया होश संभाले को।

आज मेरी बहना का है शुभ जन्मदिन,
सुबह से ही उत्सव की तैयारी में हैं मैं और Lyn,
और माणिक है कि अभी तक सोई है अमरीका में,
हमारे लिए इंतज़ार करना हो गया कठिन।

जागो माणिक, जन्मदिन की बहुत बधाई,
बांट दो सब में cake और मिठाई,
सब YKDN के भाई बहन खड़े हैं कतार में,
सबसे आखिर में है रवि, तुम्हारा भाई।

Here is the other one:

God made you as epitome of love and affection,
And said, “This happens to be my best creation”;
Whenever anyone is filled with gloom and dejection,
Manik would turn these into joys and elation.

And then He sent me a separate note,
Which said, “Ravi, I am going to bless you”;
“Here is someone who would make you float,
With her sisterly love she’d caress you.”

At VT station when we saw her the first time,
She looked like an angel from the sky;
Whilst friends are there a dozen a dime,
This sister could actually make me fly.

Her winning ways are simply adorable,
Being with her is the biggest glee,
As sisters go she is the most amicable,
In YKDN Meet, with other Su’s, she made lovely three.

We wish her the happiest birthday ever,
And a life that is healthy, glorious and fun,
As a family we shall be separated never,
We stick together, the parivaar of YKDN.

Lots of love Manik.
Have an awesome day.

Author: Sunbyanyname

I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it.

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