Mom's poem: निरंकुश माणूस (The Unbridled man )

Presenting my mother's poems, starting with this one (about the modern amoral & ever-dissatisfied man). the poem is given above & the line wise translation given below it. My mom is a published poet (in some local marathi magazines during the late 70s & early 80s). This is her latest poem. However, I'm trying to locate her older works & put them online some time. I should acknowledge that this is my first exposure to marathi literature, & I'm enjoying it thoroughly!

निरंकुश माणूस भौतिक सुखाच्या ह्या गराड्यात

हरवलय माणसाच माणूसपण

धरुनिया सुखाची अतृप्त लालसा

बांधलय वेठीला स्वतःच स्वपण

असू जरी आम्ही हक्कासाठी अधाशी

नसे मात्र सोयरसुतकही कर्तव्याशी

दडपली सारी आधुनिकतेच्या आवरणात

आपल्याच चारित्र्याची सखोल संस्कृती

वरकरणी जरी दाखवत असू पुरोगामी

दिसुन येई नेहमीच प्रसंगी अधोगती

कशास जगलो, का जगलो कोणी बरे सांगावे

उठता बसता मात्र दोष नशिबाला द्यावे

तुडविली सारी बंधने आज माणसाने

म्हणून का फिरविली पाठ निसर्गाने?

Translation

NB: I would like to say that any weakness in language while translation is mine, the poem reads well - those of who can read marathi fluently will agree with me..

निरंकुश माणूस The Unbridled man

भौतिक सुखाच्या ह्या गराड्यात

In this great heap of worldly joys, हरवलय माणसाच माणूसपण

man's humanity is lost धरुनिया सुखाची अतृप्त लालसा

having the ever unquenched greed of these joys बांधलय वेठीला स्वतःच स्वपण

one has even bet one's self-esteem असू जरी आम्ही हक्कासाठी अधाशी

if we are greedy for our rights नसे मात्र सोयरसुतकही कर्तव्याशी

but there is no consciousness of one's duties दडपली सारी आधुनिकतेच्या आवरणात

in name of modernity we have bundled away आपल्याच चारित्र्याची सखोल संस्कृती

the entire culture of our morality वरकरणी जरी दाखवत असू पुरोगामी

even if we display our sophistication outwardly दिसुन येई नेहमीच प्रसंगी अधोगती

when the occassion comes, seen is one's regress कशास जगलो, का जगलो कोणी बरे सांगावे

for what did we live, why did we live, who will tell us उठता बसता मात्र दोष नशिबाला द्यावे

time and again (literal: sitting & standing) cursing (putting responsibility on) one's fate तुडविली सारी बंधने आज माणसाने

broken all ties today has man म्हणून का फिरविली पाठ निसर्गाने?

is that why nature has turned its back on us?

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