Need ka nirmaan phir phir

Wowww... thanks to Amitabh Bachchan's blog (http://blogs.bigadda.com/) - and the comments to the blog, some fan wrote a line or two of this poem in the comments section. I Googled for it and found it on this blog: http://therationalmind.blogspot.com/2005_07_01_archive.html

Above all, of course, thanks to Late Shri Harivanshrai Bachchan for penning this beautiful poem. We had it as part of our curriculum in class 8 or 9 I suppose. (Mumbai Board).

Need Ka Nirman Phir Phir,
Neh Ka Ahvan Phir Phir.
Yah Uthee Aandhi Ki Nabh Mein
Chha Gaya Sahasa Andhera,
Dhooli Dhoosar Badalon Ne
Bhoomi Ko Is Bhaanti Ghera,
Raat Sa Din Ho Gaya
Phir Raat Aayee Aur Kali.
Lag Raha Tha Ab Na Hoga
Is Nisha Ka Phir Savera.
Raat Ke Utpaat Bhay Se
Bheet Jan Jan Bheet Kan Kan,
Kintu Prachi Se Usha Ki
Mohini Muskaan Phir Phir.
Need Ka Nirman Phir Phir,
Neh Ka Ahvan Phir Phir.
Kruddha Nabh Ke Vajradanton Mein
Usha Hai Muskaraati,
Ghor Garjanmay Gagan Ke Kanth Mein
Khag Pankti Gaati.
Ek Chidiya Chonch Mein
Tinka Liye Jo Jaa Rahi Hai,
Vah Sahaj Mein Hi Pavan Unchaas Ko
Neecha Dikha Rahi Hai.
Nash Ke Dukh Se Kabhi
Dabta Nahin Nirmaan Ka Sukh
Pralay Ki Nistabdhata Mein
Srushti Ka Navgaan Phir Phir.

Need Ka Nirman Phir Phir,
Neh Ka Ahvan Phir Phir.

Meanings:
Need = Nest
Neh = Love
Aavhan = Summons
Nabh = Sky
Sahasaa = Suddenly/Overnight
Dhooli Dhoosar = Dusty and Grey
Nisha = Night
Utpaat = disorder
Bheet = Scared
Prachi = East
Usha = Dawn
Mohini = Enchanting
Kruddha = Angry
Vajradant = diamond-teeth
Kanth =Throat
Khag = Birds
Pankti = Line
Sahaj = Easily
Pralay = Catastrophe
Nistabdhata = Silence
Srushti = Nature



It's more fun to write it in Hindi (Devnagari)... so here goes:

नीड का निर्माण फ़िर फ़िर,
नेह का आव्हान फ़िर फ़िर|
यह उठी आँधी कि नभ में
छा गया सहसा अँधेरा|
धूलि धूसर बादलों ने
भूमि को इस भाँती घेरा,
रात सा दिन हो गया
फिर रात आई और काली|
लग रहा था अब न होगा
इस निशा का फिर सवेरा|
रात के उत्पात भय से
भीत जन जन भीत कण कण,
किंतु प्राची से उषा की
मोहिनी मुस्कान फ़िर फ़िर|
नीड का निर्माण फ़िर फ़िर,
नेह का आव्हान फ़िर फ़िर|
क्रुद्ध नभ के वज्र दंतों में
उषा है मुसकराती,
घोर गर्जनमय गगन के
कंठ में खग पंक्ति गाती|
एक चिडिया चोंच में तिनका लिए
जो जा रही है,
वह सहज में ही पवन
उनचास को नीचा दिखा रही है|
नाश के दुःख से कभी
दबता नहीं निर्माण का सुख,
प्रलय की निस्तब्धता में
सृष्टि का नवगान फ़िर फ़िर|
नीड का निर्माण फ़िर फ़िर,
नेह का आव्हान फ़िर फ़िर|

Europe cheap airfares

From www.budgettravel.com

Airfares: Finding Europe's discounters
Europe has its own versions of JetBlue and Southwest, and these discount airlines can save you money when you want to hop around the Continent. The website EuroCheapo, best known for its guides to budget hotels and inns, has just launched a guide to budget airlines in Europe: eurocheapo.com/flight. On the left of this page, you'll find a column with a list of the 43 discount airlines in western and central Europe, from the ones you already know (easyJet, Ryanair) to the ones you've never heard of (Helvetic, for instance). Click on an airline name to read the review.
Each review hits the pros and cons and runs down the routes that the airline offers. I particularly like how the site invites reader feedback on each airline's carry-on luggage policies. This is a weighty issue for Americans because U.S. airlines have more generous weight limits for carry on items than most European low-cost airlines.
Of course, there's a fare search engine, too, powered by Wegolo.com. Like all search engines, it's not perfect, but at least this one allows you to compare the fares it fetches on the same screen with fares from major booking agencies such as Orbitz, Kayak, and so forth.
I wish EuroCheapo made it easier to find their listing of routes by country. For example, if you to eurocheapo.com/flights/countries, you can scroll to the bottom of the page to see a box "find flights within Europe by departure country." You can click on a country (say, Ireland) and see a map of its major airports, all budget flights from Ireland (by arrival city and by arrival country). If you're like me, seeing the routes on a map is a faster, more intuitive way to figure out if one of Europe's low budget airlines could be of use to me as a traveler.
Overall, kudos to EuroCheapo.
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Affordable travel tips from around the Web
European bargains are elusive these days, as you know. Luckily, the blog Cheapest Destinations is running a series on how not to go broke while traveling in Europe this summer. Check out the especially strong advice in the three-part series, here.
There's a price war on airfares between Newark and Geneva, with $750 (including taxes) a typical going fare for summer travel. Get the details.
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