Mahakavi: Neeraj

O BARD OF THE NATION! O bard of the nation! 
Your magical journey is done; 
The caravan has conquered all the hearts, the honour you, winning; 
The masses are near, the voice is echoing, the natives all rejoicing, 
All eyes eagerly fixed on you, the air gloomy and grim: 
But O eyes and ears! Eyes and ears! Ears and eyes! 
O the moving breaths of life stopped, 
Where on the stature my Mahakavi lies, 
Sleeping cold and dead.

O BARD OF THE NATION! O bard of the nation! 
Get up and listen to the voices with passion; 
Get up- for you, the audience is eager- for you the words trills; 
For you garlands and decorated stage- for you the air shrills; 
For you they clap, the convincing crowd, their gloomy faces turning dim; 
Here Mahakavi! Greatest lyrist! 
The voice that mesmerized million with the sound; 
Some bad seen that fallen on the stand sans resist, 
You are sleeping cold and dead.

O BARD OF THE NATION! O bard of the nation! 
The Mahakavi does not sing, his face is pale and no motion; 
The national bard does not feel any touch nor has he will or pulse; 
The voyage is driven in style and sound, won and stopped the cruise; 
From fiery excursion, the winner's vessel reaches in with purpose win; 
Take pride, O stage, and audience, O chimes! 
But I, with woeful head, 
Pace the floor my Bard lies, 
Sleeping cold and dead.



N.B. 
Mahakavi: The greatest post or the poets' poet. 
Neeraj: Dr.Gopal Das Neeraj, popularly known as Neeraj who died on Thursday, July 19,2018, in Delhi, India. He was the recipient of Padma Bhushan.
Caravan: Group of travellers