Daily Poetry — September 19, 2026

बादल राग (Badal Raag)

Composed by सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी 'निराला' (Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala')

Original Hindi

तिरती है समीर सागर पर अस्थिर सुख पर दुख की छाया। जग के दग्ध हृदय पर निर्दय विप्लव की प्लावित माया। यह तेरी रण-भेरी, भरी गर्जन से भेरी, झरी झर-झर झर-झर झर-झर! ऐ जीवन के पार, बरस रे बादल! अंकुर में, नव अंकुर में, नव जीवन ला, सृजन की रागिनी गा,

English Translation

Floats upon the ocean of air, The shadow of sorrow over fleeting joy. On the burnt heart of the world, The merciless illusion of flooding revolution. This is your war-bugle, Filled with roaring thunder, Raining incessantly, झर-झर झर-झर झर-झर! O beyond life, Rain, O cloud! In the bud, in the new sprout, Bring new life, Sing the melody of creation.

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AI Echo (Hindi)

गरज गरज, भर दे नव ऊर्जा, मिटा दे ताप, हर ले तृष्णा। मिट्टी की हर कण में, छिपी प्यास को अब तू बुझा। तेरा ही तो आगमन है, नूतन आशा का स्पंदन है। बीजों को तू जगा, हरियाली को तू सजा। प्रकृति का श्रृंगार कर, जीवन का संचार कर, नवीन प्रभात ला, सुंदर संसार बसा।

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AI Echo (English)

Roar and thunder, fill with new energy, Erase the heat, quench the thirst. In every particle of earth, Quench the hidden thirst now. Your arrival indeed, Is the throb of new hope. Awaken the seeds, Adorn the greenery. Embellish nature, Infuse life, Bring a new dawn, Establish a beautiful world.

Literary & Historical Context

"बादल राग" (Badal Raag), or "Ode to the Cloud," is a seminal work by Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', a towering figure of the Chhayavaad (Romanticism) era in Hindi literature. This poem, particularly the excerpt chosen, epitomizes Nirala's complex relationship with the natural world and his revolutionary spirit. The cloud is not merely a meteorological phenomenon but a symbol of both destruction and creation, a harbinger of change. It embodies the 'viplav' (revolution) that can cleanse the 'burnt heart of the world' and usher in 'new life' and 'creation'. The poem's imagery of thunder as a 'war-bugle' and rain as a life-giving force reflects Nirala's advocacy for social and political change, alongside his profound appreciation for nature's transformative power. It stands as a powerful call for renewal, urging a forceful, yet ultimately nurturing, overhaul of stagnant systems, making it a timeless piece in Hindi poetry.

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