Basho matsuo(1644-1694) is the most well-known Japanese poet of the haiku tradition worldwide.Here is a hindi translation of a few of his famous haikus.Any accuracy would be wrong to claim as these stand twice removed from the original (Japanese-English-Hindi),the aim is to capture the essence and maintain the form in hindi too.
An old pond
A frog jumps in -
Splash!
प्राचीन ताल
मेंडक कूदता है
एक झपाक !
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souls' festival
today also there is smoke
from the crematory
आत्मा का पर्व
आज भी वहां धुआं
शमशान से
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bright red
the pitiless sun
autumn winds
गहरा लाल
ये दयाहीन सूर्य
हेमंती हवा
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on a bare branch
a crow has settled
autumn dusk
नग्न डाल पे
एक कौवा आवासी
शरत सांझ
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I like to wash,
the dust of this world
In the droplets of dew.
मेरी पसंद
संसार की धूल को
ओस से धोना .
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