诗人曰：只索取一撮微薄的爱

海外文苑

The above was published in New York newspaper"Compact News" edition #890

本文发刊于纽约报纸“综合新闻报“第890期

哈琳德·奇玛（Harinder Cheema）是国际知名获奖诗人、小说家、作家、编辑、主持人与励志演讲家。她荣获纳吉·纳曼文学奖，被斯德哥尔摩项目评选为“亚洲50位杰出女性”。其作品入选印度 Sahitya Akademi 出版的《灿烂之声》当代印度女性诗歌选集，并被译成多种语言。她活跃于国际文学节及高校演讲，展现卓越文学影响力。

继续前行

循真理之路前行，
暮年终会感谢青春的坚守。
莫让阻力令人偏离正道，
纵使要承受世人的责难与怒火。
晨曦至暮霭，勤勉不息——
前行。
诱惑招手，
平淡令人疲倦；
有人离你而去，
有人信你如初。
以上帝之名，而非世人之誉，
铭记：因使命降生。
前行。
亲爱的，世人未必懂你，
或嘲笑，或置你于讥讽。
迷雾笼罩的日子，守护清明的远见；
当灵性的号角吹响，
物质的迷梦终将退场。
前行。
万物皆过客，消逝：
宏伟的殿宇，奢华的庭园，
终有一日，无人再为其哀叹。
你是升起的太阳，播撒光明；
旅途本身，便是抵达的彼岸。
生命超越死亡，
死亡永远埋葬于墓碑之下。
前行。
若你曾犯错，
仍有机会重新赢回自己。
重新启程，
永远离开魔鬼的居所。
修补破碎的灵魂，
确认良知的开关仍然开启。
前行。
起初，道路或显荒凉，
踽踽独行。
唯远离喧嚣人群，
造物主为你欣慰。
不息的光明与永恒的白昼在前，
天使途中致意。
灵魂洗尽尘埃，归于纯净——
前行。

JUST WALK ON

Just walk on the path of truth
Your old age will thank your youth
See that nothing can deter you from the righteous path
Even though you have to bear the people's wrath
Working hard from dawn to dawn
Just walk on.

The temptations will lure you
The monotony will bore you
Some people will leave you
But some will believe you
For God's sake and not people's sake
Remember you are for a purpose born
Just walk on.

The World will not understand you dear
People will laugh , making you a subject of jeer
On a hazy day with a vision clear
Materialism will give way when you blow the spiritual horn
Just walk on.

Everything is transient, everything will be gone
The Palatial houses, the plush lawns
And one day there would be no one to mourn
But you can spread light as the "Rising Sun"
The journey itself will become the destination
Living eternally burying " Death" beneath a tombstone
Just walk on.

And if you have committed some sins
There is still a chance to win
Afresh you have to begin
Forever leave the Devil's Inn
Repair the soul that is torn
Check if the switch of your conscience is on
Just walk on.


In the beginning the path will seem forlorn
You will feel you are walking all alone
But only if you walk away from the crowd
Making your creator proud
There will be perpetual light and eternal day
Angels will greet you on the way
And as a pure soul with impurities gone
Just walk on.


归家时

上帝将我们送入尘世，
如母亲将孩子送往学堂。
踏入人间伊始，
我们便顽皮地违背规则。
不听劝诫，
执意与烈火嬉戏；
身躯成欲望的仓库，
欲壑难填。
知识令我们骄矜，
心灵日渐狭隘。
求学之人，
却妄自以为执掌讲台。
世界这座操场，
我们开始玩弄不公的游戏；
压低内心的声音，
只聆听四周喧嚣回响。
傲然蔑视校规，
忘却自己仍在求学途中。
凡人降临人世，
是“聪慧的无知者”；
离去时，
却成为“有知的愚者”。
不要忘记——
每一位母亲都在家中深情守候，
等待孩子归来；
造物主亦怀欣慰与期盼，
等待迷途灵魂重返怀抱。
经历世间的奔跑与嬉戏，
你欢喜归家。
只愿归来之日，
生命之袍洁白无瑕。

At The Time Of Homecoming

God sends us to this world as a mother sends her children to school
On entering this world we mischievously start flouting the rules
Not heeding the warnings we start playing with fire
Our bodies become storehouses of insatiable desire
The knowledge gained makes us vain and mean
We are mere students but start behaving like the dean
We start playing foul in the World' s playground
We listen to the noises around by silencing the inner sound
We proudly disrespect all the rules of the school
No wonder a mortal enters this world as a " Wise Ignorant" but goes back as a " "knowledgeable fool"
Don't forget that every mother back at home lovingly waits for her child
The Creator too waits for the souls with a sense of pride
Happily you will go home after all the playing and running
If your Uniform is Stain- free at the time of Homecoming.


通往天堂的高速路

携七只行囊，
坐在通往天堂的路旁，
等待灵魂之车。

巴士停我面前，
乘务员见我沉重的行李，
阻止登车。

心生恼怒，几欲争执，
他平静地告知：
“唯有轻装之人，方能同行。”

答应在每处停站，
丢下一件行囊。
我上车，
欣然踏上旅程。

第一站，
舍弃装满“比较”的行囊，
巴士启程，
驶离停留之地。

第二站，
放下盛载“期待”的包袱。
从此，呼吸自由，
灵魂解脱。

下一站，
熊熊圣火的光芒令人睁不开眼。
将另外三只装满“欲望”的行囊，
投入圣火。

再下一站，
丢下最后的“虚荣”与“自我”。
那一刻，用所有负累，
换无上安宁。

无沉重行囊，
旅途变美好。
曾以“必需之物”为名，
收藏无用尘埃。

欣赏沿途风景，
巴士再次停靠。
眼前一处清泉驿站。

被恭请入座，
见奉若智慧的圣水。
主人以圣水滋养我的灵魂，
焕发生机。

带全新自由，
再踏旅程。

最后一站，
以为自己抵达天堂。
却发现——
自己竟回到初始之地，
仍带只行囊。

司机说：
“天堂不在遥远之处。
天堂，在人间家园——
当你卸下那些不必要的负重后。”

The Highway To Heaven

I was sitting with bags seven
Waiting for the bus on the highway to heaven
Soon the bus stopped right in front of me
But the attendant on seeing the heavy baggage blocked my entry
I got very annoyed , and as I was about to start a fight
He told me that he would permit me only if I travel light
I promised to throw a bag at each resting stop
So he allowed me inside and I boarded the bus with a hop
At the first stop I threw my bag carrying
"Comparisons "
And the bus started again, leaving that station
At the next stop I chose to throw the bag containing "Expectations"
And thereafter I found myself breathing more freely as one does in the moment of liberation
At the next stop I was blinded by the light of the burning holy fire
In it I threw three bags more carrying my "Desires"
At the next stop I threw the remaining bags of "Vanity and Ego"
I felt that I had bartered the baggage for bliss in one go
My journey became so wonderful without all that baggage
I had collected so much trash in the name of required luggage
As I started freely enjoying my journey the bus again came to a halt
I saw that it stopped in front of a refreshment stall
With great honour I was made to sit on a chair
I saw that the holy water of wisdom was
being served there
The owner offered the holy water so that I could feel rejuvenated and refreshed
And I started my journey again liberated afresh
At the last stop I thought I had reached heaven
But I found myself at the same stop from where I had started with the bags , seven
The driver told me that heaven is not located at a distant place
Heaven is your home on the earth without the unneeded baggage.

诗歌赏析：

哈琳德·奇玛这三首诗共同构成一条由坚守、反省到超越的精神之路。《继续前行》以“真理”为核心，鼓励人在诱惑、误解与阻力面前守护信念；《归家时》借“学堂”与“归家”的隐喻，反思人的欲望、骄傲与无知，表达对灵魂纯净的追求；《通往天堂的高速路》则通过“行囊”意象，层层卸下比较、期待、欲望、虚荣与自我，最终抵达内在的安宁。三诗语言朴实而寓意深远，具有浓厚的宗教哲思、人文关怀与道德自省意识，体现诗人对生命、信仰与精神自由的持续探索。（佩英）

Editorials：

Harinder Cheema's three poems together trace a spiritual journey from perseverance and self-examination to transcendence. Just Walk On places truth at its centre, urging us to remain faithful to our convictions amid temptation, misunderstanding, and adversity. At the Time of Homecoming uses the metaphors of the “school” and “homecoming” to reflect on human desire, pride, and ignorance, expressing a longing for spiritual purity. The Highway to Heaven employs the image of “baggage” to symbolise comparison, expectation, desire, vanity, and ego, which must be relinquished one by one before inner peace can be attained. Together, the poems combine accessible language with philosophical depth, embodying religious reflection, humanistic concern, and a sustained exploration of life, faith, and spiritual freedom.(Christine Chen)

洛芙莉·叶丝敏 （Lovely Yesmin ），孟加拉作家、教育工作者及国际笔会孟加拉分会联合秘书。她拥有法律与政治学背景，长期关注社会正义、人权、反歧视及弱势群体保护。其小说、诗歌、散文作品丰富，代表作包括《命运由游说》《裸体圣徒》《梦之国》等。她曾获孟加拉及国际文学奖项，以勇敢写作和社会关怀著称。

这个社会已然崩坏

世界因女人而生，
女人却备受苛责。
谎言腐臭弥漫——
这是一个
崩坏的社会。

悉多深爱罗摩，
却终遭放逐；
污浊的，
从来不是她，
而是男人的心。
这是一个
崩坏坏的社会。

离异后，
男子另娶如常；
被逐离家园的，
却总是女人。
这是一个
崩坏坏的社会。

“三声休妻”，
竟沦为欺凌的利器；
承担惩罚的，
依然是女人。
这是一个
崩坏的社会。

生命自母体而来，
却背弃生命的源头；
羞辱、压迫、凌虐，
皆落于女人之身。
所谓男权法则，
不过虚妄。
崩坏了——
这个社会。

THIS SOCIETY IS SPOILED

World has been created because of Women
Yet, Women gets criticized
Falsehood of this society stinks
…it’s a spoiled society
Sita is banishedfor loving Ram
The male-heart is stinkingly blackened
…it’s a spoiled society
Upon divorce, remarrying wife
Yet, it’s the Woman who is sent to another*
Spoiled! ...it’s a spoiled society
Social-parasites misuse the ‘three words’
It’s the Women who is punished
Spoiled! ...it’s a spoiled society
Creation embarking from the very navel
Yet, denying the same naval-root
tortureand embarrassment
humiliates women,
The male principles,
arefalse…
Spoiled!
...it’s a spoiled society

[Translations by Iqbal Husain]


漠然

迷失于迷宫的旅人，
我曾叩响你的门。

为寻爱，
至少，
也为寻一份怜悯。

你那颗自恋的心，
始终沉溺于自己，
浑然不觉——
曾有人叩响你的门：
有时急切而沉重，
有时轻柔而无声。

Indifference

Like a traveler lost in the maze
I knocked your door,
for love, perhaps,
or empathy, at least.
Your narcissistic heart —
self-absorbed always —
remained unaware —
someone knocked your door
at times hard and loud,
one day softly, in a subtle way.
(Translator by prof Ahmed reza)

诗歌赏析：

洛芙莉·叶丝敏的诗歌具有鲜明的社会批判意识与深切的女性关怀。《这个社会已经病了》（This Society Is Spoiled）聚焦女性处境、父权结构与社会不公。诗人借助悉多、婚姻以及“三声休妻”等意象，将个体的苦难提升为对社会制度的深刻质问。相比之下，《冷漠》（Indifference）转向内心，通过“叩门”这一简洁而富有张力的意象，表达对爱的渴望、对回应的期待，以及在一次次被忽视之后所留下的孤独。
两首诗由此呈现出一外一内、彼此映照的两条路径：一首走向社会，一首走向自我。它们共同展现了一位敢于直面现实、为弱者发声，并将文学视为一种社会责任的诗人。
在她长期坚持从真实的社会生活中汲取创作素材、即使持续面对争议仍不改其志的创作道路上，她的诗歌体现出鲜明的现实主义勇气与深厚的人文主义情怀。（佩英）

Editorials:

Talukdar Lovely poetry is marked by a strong awareness of social criticism and a deep concern for women. This Society Is Spoiled centres on women’s circumstances, patriarchal structures, and social injustice. Through images of Sita, marriage, and the “three pronouncements of divorce,” the poet transforms individual suffering into a profound questioning of social institutions. Indifference, by contrast, turns inward: through the simple yet evocative image of “knocking at the door,” it conveys the longing for love, expectation, and the loneliness that follows neglect.
The two poems thus move in opposite but complementary directions—one outward toward society, the other inward toward the self—revealing a writer who dares to confront reality, speaks for the vulnerable, and regards literature as a form of social responsibility. In the context of her long-standing commitment to creating from lived social experience despite continuing to face controversy, her work demonstrates a distinctive realist courage and a deeply humanistic spirit.(Christine Chen)