हिन्दी
बिस्तर के बीचों बीच उभरी रेखा
लुप्त हो जाती है
जब मेरी पत्नी अपना तकिया
मेरी तरफ खिसका देती है
यह रेखा जो अदृश्य है
शूल की तरह चुभती है
दोनों को
तुमने खींची है यह?
नहीं
तुमने ही खींची है?
नहीं
फिर कैसे उभर आती है यह?
तुम सोचो
तुम भी सोचो
सोचा, हां।
यह रेखा न खींचने से खिंचती है
न मिटाने से मिटती है
यह केवल भ्रम है
हमारे बीच।
English
A line rises in the middle of the bed
and disappears
when my wife slides her pillow
towards me.
This line, which cannot be seen,
pricks like a thorn,
both of us.
Did you draw it?
No.
Did you?
No.
Then how does it appear?
You think.
You think too.
Thought? Yes.
This line is not drawn by drawing,
nor erased by erasing.
It is only an illusion
between us.
English translation from the Foundation’s archive, lightly edited.