Aniruddha Pathak Poet Quatrain

What a poet cannot

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These two pieces captures the soaring arrogance, profound pride, and fiery confidence that characterize some poets’ iconic style. Amrit Ghayal (the first quatrain) was legendary for his fierce, larger-than-life poetic persona, and this specific quatrain perfectly showcases the sheer power he attributed to the poet's pen. The second quatrain, a part of free translation, adds to what he said in the first. 
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For nectar of life fend I can,
Vie with Death’s hands--- defend I can.
My song of life a life-giver,
I pen, make dead stones stand I can.

With fire of ink, life blend I can,
The decrees of Fate bend I can.
Though time erases empires vast,
The history’s lease end I can.
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Reflections | 25.09.2026| death, life, poet, song, Quatrain
Note: The first quatrain is a free translation of a Gujarati Piece by Amrit Ghayal as under:

Amrit thi  hoth aentha kari  shakuñ chuñ,
Mrityu na  hath palmañ  hetha kari  shakuñ chuñ.
A mari  shayari  ae sanjivani che, Ghayal,
Shayar  chuñ  paliya ne betha  kari  shakuñ chuñ.

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