(POEM) Strike the Hammer By: KedarNath Agarwal
(English Translation)

Strike the Hammer
'marhathauda'

Strike the hammer,
And with blows repeated
Bend the red hot iron
Into any and all forms desired.
Strike the hammer,
And with blows repeated
Forge not a few but a hundred
Mighty wonderous /giants of steel.
Strike the hammer,
And with blows repeated,
Only with your sweet and blood,
Break the bonds that restrain your liberty.
Strike the hammer,
And with blows repeated,
Be a living force in the world;
And in the accord and in grace
With the World remain.

 

Excerpts from Book- "Poems of KedarNath Agarwal" (1990)
By: Indrajith Singh