rAtrisUktam 7

उप मा पॆपिशत्तमः कृष्णं व्यक्तमस्थित | 
उष ऋणॆव यातय || 7 ||

upa mA pEpishattamaH kRRiShNaM vyaktamasthita |

uSha RRiNEva yAtaya || 7 ||

Above me, the black darkness is reddening.

O Dawn, cancel it like debts.

Arriba de mi, la negra oscuridad se enrojece. 

O Alba, cancélala como unas deudas.

मेरे ऊपर, काला अंधेरा लाल हो रहा है।

हे सुबह, कर्ज की तरह इसे रद्द करें

rAtrisUktam 6

यावया वृक्यं वृकं यवय स्तॆनमूर्म्यॆ | 
अथा नः सुतरा भव || 6 ||

yAvayA vRRikyaM vRRikaM yavaya stEnamUrmyE |

athA naH sutarA bhava || 6 ||

Keep away the she-wolf and the wolf, keep away the thief in the night,

and be easy for us to pass through.

rAtrisUktam 5

नि ग्रामासो अविक्षत नि पद्वन्तो नि पक्षिणः | 
नि श्यॆनासश्चिदर्थिनः || 5 ||

ni grAmAso avikShata ni padvanto ni pakShiNaH |

ni shyEnAsashchidarthinaH || 5 ||

The villagers have gone to sleep, as have all that walk, and all that fly,

even the hungering hawks.

Poet at 75, in Birthday Suit

This is a token
that rules are made
to be broken.
I broke the rule,
and I lied to boot.
It isn't my birthday,
but it's my only suit.

The Poet is a Seer

The poet is a seer
who sees the muse's gift,
the poet is a rishi,
and gives the soul a lift.
The poem is a hymn,
and payment for the muse,
verses in a veda,
left for us to use.

Nagna says: There is no muse
like the goddess.

--Nagna Devidas (Donald Traxler)

कवि एक द्रष्टा है
जो म्यूज के उपहार को देखता है,
कवि एक ऋषि है,
और आत्मा को लिफ्ट देता है
कविता एक भजन है,
और ध्यान के लिए भुगतान,
एक वेद में छंद,
हमारे लिए उपयोग करने के लिए छोड़ दिया

नग्न कहते हैं: कोई प्रेरणा नहीं है
देवी की तरह

rAtrisUktam 4

सा नो अद्य यस्या वयं नि तॆ यामन्नविक्ष्महि | 
वृक्षॆ न वसतिं वयः || 4 ||

sA no adya yasyA vayaM ni tE yAmannavikShmahi |

vRRikShE na vasatiM vayaH || 4 ||

Now she is upon us, and we go to rest for the night

as birds in the tree.

rAtrisUktam 3

निरु स्वसारमस्कृतोषसं दॆव्यायती | 
अपॆदु हासतॆ तमः || 3 ||

niru svasAramaskRRitoShasaM dEvyAyatI |

apEdu hAsatE tamaH || 3 ||

As she comes,the goddess makes a place for her sister uShas (Dawn),

and the darkness, laughed at, goes away.