A True Atheist - एक खराखुरा नास्तिक

Sandeep Khare

A Marathi poet, songwriter, Copywriter and singer.

A truly fabulous writer who has written poetries which are loved by people of all ages.

Words that will stay immortal.

This is one of his many popular and great poetries 
(with English translation)

एक खराखुरा नास्तिक जेव्हा देवळा बाहेर थांबतो 

तेव्हा खरे तर गाभार्यातच भर पडत असते 

की कोणीतरी आपआपल्या पुर्ता सत्याशी का होइना

पण प्रामाणिक पणे चिक्टून राहील्याच्या पुण्याइची ! 

(When a true atheist stands outside a temple

Some offering is actually being made to the altar

Of the goodwill, that at least someone, loyally stands behind his belief,

Even if it is a selfish one)

एक खराखुरा नास्तिक जेव्हा देवळा बाहेर थांबतो 

तेव्हा होते निर्माण 

देवाने आपला आळस झटकून देवळा बाहेर येण्याची !

(When a true atheist stands outside a temple

It generates a need for God to shirk his sluggishness

And step outside the temple)

एक खराखुरा नास्तिक जेव्हा देवळा बाहेर थांबतो 

तेव्हा कोर्या नाजरेने पाहत राहतो 

सभोवतालच्या हाल चाली, भाविकांच्या जात्रा.......

कोणितरी स्वतःचे ओझे , स्वतःच्या पायांवर

सांभाळत असल्याचे समाधान लाभते देवालाच !

(When a true atheist stands outside the temple

He listlessly looks upon the happenings in his surroundings,

hordes of believers.......

God Himself feels the satisfaction

that somebody is bearing his onus on his own shoulders !)

म्हणून तर एक खराखुरा नास्तिक जेव्हा देवळा बाहेर थांबतो 

तेव्हा देवाला एक भक्त कमी मिळत असेल कदाचित !

पण मिळते अकंठ समाधान एक सहकारी लाभल्याच

(Which is why when an atheist stands outside the temple

Maybe God gets deprived of a follower

But He feels the enormous satisfaction

of having gained a colleague)

देेऊळ बंद झाल्यावर एक मरट आळस देऊन

बाहेर तातकाळलेल्या नास्तिकाशी गप्पा मारता मारता

देव म्हणतो, "दर्शन देत जा अधून मधून...............

तुमचा नसेल विश्वास आमच्यावर,

पण आमचा तर आहे ना !"

(When the temple closes down,

As God has a lazy chat with the atheist stranded outside,

God says to him, "Keep visiting...............

You might not believe in me,

But I believe in you !")

देवळा बाहेर थांबलेला एक खराखुरा नास्तिक

कंटाळलेल्या देवाला मोठ्या मिन्नत्वरिने पाठवतो देवळात

तेव्हा कुठे अनंत वर्षे आपण घेऊ शकतो दर्शन

आस्तिकवातच्या भर्जरी शालित गुद्मरलेल्या देवाचे.................

(The atheist standing outside the temple finally sends the

weary God back into the temple with much persuasion

Which is when, for countless years to come, we can pay homage to

the God, who is smothered in the expensive shawl

showered upon Him by theists.................)


Hear it in his own voice.