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Mang-gi paodam ama: Qutub Minar
- mHgi paAoduM Ama : kutub minar -

Ronid Chingangbam *



(in English Alphabets below )
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AhiH noHyaI ATeHbani
deLli shrgi laIreMbi
miYlaAobi natoN tuMbidu tuMK_re

mirQ narQ yeHlaga AEna INTuruI
waHlba saHlaba laIpoY taraba
kutub minarbu |

pudba yade mKLle IMfaL yOna
miYta UrMmi samu maKoHda kutub minar mana yuHduna lEba
maduna smu maKoHgi lEfM mayeQseHna taQkani

INdira gaNdi Iy_rpoYta cYluI kutub minar koQToH nduna
Adubu ybirQte lEsu lErMde
kutub minarbu TaHnaba p_leN Ama

nMTirba AmaHbana TLlaba reLwe s_tesN dsu cYluI
madusu ciHba ZMloI haIrQI gOhati faAoba
jLpaIguri faAobadi yagani taQlQI |

Awad AsaM kOba t_reNduda AE toHlQle
sNTi KuNba treNni mayaMna haInabdu cuMna ToQle
cYli leHgM saHgMdana mabuQ kHbi liNguM mEKu wa wa karaduna

bihar yOrQpda fana kuIna KaMmi
kuMTaraga ca g_las Ama TQI
lalugi lEKoMna saba kPta fana ha_AoI

kaleNgi mEsana kahYlaba lOmi siHna noH mabu ZaIhOI
mayaH haIba lEte mEtE haIba lEte lOmidi lOmini
AduM pHwa wjabani ZaIjba noH
noHgi maTH poInu
poInugi maTH lOsN cabasiHgi KoNTi |

yOrare AE jLpaIgurida
mEtE noHsa sQ taQlge mtaguM
kutub minar koQToH naraduna AE KoHsaLlQI
caAoraba b_ramaput_ragi IpaQpu laLli
KuY naMmana IroI naMmana kutub minarbu ciHZi
ITNta hanumaNni KNjaKi

suQlba AsaMgi UmHda tarQI ca TabasiHgi IsE
nuHsi tabada, AwabasiHgi IsE cP manE
Awabadi mafMna KaIde masQna KaIde
loN KHdrabasu TamoI Asida yErQI
kohimada AmuQ ZaIhaQ poTaI
AoQ ToHba cara Ama caraga AmuQ laQI
cYli TeQna KoIna ciHlQsida
tureL mca mcana ceNbaguM

miyaMna yeHnE AEbu kutub minar bu
haIwe 39 da teQ pibMToQpa pirMmi
Amanadi haIrQKi "Asidi karira AsuQ saHbadi"
AEna KuMmi "karisu nYte, fO sunaba suQni
suba tNba maca mayaM TaQnba mEtE Imana bilaYtgi ceNbani"

hOjiQti yOrQle AKaH kNbi mEtE lEma Imagi matMbaQta
seQmaI bajar da AE TuHle

ZaIhaQ AZOba mahiga AoInariZE
miyaMna AEbu klQna yeHnariZE
KHhOde kar Amuba Amadagi kuMTarQI cif ministr na

haIrE IfMda
"nupa nHna tOribasi karino
mNmohNda AE kari haIna KuMgani
deLli da srkar kaIgadOre
AopojisNna haIri
mNmohNna kutub minar bu Aobama da KudoL piKre
stetu Aof librti na turQpa ZaQ naba "

AEna AmuQ Kummi

"Honorable Minister saheb
mNmohNda tMbiKo
AFSPA lOToQlaba mtMda lOraba yagani kutub minar
nYtrabadi AEgi tObM ToQpa AduM tOjge
faneQ seYciNbiraga samu maKoHda yuHge KNjari
AEKoI Imana AwaTabi paMbibu mhE paNde haIduna faneQ seYpibadagi paLli
AmuQta yeHge kutub minar sisu faneQ seYpirga
fanabu pQcagani waH caAorduna |

Aduga maKoIna kutub minar lOKiba matMda
lEKidraba lEKidrabisiHgi miHdubudi
AEna mayeQ lana hQlaga piKini"




Ahing nongyai athengbani
Delhi Sahar gi lairembi
Mitlaobi naton tumbidu tumkhre.

Mirak narak yengaga eina enthurui
Wanglaba sanglaba laipot taraba
Qutub Minar bu.

Pudaba yade makhalle imphal youna
Mitta urammi Shamu Makhongda Qutub Minar mana yungduna leiba
Maduna shamu makhong-gi leifam mayeksengna tak-kani

Indira Gandhi airport ta chatlui Qutub Minar kokthong naduna
Adubu yabirakte leisu leiramde
Qutub Minar bu thangnaba plane ama

Namthiraba Amangbana thallaba railway station dasu chatlui
Madusu chingba ngamloi hairak-e guwahati faoba.
Jalpaiguri faobadi yagani tak-lak e.

Avadh assam kouba train du da ei tonglak le
Santhi khunba train ni mayamna hainabadu chumna thokle
Chatli lengam sangamdana mabuk kangbi lin-gum meikhu wa wa karaduna

Bihar yourakpada fana kuina khammi
Kumtharaga cha glass ama thak e
Lalu gi leikhomna saba cup ta, fana haowi

Kalen gi meisha na kahat laba loumi singna Nong mabu ngaihouwi
Mayang haiba leite Meitei haiba leite loumi di loumi ni
Adum pang wa wajabani ngaijabi nong
Nong gi mathang poinu
Poinu gi mathang lousan chaba singi khonthi.

Yourare ei jalpaiguri da
Meitei nongsha sak tak lage mata gum
Qutub Minar kokthong naraduna ei khongsallak-e

Chaoraba Brahmaputra gi epak pu lalli
Khut nammana eroi nammana Qutub minar bu chingi
Ethanta Hanuman ni khanjakhi

Suklaba assam gi umangda tarak e Cha thabi singi esei
nungshi tabada, Awaba singi esei chap manei
Awabadi mafam na khaide masak na khaide
Lon khangdrabasu thamoi asi da yeirak e
Kohima da amuk ngeihak pothai
Ok thongba chara ama charaga amuk lak e
Chatli thekna khoina chinglak sida
turel macha machana chenbagum

Miyamna yeng nei eibu Qutub Minar bu
Highway 39 da tax pibam thokpa pirammi
Amanadi hairakhi "Asidi Karira asuk chaobadi sangbadi"
Eina khummi "karisu natte, fou-sunaba suk-ni
Suba tanba macha mayam thaknaba Meitei ema na Bilat tagi chenbani"

Houjik ti yourakle Akhang kanbi Meitei leima emagi matambakta
Sekmai bazaar da ei thungle

Ngeihak angaoba mahi ga oinari ngei
Miyam na eibu kalak na yengnari nge
Khanghoude car amuba amadagi kumtharak –e Chief Minister na

Hairei efamda
"Nupa nangna touribasi karino
Manmohan da ei kari haina khumgani
Delhi da sarkar kaigadoure,
Opposition na hairi
Manmohan-na Qutub Minar bu Obama da khudol pikhre
Statue Of Liberty na turak pa ngak naba"

Eina amuk khummi
"Honorable Minister Saheb ,
Manmohan da tambikho
AFSPA louthoklaba matamda Louraba yagani Qutub Minar
Natrabadi ei gi toubam thokpa adum toujage
Fanek setchinbiraga Shamu Makhongda yunge khanjari
Ei khoi ema na awathabi pambibu mahei pande haiduna fanek setpibadagi palli.
Amuk ta yenge Qutub Minar Sisu fanek setpiraga
Fanabu pakchagani wang-chaoradana.

Aduga makhoina Qutub Minar loukhiba matamda
Leikhidraba leikhidrabisingi mingdubudi
Eina mayek lana haklaga pikhini"





* Poem written by Ronid Chingangbam (Akhu) . He is from Dept. of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi . You can contact the poet at ronidchi(at)gmail(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on June 30, 2009.


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