CHILDREN ARE GOING

TO SCHOOL

BY S D JAGTAP
GLOSSARY

 muslin - kind of soft cotton cloth.

 fragrant - having a pleasant smell.
 melodies - tunes, songs.
 deep (here) - strong and dark.
 foliage - greenery; leaves and branches of plant.
 a-gleam - shining bright.
 particle - a very small piece of something
 throbs - beats with a strong, regular rhythm
 lush - covered with healthy grass and plants.
 Introduction:

 The poem highlights the reaction of different elements of nature at the

sight of children going to school.

Summary:

 'Children are Going to School’ is a beautiful poem translated from Bacche

School Ja Rahe Hai written by Nida Fazli.
 The poem talks about how natural elements like the sky, sun, breezes,
fragrant flowers, peepal tree, every particle of the earth and pigeons etc.,
are happy at the sight of children going to school
 They express their happiness in different ways as the children find their
way to school
Morning light spreads
over the earth.
Once again, the Sky bows his head in respect,
For children are going to school.
The Sun, after his morning dip in the river
dressed up in his golden muslin turban
waits and smiles on one side of the road,
For children are going to school.
Through the green-topped branches,
Breezes sing their songs of blessings.
Fragrant flowers awaken the sleepy roads
with their melodies.
At the corner of the lane,
the Peepal in his lush deep foliage
waves his hands
For children are going to school.
Angels of light have set out ...
Every road is a-gleam.
At this hour,
every particle of the earth
throbs like a mother’s heart.
Time, sitting on an old roof,
flies pigeons in the sky.
For children are going to school.
- Translated from ‘Bachche school ja rahe hain’
By Nida Fazli
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