Today, there is an easy poem that you can try to comprehend it. The poet, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is former Prime Minister of India who is also a well-known poet. He has expressed his views on the terrifying condition at the time of the Partition of India in 1947.  After gaining independence from British Rule, India was partitioned into present day India and Pakistan on religion and the aftermath saw one of the worst migrations of the history where thousands were killed as they crossed the borders.

Below is the poem in Devanagari fonts (Hindi) with the literal translation in English. I hope that you will try to comprehend the poem with the given explanation. So, here it is.

कविता (Kavita – Poem) : दूध में दरार पड़ गई (Dudh Main Daraar Pad Gayi  – Milk Got Cracked)
कवि (Kavi – Poet) : अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी (Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

खून क्यों सफेद हो गया?
Why blood turned white?

भेद में अभेद खो गया।
बंट गये शहीद, गीत कट गए,
कलेजे में कटार दड़ गई।
दूध में दरार पड़ गई।

Lost the similarity in the difference,
Martyr got divided, the songs got short,
Dagger got into the chest,
Milk got cracked.

खेतों में बारूदी गंध,
टूट गये नानक के छंद।
सतलुज सहम उठी, व्यथित सी बितस्ता है।
वसंत से बहार झड़ गई।
दूध में दरार पड़ गई।

Smell of gunpowder in the fields,
verses of Nanak are broken.
river Satluj got terrified, the state is in distress,
Spring turned to Fall.
Milk got cracked.

अपनी ही छाया से बैर,
गले लगने लगे हैं ग़ैर,
ख़ुदकुशी का रास्ता, तुम्हें वतन का वास्ता।
बात बनाएं, बिगड़ गई।
दूध में दरार पड़ गई।

hate from own shadow,
the strangers are hugging,
the path of suicide, vow to you of your country.
the order has vanished.
Milk got cracked.