Oh! Dear Himalayas, our pride, the beautiful mountains,
We, humans love you so much,
But this time of every year with such rains,
Our own creations destroy you so much,
You’re the home of Lord Shiva,
And monsoon is the season to worship Shiva,
But why we only love and worship
And don’t care about the young mountains’ hardships,
Floods in such rains are inevitable,
But our own stuff is making nature’s trouble,
But water is clever, finds its way out,
If you try to build in encroachments,
It will destroy and find its way out,
So many landslides in beautiful mountains,
Feels like it’s not able to bear what humans have done to them,
Joshimath is already sinking,
Soon, a few others will as well,
Young mountains, we all love you ,
But we come every year in huge numbers and harm you,
Lord Shiva, it’s your land and its saddening,
Bless this earth with your care and blessings,
Humans, let us all be sensitive and care our pride, our Himalayas,
Build and travel sustainably,
For betterment of both humans and nature,
to keep for the times and generations ahead, the same beautiful Himalayas.