As we grow up, our surroundings grow up too. We spend each day barely thinking about the previous one and then one fine day, we wake up to find that everything is changed and the future we dreamt of is now our present, in ways both happy and sad.
जिन कहानियों से बचपन में सबक थे सीखे,
उन कहानियों के किरदार सारे बदल गए ।
मानते थे जिस दोस्ती को ज़िंदगी भर की रहमत,
बिना खबर उन दोस्तों के ठिकाने बदल गए ।
बड़े हो गए हम जाने कब और कैसे,
देखते देखते कामयाबी के पैमाने बदल गए ।
कभी होते थे खुश उड़ा के लूटी हुई पतंग को,
आज जिंदगी से ख़फा हम दीवाने बदल गए ।
शुरू हुई जब धुन, लगा जानते हैं गाना,
कुछ देर में पता चला शब्द सारे बदल गए ।
जिनके दिल की चाभियाँ हमारे पास रहती थी,
उन्हीं दिलों के आज ताले बदल गए ।
जिस गली में मैंने चलना था सीखा,
उसकी खिड़कियों से झाँकते चेहरे सारे बदल गए ।
इसी कशमकश में कि कोई बुरा ना मान जाए,
देखते देखते मेरे ख़्वाब सारे बदल गए ।
(English Translation)
I flip through the fables of my childhood books
and all previous characters seem misplaced.
I search for friends from my childhood playdates
but all those homes feel displaced.
I wonder how quickly time flew by
and the bars of success got raised.
Long back, won kites used to give me joy
and now, bought luxuries find me spaced.
The opening tune felt straight out of memory
but I found the lyrics all defaced.
There were hearts who trusted their keys with me
but now, their locks are replaced.
My street where I learnt how to walk
now finds me all wondering and dazed.
In this continuous battle to prove myself,
all my original dreams got erased.
© बदलाव / Change by Neha Sharma is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
July 27, 2018 at 11:51 pm
You took my heart with this Neha!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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July 27, 2018 at 11:52 pm
Thanks Sameera! Well now, the score of taking hearts is settled between us (for now!) ❤ ❤
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July 28, 2018 at 2:47 pm
Hahaha!❤️
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July 28, 2018 at 12:28 am
This is really amazing neha….
In hindi it’s fab…but the way you’ve translated this is awesome…
Be happy and keep sharing😊
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July 28, 2018 at 12:30 am
Thank you, Riman! So glad you liked it 🙂
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July 28, 2018 at 12:32 am
😊thank you for sharing this….looking forward for more.
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July 28, 2018 at 12:44 am
❤ ❤
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July 28, 2018 at 12:35 am
Beautiful 💓
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July 28, 2018 at 12:44 am
Thank you ❤
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July 28, 2018 at 12:59 am
Neha this is stellar … especially the Hindi one ❤️😊
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July 28, 2018 at 1:09 am
Thanks a lot, Sakshi. Your comments always make me smile ❤ ❤
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July 28, 2018 at 1:15 am
Happy to spread smiles😊 and I genuinely like ur work…so it’s a pleasure
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July 28, 2018 at 2:01 am
❤ ❤
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July 28, 2018 at 1:08 am
Love the poem.
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July 28, 2018 at 1:10 am
Thanks a lot, Rupali 🙂
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July 28, 2018 at 1:29 am
This is one of the very few poems that delivered emotions in two languages effortlessly.
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July 28, 2018 at 2:01 am
Thank you, Abhinav. So glad you liked it 🙂
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July 28, 2018 at 2:29 am
Wowwww neha..its amazing..specially the hindi part..i jst love it 😍😍😍
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July 28, 2018 at 2:31 am
Thank you so much. It means a lot that you stopped by 🙂 🙂
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July 28, 2018 at 2:33 am
My pleasure dear🤗
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July 28, 2018 at 3:05 am
This is so true. Transition. In a beautiful way ❤️❤️
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July 28, 2018 at 8:37 am
Thank you, Shantanu. Glad you found it interesting 🙂
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July 28, 2018 at 7:31 pm
I sure did my friend
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July 28, 2018 at 7:49 pm
🙂 🙂
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July 28, 2018 at 11:22 am
Waoo neha beautiful arrangement of ur feelings with ur words👌👌
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July 28, 2018 at 11:22 am
Thanks a lot, Sushma ❤
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July 28, 2018 at 11:23 am
I m very glad that u write in hindi too😊😊
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July 28, 2018 at 11:24 am
Hindi makes me happy ❤ ❤
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July 28, 2018 at 11:24 am
Same here dear💖💖
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July 28, 2018 at 11:31 am
❤ ❤
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July 28, 2018 at 12:47 pm
Beautifully penned!
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July 28, 2018 at 2:47 pm
Thanks Himani 🙂
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July 28, 2018 at 3:19 pm
Your welcome! 😊
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July 28, 2018 at 4:55 pm
Wow. We really did grow up quite a lot.
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July 28, 2018 at 5:00 pm
We did! Thanks for reading 🙂
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July 28, 2018 at 8:53 pm
What a beautiful way to express how our memories of a place are also memories of a specific time!
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July 28, 2018 at 11:21 pm
Thanks for such a beautiful comment ❤
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July 29, 2018 at 4:40 am
Love this ♥️
Makes me smile
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July 29, 2018 at 1:07 pm
I am glad it does 🙂
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July 30, 2018 at 2:14 am
😊😊😊
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July 29, 2018 at 1:14 pm
Bravo Neha. This was great
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July 29, 2018 at 2:37 pm
Thank you so much. Glad you liked it 🙂
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July 29, 2018 at 1:37 pm
Beautiful 🌹
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July 29, 2018 at 2:38 pm
Thank you ❤
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July 29, 2018 at 8:56 pm
Great post Neha ! 👍
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July 29, 2018 at 8:57 pm
Thank you so much! 🙂
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July 29, 2018 at 8:59 pm
This is beautifully written. You are surely one of my favorites now.
Your writing is awesome,lot to learn from you.👌👌👌
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July 29, 2018 at 9:27 pm
Thanks for such a lovely comment, Aquib! Same goes to you as well though 🙂 🙂
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July 29, 2018 at 9:28 pm
Oh that’s surely your kindness. Peace be on you.👍👍👍
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July 29, 2018 at 9:29 pm
🙂
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July 29, 2018 at 9:04 pm
अप्रतिम…. बेहद खूबसुरत पंक्तीया👌
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July 29, 2018 at 9:29 pm
Thank you 🙂
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July 29, 2018 at 10:21 pm
This is amazing!! Honestly not very comfortable with poetry in Hindi so I thought I’ll read the first two lines and skip to the English.. But you really got me hooked on and I absolutely loved the Hindi version as well! Brilliant 🙂
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July 29, 2018 at 10:40 pm
Thank you so much, Aks. So glad you liked it 🙂
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July 29, 2018 at 11:19 pm
Beautiful poem and equally good translation! Loved it! 🙂
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July 29, 2018 at 11:45 pm
Thanks Pushkar. Glad you liked it 🙂
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July 30, 2018 at 5:50 am
Wow. What a powerful piece from start to finish.
When you look back… and you realise everything has changed. Even the keys to your heart and others too. Even sentiments associated with shows we grew up on. *shivers*
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July 30, 2018 at 10:19 am
This comment makes me so happy, Sophia! It really is an enigma how we grew up in the blink of an eye. I am glad you found time to read my poem and I am glad that you visited my blog. Thank you ❤ ❤
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July 30, 2018 at 9:53 am
What a truly clever piece, lingering in sweet reminiscing of a time so fleeting.
It is clear you love writing and the reader enjoys your gift Neha! 🙏🏻😊💜
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July 30, 2018 at 9:54 am
A poem is only half as good as its reader, dear Diana. It’s you who makes this poem worthwhile with reading it ❤
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July 30, 2018 at 9:55 am
Sighing here! You are gracious and polite … always a pleasure to trade words with you Neha! 💜💜
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July 30, 2018 at 9:57 am
❤ ❤
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July 30, 2018 at 3:08 pm
Wow! this is amazing! You write beautifully! It reminds me of how time has been passing by and how things have been changing at such a fast pace!
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July 30, 2018 at 3:09 pm
Thanks for reading it, Tracy! Glad you found it relatable 🙂
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July 30, 2018 at 3:09 pm
My pleasure!
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July 30, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Love this one.
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July 30, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Thank you, Andrew! 🙂
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July 30, 2018 at 6:36 pm
Nicely said! Some doors have closed, some locks have changed. The memories we hold dear; those, never change!
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July 30, 2018 at 6:36 pm
Thanks for reading it, Warren! So glad you found it relatable 🙂
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July 31, 2018 at 1:32 am
You’re welcome!
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July 30, 2018 at 7:09 pm
BEAUTIFUL!!!! I loved it, specially the ending, but these were my favourite lines-
जिनके दिल की चाभियाँ हमारे पास रहती थी,
उन्हीं दिलों के आज ताले बदल गए ।
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July 30, 2018 at 7:10 pm
Thank you, Moushmi! It means so much that you took out time to read my poem. Glad you liked it ❤
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July 30, 2018 at 7:16 pm
My pleasure 🙂
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July 30, 2018 at 7:17 pm
🙂 🙂
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July 30, 2018 at 7:53 pm
so beautiful
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July 30, 2018 at 8:08 pm
Thank you 🙂
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July 30, 2018 at 10:00 pm
Lovely. I am always amazed when a person can write bilingual poetry and come across with such touching sentiments. Bravo, beautifully penned. ❤️
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July 30, 2018 at 10:03 pm
Thanks a lot, Bela! So happy it resonated with you ❤
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July 31, 2018 at 1:32 am
🤗
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July 30, 2018 at 10:54 pm
It was beautiful, Neha, but this excerpt spoke to the musician in me:
The opening tune felt straight out of memory
but I found the lyrics all defaced.
There were hearts who trusted their keys with me
but now, their locks are replaced.
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July 30, 2018 at 11:08 pm
Thanks for such a lovely comment, Rob! So glad it resonated with you 🙂
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July 31, 2018 at 10:16 am
Omg this is simply brilliant!!!!!! Superb!!! Woww….you captured everything so well …the bare truth!! And in amazing way…each line tugging at heartstrings!! I have not come across such a beautifully written poem of late….
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July 31, 2018 at 12:50 pm
Thank you so much, Sifar! Your comment is making me so happy 🙂
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July 31, 2018 at 10:40 pm
Neha tumhari iss poem ne dil chura liya.. beautifully penned! ❤️
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July 31, 2018 at 11:06 pm
Thank you so much, Kranti. Tumhare comment ne mera dil chura liya ❤
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July 31, 2018 at 11:11 pm
😄 you are really sweet dear! ❤️
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July 31, 2018 at 11:13 pm
❤ ❤
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August 1, 2018 at 4:43 am
Beautifully penned, Neha. Nostalgic indeed. It reminded me of my simple childhood delights…
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August 1, 2018 at 9:48 am
I am so, so glad it did ❤ ❤
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August 1, 2018 at 2:08 pm
Wonderful 🙂 🙂 Loved it
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August 1, 2018 at 2:41 pm
Thank you, Yamini 🙂
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August 2, 2018 at 2:58 pm
Nicely penned and bittersweet as life tastes.
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August 2, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Thanks a lot ❤
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August 2, 2018 at 3:02 pm
You are welcome.
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August 2, 2018 at 3:16 pm
🙂
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August 2, 2018 at 8:09 pm
First line of English Translation 😦
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August 2, 2018 at 8:12 pm
Did you like it?
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August 2, 2018 at 8:15 pm
Absolutely 🙂
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August 2, 2018 at 8:22 pm
🙂
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August 5, 2018 at 10:46 pm
The only constant in life, is change. I enjoyed your poem.
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August 5, 2018 at 11:22 pm
A big thanks for reading my poem, Lea! So glad you liked it 🙂
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August 5, 2018 at 11:46 pm
My pleasure. 🙂
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August 6, 2018 at 7:21 pm
Truth spoken beautifully! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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August 6, 2018 at 7:24 pm
Thanks for such a nice comment! 🙂
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August 6, 2018 at 8:20 pm
My pleasure! 🙂
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August 6, 2018 at 10:07 pm
🙂
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August 6, 2018 at 7:25 pm
Just beautiful…lovely interplay of words weaving such a down to earth story..
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August 6, 2018 at 7:26 pm
Thanks a lot for reading it, Krish 🙂
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August 6, 2018 at 7:27 pm
I enjoyed reading it…you are creative..
God bless you
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August 6, 2018 at 7:27 pm
🙂 🙂
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August 7, 2018 at 7:22 pm
It has a really somber feel to it, I enjoy that. I especially liked the lock and key imagery. Great piece!
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August 7, 2018 at 7:28 pm
Thanks a lot for reading it 🙂
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August 7, 2018 at 10:55 pm
You are literally amazing! ❤️
See you at the top!
-Janae
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August 7, 2018 at 11:04 pm
Thank you for such kind words, Janae. They truly mean the world to me ❤ ❤
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August 8, 2018 at 1:02 pm
“There were hearts who trusted their keys with me
but now, their locks are replaced.”
If that alone was all you had said, Neha, I would know you were a poet. Poignant.
Thanks for sharing.
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August 8, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Thanks for such a kind compliment, Paul. I am so glad you read it 🙂
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October 7, 2018 at 1:58 pm
मानते थे जिस दोस्ती को ज़िंदगी भर की रहमत,
बिना खबर उन दोस्तों के ठिकाने बदल गए ।
love it !
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October 8, 2018 at 4:30 pm
Thank you 🙂
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