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Bilamana - Rudyard Kipling

Bilamana, adalah puisi yang ditulis oleh Kipling dengan judul dalam Bahasa Inggris, IF. Saya mencoba menerjemahkan puisi berjudul IF dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Selamat membaca ya, teman-teman!



BILAMANA - Rudyard Kipling


Bilamana engkau sanggup berkepala dingin saat semua orang di sekelilingmu

Tengah kehilangan yang mereka miliki dan menyalahkanmu,

Bilamana engkau berpegang teguh pada diri saat semua orang meragukanmu,

Tapi juga memikirkan keragu-raguan mereka;

Bilamana engkau sanggup menanti dan tidak lelah menanti,

Atau dibohongi, janganlah bersepakat dalam kepalsuan,

Atau dibenci, janganlah memberi ruang untuk membenci,

Dan janganlah terlihat begitu anggun, juga bicara terlampau berwibawa:


Bilamana engkau dapat bermimpi -- dan tidak menjadikan mimpi sebagai tuan;

Bilamana engkau berpikir -- dan tidak menjadikan buah pemikiran sebagai sasaran;

Bilamana engkau dapat berjumpa dengan Kemenangan dan Malapetaka

Dan belaku adil pada kedua penipu itu;

Bilamana engkau sanggup mendengar kebenaran yang telah engkau sampaikan

Dipelintir oleh para pembual untuk menjebak si dungu,

Atau menyaksikan hal-hal yang engkau korbankan, hancur, 

Dan tersungkur lalu mengonstruksinya dengan alat-alat yang aus:


Bilamana engkau dapat menimbun semua kemenanganmu

Lalu mempertaruhkannya dalam sekali lemparan koin,

Dan kalah, lalu mencoba ulang dari awal

Dan merahasiakan kekalahanmu itu;

Bilamana engkau berjuang, bersungguh-sungguh sepenuh hati

Lakukan apa yang harus engkau lakukan hingga habis segala daya

Dan bertahanlah meski tak ada lagi yang bersisa

Selain KEMAUAN yang meneriaki: 'Bertahanlah!'


Bilamana engkau dapat bicara pada siapa pun dan menjaga nilai-nilai luhur,

Atau meraih pencapaian tertinggi tanpa kehilangan jati diri

Bilamana tak satu pun dari musuh-musuh juga teman-teman terkasih mampu melukaimu

Bilamana semua orang mendukungmu tapi mereka melakukannya setengah hati

Bilamana engkau dapat mengisi menit yang singkat

Dengan enam puluh detik jarak lari

Yang engkau genggam ialah Bumi dan seisinya

Dan-terlebih lagi-engkau akan menjadi Manusia, anakku!


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