@Sahilvd237 So I wasn't able to find a translation of "उशीर " but I was able to hear a reading. The tone was conversational and compelling, but I fear the reader was not giving the poem justice.
However, I was able to translate the poem stanza by stanza and got this:
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“late”
It was like that, it was the same. There were all rabbits in their place!
No one rebelled. They were slogans! Those who revolted were also throats!
They never smelled sandalwood. It was all coal!
I didn't speak when I met you! That's what happened to me when I met you!
There was no mercy. It was an advertisement! The love I felt was a smile on my face!
It was late when I called you. There were only a few footprints in the soil!
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Based on that poor translation an looking at the original text, "it was all" seems to be the repeated phrase. (Wikipedia calls it the radif.) Do Marathi sentences tend to end on a verb?
In terms of the impact of "उशीर" or "late", I thought the decision to shift from animal husbandry to slavery was natural and the further shift to personal longing was compelling and heart breaking. I'm sure this translation is laughably bad.
In terms of the poetics, I'm seeing more liberties taken with every stanza. Anaphoras, varying line breaks, mid-rhymes, and slant rhymes are all making an appearance. Gazal seems to be a form that welcomes individual expression.
What was your take on "उशीर" and its use of poetic devices?