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کبھی کبھی

January 18th, 2010 Zack 3 comments

For some strange reason, I remembered this poem by Urdu poet Amjad Islam Amjad late Saturday night.

کبھی کبھی ان حبس بھری راتوں میں
جب
سب آوازیں سو جاتی ہیں
آدھی نیند کی گھائل سی مدہوشی میں
اک خواب انوکھا جاگتا ہے!
میں دیکھتا ہوں
گرد کی اس چادر سے اُدھر
(جو میرے اُس کے بیچ تنی ہے)
وہ بھی تنہا جاگ رہا ہے۔

My Dad translated it for me and my English speaking friends.

Sometimes in the nights so humid
When all the noises subside
Then in the beaten drunkenness of midnight
A strange dream opens eyes!
I see through this blanket of dust
(That is spread between me and her)
She too is awake alone.

Related Reading:

Understanding Islam: Answers on the Web (Understanding Islam, Answers on the Web)
Lonely Planet Hindi & Urdu Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Hindi and Urdu Phrasebook)
Urdu, Conversational: Learn to Speak and Understand Urdu with Pimsleur Language Programs
The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Volume 2: Contemporary Poetry
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