Arise, O Gardener! And usher in the glory of a new spring. <br />Create conditions for 'bulbuls' (a type of bird) to <br />Hover over full-blown roses. <br /> <br />Dew bemoans the garden's desolation. <br />Harassed roses have torn their garments. <br />Infuse New life into flowers and 'bulbuls'. <br /> <br />Root out the stringing nettle from The garden; it will harm flowers. <br />Wave after wave of hyacinths are coming, let them laugh. <br /> <br />Total immersion in the love of the motherland behooves man. <br />If you create this faith, surely you shall attain your goal. <br /> <br />Who will free you, O 'bulbul', While you bewail in the cage? <br />With your hands, work out your own salvation. <br /> <br />Power and pelf, bounties and royal grandeur are all <br />Within your reach reach and grasp. <br />You have only to identify them. <br /> <br />In the garden many birds sing but their notes are varied. <br />May God harmonize these into one effective melody. <br /> <br />If you must awaken this rosy habitat, give up the harp. <br />Bring about earthquakes and thunder, raise a tempest. <br /> <br />Kashmiris' fame will again spread in the world if you <br />Create luminaries like Tazi Bhat, Lalitaditya and Mubarak Khan. <br /> <br />Official writs will again run at your will in case you <br />Produce a peer of Zia Bhan in this modern age. <br /> <br />Litterateurs of Iran will bow to you in reverence if you <br />Create a poet with powers of magical narration like Ghani. <br /> <br />O Mahjoor! You created roses in the field of poetry. <br />Now make a wailing 'bulbul' too in this colourful garden. <br /> <br />[Translated from : volo ha baaghvaano.......]<br /><br />Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/arise-o-gardener/
