See, if you can really see <br />The wilderness of history <br />The paths leading to Macedonia are dust-engulfed <br />' Alexanders of Fate' have vanished <br />The reverbrating footfalls <br />Around the nail of Konya <br />Are now reduced to lifeless echoes of a timeless moment <br />No dervish has stamina left in his spinning heel <br />Brightly lit up streaks have dimmed <br />Serial dances have all been obliterated <br />Eagles swoop down over Baghdad <br />The sharp edge of Damascus weapons are now blunt <br /> <br />See, if you can really see <br />The depths of your dreams <br />Have growing forests of poison-besmeared eyes <br />In place of a throbbing heart <br />Striped snakes of the New World <br />Now live in the ancient edifices <br />resting on pillars of Corinth <br />And the ancient iron boxes of secret treasures <br />kept in the magic cave <br />Have no red coins left <br />Only dollars! <br /> <br />See, if you can......... <br /> <br /> <br />Poem by: Naseer Ahmed Nasir,1990. <br />Translated from the original Urdu into English by Dr. Satyapal Anand. <br />Copyrights (C) All rights reserved.<br /><br />Naseer Ahmed Nasir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/see-if-you-can/
