Tell me, O moisture <br />Halted in the eternity of my eyes <br />Which stagnant epoch has confined you! <br />God weeps rain <br />On some land of pain <br />Why only one dropp of my tear <br />Has stuck on His lashes. <br /> <br />Tell me, O breeze of shores <br />The name of the city <br />In which she waits for me <br />Who told me in a drenched voyage <br />love is an island, grief the sail! <br />Tell me the releaving spell <br />I will perform the ritual <br />Of departing <br />And will meet her <br />In long rows of stony pillars <br />I will hold her in my arms <br />And will hand over her <br />Odysseys of the lands <br />In exchange for only one kiss! <br /> <br />Tell me, O sign of light <br />Whether the images of peak-less <br />Rocks beneath the water <br />Are abstraction of olden centuries <br />Lying on the verge of eternity <br />Or sculptures of unreflected <br />Shrieks of slaves <br />Rowing in a fable! <br /> <br />Tell me, O magical bird <br />Flying over the waning immensity of time <br />Where is she <br />Whose memories have <br />Anchored the mast of ancient voices <br />In my heart. <br />Tell me, O star on land <br />Why travellers <br />Dream about you? <br /> <br />Poem by Naseer Ahmed Nasir,1994 <br />Translated from the original Urdu into English by Parveen Tahir <br />Copyrights (C) All rights reserved<br /><br />Naseer Ahmed Nasir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lighthouse-3/
