Friday, December 4, 2009

Poem on Rain - Parveen Shakir

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Paeron ki mehndi mein ny
Kis mushkil say chharaie thi
aur phir bairu khushboo ki
kaisi kaisi binti ki thi
pyari dheeray bol
bhara ghar jag uthay ga
laekin jub us ky aanay ki ghari hoi
subah sy aisi jhari lagi
umer mein pehli barb
arish achhi nahi lagi!

English Translation:

The henna on my feet
I scrubbed it with so difficuilty
And to insolent fragrance
Intensely I had begged
Dear speak lowly
Lest the full house might wake up
But when the time of his arrival came
Since morning the rain set in so fast
First time in my life
Rain did not amuse me!

Parvin Shakir..

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