SEASONS OF DESCENT - By Professor Dr. Saadat Saeed |
SEASONS OF DESCENT
Seasons, lodged in privileged casements!
At least glimpse through the radiant, adorned,
euphoric blinds
Read the strokes of the smoke in the winds Touch the blisters on my body
and see
The many helpless songs in my breast
Hearken to my cries of anguish
Seasons, lodged in privileged casements!
Think for a while
The lovely sparkling views on terraces
Are also meant for me
Step empty-handed into time's descent
Take the immortalizing water
From brimful earthen pots
0 symbols of gardens and meadows!
Spring is teeming
With the essence and scent of fruits and flowers,
A drop from this wine
I too deserve
I who sleep on a mat of leaves
Somewhere my image is luminous too
Somewhere I do exist.
Translated by Yasmeen Hameed
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