Nothing as such–nothing significant
Posted on: February 9, 2017
- In: Poetry
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Nothing as such–nothing significant
What’s out there, beyond the skies?
This sphere is merely insignificant
Life spent in haste and willfulness
What to say of your nothingness
If we aren’t residents of this place
What’s home, what’s rootlessness
What do our eyes envision you as?
How do you in reality look like as?
I’m essence and glory of this world
If I’m gone; what’s there in the world
When delighted; he never was caring
If ever was doubtful will he be caring
A drop of my blood is more splendid
Ember and beer fail to be so splendid
Is all fine with you; how come so kind
Out of the blue and curtly why so kind?
An ardent seen in handful of dust being
It’s startling and unlikely to see the being
You are accountable for my soul’s grief
Your sighs can’t lessen my angst grief
if to achieve goal is not so important
Why fear of loss or gain so important
What’s life and glamour of life Anjum?
What’s beyond and veiled away then
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کچھ خاص نہیں……بس یونہی کچھ…
آسماں سے پرے جہاں کیا ہے!
دہر کی آنکھ میں نہاں کیا ہے!
رائیگانی ہے عمر بھر کی رفیق!
اور ترے ہجر کا بیاں کیا ہے!
ہم یہاں کے مکیں نہیں ہیں تو پھر!
لامکانی ہے کیا! مکاں کیا ہے!
پردہء چشم پہ_کیا تصویر!
دہر میں اور ترا نشاں کیا ہے!
ہیں جہاں ہم، ہے عالم_اسباب!
ہم نہیں ہیں جہاں، وہاں کیا ہے!
خوش گماں تھا تو مہرباں نہ ہوا!
ہو گیا گر وہ بد گماں، کیا ہے!
صرف اک بوند ہے لہو کی مرے!
آتش و آب_ارغواں کیا ہے!
خیر تو ہے؟ مزاج کیسے ہیں؟
آج یہ لطفِ ناگہاں کیا ہے؟
روح پیوست_پیکر_خاکی!
کس طرح ہے؟ یہ چیستاں کیا ہے؟
قرض ہے راکھ کا مری تم پہ!
دل سے اٹھتا ہوا دھواں کیا ہے!
حاصلِ شوق کچھ نہیں ہے اگر!
سود کیا ہے! تو پھر زیاں کیا ہے!
عالم_رنگ و بو ہے کیا انجم!
اور پس_پردہء جہاں کیا ہے!
9 Responses to "Nothing as such–nothing significant"
February 9, 2017 at 5:23 PM
No translation can do justice to the original but there was enough there to relish the original. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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February 20, 2017 at 12:21 PM
dear Tanveer Rauf, I’m sorry for the strange behavior of my followers. I waited until last night, because I thought it was him to say anything. My apologies, love.
February 20, 2017 at 2:41 PM
I understand my dear. it was my mistake I should seen the picture and the link . so he was right in some way, I tried to open his page and see his blogs too but he doesnt allow. No worries 🙂 lLife is too short why get offended. ove you too.
February 22, 2017 at 7:04 PM
Moving… there are as many things to ponder as we look up to the sky. But we do so as we are alive and live on… Losses are part of (our) lives: probably a way of life beyond this life. ❤
February 23, 2017 at 10:03 AM
Thank you Aquileana dear for visiting my site and going through so many of my posts. 🙂 wishing you peace, love and more wisdom amen. Do come again please. thank you once again
blessings for all
February 9, 2017 at 3:33 PM
A lovely image for a lovely poem! Thank you for sharing :-)claudine
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