The green paddy fields,
In the hearts of eves
Are divine secrets.
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In the fields of saffron,
The laboring women
How pale and consumptive look.
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Why does the decaying belle
Bring a garland
Needling fresh flowers?
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In the dreadful jungle of the night,
A frail, thin line of the light
Or smiles of jet black women.
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On the sand of the shore,
Basking in the sun
There are dreamy and drowsy belles.
(1986, Translated from Urdu into English by Dr.M.Q. Khan, India)
Naseer Ahmed Nasir
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