Let Us Suppose

Adaab! My friend, Aftab, is being very patient with me as I struggle to learn a few urdu phrases. In this process, I have discovered that there are many wonderful urdu poets that I have never known...begging me to discover them. Lucky for me, I did find a site that has translated some of the poetry for me. Below is just one example:

Let Us Suppose

by Amjad Islam Amjad

translated byTariq Masoud Qasmi

Suppose we were

Two lonely stars,

Twinkling at distance,

Glancing at each other,

Now and then.

And then one day,

Would break and fall,

In the Abyss of oblivion.

What if we were

Two separate currents

Of the same river,

Rushing towards the

Merciless hands of ocean.

Under separate magic

Spell of blind, over savage

and intolerable land,

Together, yet far apart.

What if we were

Birds of early morning,

Flying together,

Touching each other

For a brief moment

And vanish beyond

The far Horizon.

And what if we were

Gusts of spring breeze,

Melting into vague dreams

Of seasons, and turn away

To separate directions,

Carve green lines deep

In the palm of dry and barren

Land, plant our dreams unseen.

Shed our tears in solitude,

And fall into eternal sleep.

Suppose we were not,

What we really are today.