In the name of......
A poem inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Poem.I wrote it in Urdu and translated in English.
اُن تارکیںِ وطن کے نام
جو اپنے افسردہ دل اُٹھائے
دشتِ صحرا کے وسعت سے گُزرتے ہوئے
اپنے آپ کو سمیٹے ہوئے
چھوڑ آئے اپنی روح وہاں
جہاں جسم آج بھی بھٹکتے ہیں
اُن بے وطنوں کے نام
In the names of those immigrants
Who lift up their melancholic hearts
Passing through the vastness of the desert
Muffled themselves up
Left their soul there
Where bodies still wander
In the names of those stateless people
"The leave of sigh and Complain'
Watercolour and Inks
Your poem speaks of transcendence. Borders, nationalities and time are overcome to convey the journey of souls in this troubled world. At the same time the desert is beautiful as a place of the mind where you find others on their way through this space and beyond. I like that it is bilingual and combined with your unique watercolour and ink artwork with calligraphy.
Your beautiful poem resonates with thousands of people like me who can feel the same sense of loss mixed with a sense of duty to carry on …. Love your art work too ❤️