Beyond the dwelling of our sleep
a dream burns;
Somewhere tears glisten
and a moon smoulders.
Beyond the dwelling of our sleep
the sun rises;
Somewhere a dark beautiful night
sleepwalks, and
somewhere a clay lamp
veils a disguise.
Beyond the dwelling of our sleep
dazzling birds flutter, and
the beastly slayers stalk
somewhere in the memory’s jungle
appear a desert and an oasis, and
somewhere a glacial mass burns.
Beyond the dwelling of our sleep
it rains;
Eyes thirst in yearning, and
Somewhere in the deep of the heart
someone dies a dry death.
Beyond the dwelling of our sleep
two flowers blossom;
somewhere we meet every day, and
the wounds are mended.
Outside the dwelling of our sleep
there’s a lit-up parapet;
a door is afire,
somewhere hidden, and
somewhere revealed;
beyond the dwelling of our sleep
A dream burns.
(Translated from the original Urdu into English by Bina Biswas)
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Author:
Naseer Ahmed Nasir (
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- Category: Fantasy
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Comments3
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. It captures my feeling and many a dreams sensation from a lifetimes slumber.
Into my favourite MPS poems.
Thank you. Delightful
Thank you, dusk arising. Regards.
You are most welcome dear poet. And welcome indeed to MPS. We are a friendly bunch of poets and most of us regularly read each others posts and leave comments. That is how we get to know one another and I know it has helped my poetry improve. Please join in and feel free to comment upon any of my stuff.
Very good words Naseer.
Welcome to MPS.
Thanks Goldfinch. Stay blessed!
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