Translation Of An Assamese Poem By Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya Poem by Syed Ahmed Shah

Who art thou O Angel of Spring, spreading thy fiery wings
Carrying the nectar of life over a razor thin bridge
You have shown how a divine gust of wind can flatten and shape the green
We understand the language of your sacred text of love
Recognize your cavalier steps, songs of an unblemished rose…

Our nights hunger for light
No footholds on the slippery road; haven’t seen a crop sprouting
Lives yet to kiss vitality; the streets still shiver under a wintery chill…

Would you be a shower of stars on the dark sands of the desert?
A spoonful of freshness on the hands of the hideous night
O blessing resplendent
I eagerly await a pearly smile on my mother’s sickly lips….