Zia Fatehabadi Poems

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1.
Dubkani

(Staying concealed, from behind a curtain someone has watched
The congregation of my longings and desires (grow) ,
Have done so in the manner that has caused my sighs
To bring alive my heart wherein I have frantically sought to find
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2.
A Strange Kind Of Madness Has Charmed My World

A strange kind of madness has charmed my world.
My hopes aflame they now shiver and shake;
I have waited too long for my love to return -
That I have gone to sleep in a foolish way.
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3.
Better To Listen

Better to listen to the tale than talk of love;
If this be awareness, then I must lose it;
If that cannot make my heart rejoice freely
Better than such a laughter is to shed silent tears.
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4.
I Have Yet To Tie Sprayed Strands Of Present's Tale

I have yet to tie sprayed strands of Present's tale;
I have yet to hear the sound of the nearing Future;
O Time! Do halt a while allowing me to pick up
The colourful lost memories from a corner of my heart.
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5.
God Created By Religion

God created by religion and its followers no longer exists;
That miserable God born out of necessity does not exist;
He who had for long befooled man with promises of Paradise,
That God created by the ignorant does not exist.
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6.
Pour Me The Wine

Pour me the wine, for the prime of life is brief;
Pour me the wine for the world is affected by rise and fall;
Pour me the wine for in each spark is the solar brilliance;
Pour me the wine so as to inebriate this world.
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7.
Why Not, I Say, Should You Not Try And Know

Why not, I say, should you not try and know
About that which a fettered heart easily cannot?
What is separation, what does it mean? Why ask me now?
Try spending a day in wait for the one you love.
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8.
While Departing From This World

While departing from this world there is no need to grieve
For they alone find happiness who have suffered grief;
Those who have sacrificed their lives in the quest of life
They alone are remembered by those who live.
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9.
What If The Entire World Opposes Your Good Intents?

What if the entire world opposes your good intents?
What if time and again you are made to suffer pain?
O Zia! Be patient for that would help unlock
Those doors that were once shut upon you.
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10.
With Arms Spread Out

With arms spread out, he longingly pleads;
There being no other alternative he relies on fate;
Ignorance and delusion continue to afflict man,
Grant him the insight he badly needs.
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