Would You Do Me A Favour? Poem by Shahzia Batool

Would You Do Me A Favour?

Rating: 4.1


O traveller!
Would you do me a favour?
This I ask of you:
Just say my salam
To those dear ones
Who live in far off lands
As you pass by them?
Also tell them
That this bonding of mine with them
Is growing stronger in my heart that
Even the wheel of time and change of seasons
Can never snap it
Even the vast distances
That set us apart
Can never diminish the love we bear
For one another
In the sanctorum of our hearts
O traveller!
Carry with you
these tidings of my heart, and
say my salam
To those dear ones
Who live in far off land…

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Courtesy: Ms. Indira Babbellapati...

This poem, a translation of my Urdu poem /Ek Chhota Sa Kaam Kr Dena/, owes its existence to the refined lexical choice added by Prof. Indira ji...thank you so much, Ma'am! ! ! :)
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
R.k Das 16 January 2013

such a benign wish, , so nicely said in this lovely poem, am sure the Traveler shall oblige the poetess :)

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Indira Babbellapati 17 January 2013

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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Unwritten Soul 16 January 2013

Your salam will be around with us in each flowing time, have no worry even in silence or quietness_Soul

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Tribhawan Kaul 22 January 2013

Reading this translation of your urdu poem gives me the same feeling and pleasure. A poem from the heart.

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Sun Shine 25 January 2013

flow is a marked feature of your work in both the languages!

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Ramesh Rai 11 September 2013

in meghdootam the great poet kalidas has referred the cloud as messenger. a great write indeed.

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Bri Edwards 30 May 2013

i don't believe i can say anything better than some previous comments have already said. thanks to the poet and to the translator! ! ! bri thanks for sharing.

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Frank James Davis 12 April 2013

This degree of good will is something we should all strive to attain. A charitable heart, like yours, cannot help but show love Well done, Shahzia! .

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Iulia Gherghei 04 March 2013

Great write! ! ! I can relate with that feeling! ! !

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Osama Waqar 06 February 2013

once again you've done it ma'm. You have aroused my deep feelings: (mein nay ye jana k goya ye bhi mere dil mein hai) ...........great. superb....fantastic

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