Syed Ahmed Shah Poems

A poem never fails...

There are poems read only by poets
There are poems read only by non poets
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কবিতা কেতিয়াও অসফল নহয়
কিছুমান কবিতা আছে কেৱল কবিয়েহে পঢ়ে
কিছুমান কবিতা আছে কেৱল অকবিয়েহে পঢ়ে
কিছুমান কবিতা আছে সকলোৱে পঢ়ে
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I am only thy humble servant (O Allah) ,
An ordinary being,
(I cannot) comprehend thy mystery,
Thy real scheme of things.
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The Sun goes down, using up Sunshine,
The inevitable sword of the Kalpurush
Glow in the darkness of
The fear stricken night sky...
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I knock at my door
No answer
Perhaps, I live alone...
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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
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Lonesome in this city
Midday till midnight
In search of food and water
And a roof overhead…
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Chalo Ek Bar Phir Se (Sahir Ludhianvi)

Let us be strangers again, you and I…
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No map is eternal
All maps are temporary
Like the extended bamboo fencing
Built to accommodate the expanding
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