Zia Fatehabadi Poems

Wake up for it is no longer dark, a new day has dawned;
Lifted are the covers that hide things from your view.
Time is now ripe for divinity of man to take control,
So open your eyes to behold a wonderous sight!
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The shroud that covers my world I must remove;
The darkness and the light they are here to roost.
O Tavern-keeper! I swear by the wine you serve
I shall surely return to your folds one day.
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On one side there lies the hated desert of Sin,
And on the other is the blooming spread of Faith.
Time moves on at its own pace,
Life keeps testing Man at every place.
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Without Darkness where will you find the all-revealing Light?
How long will you continue to build castles in your dreams?
In breaking free from earth's grip you have succeeded -
But can you ever escape from your blind devotion to Faith?
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The story of my life is full of grief;
It is neither tellable nor to be spoken about.
Within the furnace that is my forlorn heart, O Zia!
Is hidden a fire, hungry and quiet!
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The sky is covered by dense clouds;
The atmosphere is intoxicated even now,
Although the evening has turned into night, I find
Her hair remain unknotted as before.
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Let me gather in my folds the withered blooms;
And mourn the nightingale's wonderous demise.
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