This time it seems as if there is nothing anywhere
No moon or sun, no darkness, no dawn
No image of any Beauty in the windows of my eyes
No refuge for any pain in the depths of my heart
Perhaps in the dense branches of Imagination’s tree
Some dream will now come and make a home there
Maybe it was an illusion, perhaps I did hear
Footsteps walking the streets one last time
Now, no malice, no love, nor any bond, no relation
None is your own, to me none is a stranger
Agreed that this desolate time is very harsh
But, my heart, this is only one such time
Be courageous, a whole life remains to live.
( my translation of a poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz ).
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