This poem by Ahmed Shameem has been sung beautifully by Nayyara Noor and appeared in a famous Classic PTV Drama serial "Teesra Kinara" in 1980. The drama is an adaptation based on Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand's novel 'Fountainhead'and was written by Pakistan's great TV actor, anchorman, and academician Rahat Kazmi. This TV play was directed by Shahzad Khalil and the cast includes Rahat Kazmi, Sahira Kazmi, Shafi Mohammad Shah, Usman Peerzada, Saba Hameed, Badar Khalil, Jameel Fakhri...
English Translation
Ah! once upon a time I, too, was ranked among good-looking
My breath, then, had the quality of stillness of the fragrance,
That oft resides inside the books, so tranquil and serene
I’d often paint those verbal paintings, though I’d do it wordlessly …
My lyrics I Inscribed on feathery wings of birds, to sing
To those residing in the lakes of yonder, who
Lived, Oh so far away from me, yet felt so close at hand
A ray of light, when it carried such a fresh expanse
Of a brand-new day -
Alighting, Oh so gently, in the courtyard of my home
I’d mutter, then, so dreamily …
“Oh, Mommy dear! Look at the wings of butterflies - so pretty!”
Oh, do implant a (loving) kiss on forehead mine!
‘Cause I am but destined to go, reside …
In the land of butterflies and luminescent fireflies
The fireflies of color beckon me, as do
The butterflies of a scintillating realm, too
The journey of a brand-new day now beckons me,
Through gentle breeze that - color-drenched - through window blows, sibilant …
Oh, do implant a (loving) kiss on forehead mine!
Oh, do implant a (loving) kiss on forehead mine!
Oh, do implant a (parting) kiss on forehead mine!
24 ноя 2021
