After Seeing You Poem by Muhammad Shanazar

I was acquainted
With light earlier too,
But when I beheld
The radiance of your eyes
I felt as if
I was abased in front of the sun.
I lowered my eyes
And lashes were shut,
At that moment
Your reflection scattered on my countenance.
I was acquainted
With perfumes earlier too,
But when your aroma of breaths
Went through
Each pore of my existence,
You revealed the secret;
What is the origin of fragrance of flowers?
What the magic is,
And what is fragrance itself?
I was aware of
Each and every thing that pertains to tactile,
But when I held the hem of your robe,
I felt as if
I was thawing into honey,
As if I was being boozed,
Cheerfulness danced all around,
I had never gone through
Such a sense of self-abnegation.
I had been the victim of segregation,
For the time long
Now aloofness has become
A habit of the heart.
When our eyes mutually met,
I could then bother
Neither pangs of separation
Nor observe the etiquettes of patience,
Now my heart insists time and again,
“I shall die without you
As if life has become a punishment.”
O! My dear love,
The pangs of separation you imparted,
Made me understand,
Though I was well acquainted
With the agony of aloofness,
Yet I never went through the anguish of death.

Written by Saamee Aejaz Translated by Muhammad Shanazar