Ek Akela Is Shahar Mein By Gulzar (Translation) Poem by Syed Ahmed Shah

Ek Akela Is Shahar Mein By Gulzar (Translation)



Lonesome in this city
Midday till midnight
In search of food and water
And a roof overhead…

The days are like empty pots
The nights, bottomless pits
From these gloomy vacant eyes
Smoke, not tears, emit …

When there is no reason to exist
One looks for an excuse to exit

These roads, outrunning a lifespan,
Never seem to reach their ends
Restless in their quest
Never saw them taking a break

In this alien city
Looking for a friendly face…

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
© Syed Ahmed Shah (Translator) , Bokultol, Guwahati.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Madhabi Banerjee 29 December 2017

good translation. the inner essence remain intact

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Syed Ahmed Shah

Syed Ahmed Shah

Guwahati, Assam, India
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