Tears Poem by Shahzia Batool

Tears

Rating: 3.5


I shed my life in flowing Tears
extinguished fire of heart
I quenched my thirst by drinking them
and shed my all complaints
Oh Life, now what to say to you
these Tears are ample reason to live
if there were no tears,
the life would mean differently
neither I nor you would exist
then life would be a wilderness
then tears are the vital signs of life
which is made fertile by these tiny drops!

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Translation of the urdu poem 'Ashq' by Ramesh Rai ji...
thank you Ramesh bhai for assigning the pleasurable task...
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
David Wood 29 July 2013

There are many tears. Tears of joy, tears of love, tears of pain, tears when your young child falls over, tears when your child graduates from college, tears when your child gets married, tears when a loved one dies. A lovely poem Shahzia.

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Ramesh Rai 29 July 2013

thank you so much sister for translation. when you translate any poem either english to urdu or urdu/hindi to english that get a new face more delighting than previous one.what shall i pray for you. you have an extra ordinary writing capacity. keep it up sister.thy fragrance of writing may spread worldwide. with blessing and love.

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 29 July 2013

Tears are life. Nice translation. I also read the original. Thank you.

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Lasoaphia Quxazs 29 July 2013

My life was pure tears when I was young, even I picked up later sad-sad books, I heard sad stories, but now I feel I do not need it anyway. I just have tears in my eyes when an ambulance or the police car is passing with that horrible sound, which remind me for the bombings and the dead bodies around. OK, I cry sometimes when I am very happy. Very interesting. Beautiful poem.

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Sallam Yassin 29 July 2013

yes tears mean that u engaged in love bright piece of art thanks

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Muhammad Ali 03 January 2014

yes tears are the vital signs of life. nice to read.

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Geetha Jayakumar 02 August 2013

Beautiful poem on tears..Each lines are well written.Loved reading it... Dear Shahzia, I seek your Blessings on my completion of 100 poems..Thank you.

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Valsa George 31 July 2013

Tears have the power to purge and purify! Excess emotions are let out through tears, be it joy or pain! A great poem.... A wonderful translation! !

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Valerie Dohren 30 July 2013

Tears are just as important as laughter - they are part and parcel of human emotion, and show that we are indeed alive.

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Chandra Thiagarajan 30 July 2013

Extolling tears! Beautiful ! Thanks to Ramesh Rai and for your kind translation!

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