Syed Sarwar Hussain Poems

As prickly thorns with roses sprout,
And rugged shrubs with fern.
So does with virtue vice stems out,
One needs with care discern.
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TO MY WIFE

by Dr. Syed Sarwar Hussain
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Gloom and Grace
by Syed Sarwar Hussain

When maddening voices fade away,
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A LOST CHILD IN A DULL CLASS ROOM

The tedious humdrum of the tutor's voice,
Is no classroom victim's personal choice.
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Confronting a Bore


You do not listen,
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The Moon

The timeless moon is colourless,
its soil is pale and gray;
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(An English translation of the famous Urdu poet Sir Mohammed Eqbal's well-known poem 'Himalaya')
Translated by Dr. Syed Sarwar Hussain
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O head me, Faith
is but a seed,
that sprouts within
you, as you feed,
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