Aafaq Ahmad Poems

I went to take a stroll in the Garden of Love to-day -
My Love's singing birds came to sing for me...
...under the cool shade of chinār-tree,
And swarms of honey-bees flitted across the garden,
...

Beloved, your music pops up...
...from my heart's deep,
How can my face conceal...
...my heavenly ecstasy,
...

Once upon a time, o my sons and daughters, listen!
You must always listen!
People would with wide open heart and eyes welcome
But, now, with ice-frozen eyes they look at us and fear our shadows
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Who am I?
Every hour I create my new identity,
Every hour a mysterious hand moves,
With a compass on my point,
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When I hear any one speaking about me
It surprises my ear, my heart, and my mind
How can he know me when I don't know myself
You can see my outer self,
...