By Day And By Night, Your Name Poem by Mohammad Younus

By day and by night, your name
At dawn and at dusk, your name,
Only your name spins through my head,
Like a man in torren Phiran,
Ruffled hair, and riddled speech,
Having lost the balance of mind,
Only your name slips through my lips,
Like a fish slips into water,
from the hands of a fisherman

I lift a paper, your name,
I put something away, your name,
I enter the mosque, your name,
I enter the tavern, your name,
But who are you?
Who has named you?
Then comes a swift answer,
Like a flash after a thunder,
I am your name, you have named me,
In order to play a love game,
In my parliament of souls,
I whisper your name
Amazing! I am singing my own name,
Wherever I go, I take my guitar with me,
Singing my name melodiously.

Mykoul