Thursday, August 3, 2006

Last Night...... Comments

Rating: 2.9

Last night, your long-lost memory came back to me as though
Spring stealthily should come to a forsaken wilderness
A gentle breeze its fragrance over burning deserts blow
Or, all at once be soothed somehow the sick soul's distress.
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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Ashraful Musaddeq 21 June 2009

Lovely short touching poem.

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Will Barber 03 August 2006

This is an extraordinarily fine translation. The imagery is wonderful, the message heartfelt. I have never read the works of Faiz Ahmed Faiz in his original language, but am very glad to have this opportunity of seeing a translation!

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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