Night Descends —— POEM 𝒃𝒚 Nasir Karim

Night Descends

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Bearing the weight of solitude,

Upon the bunker’s rooftop,

It reads the full moon’s letter.

In the isolation of a gun,

Night glistens in the yellow sulfur of yearning,

Spread within the steel barrel.

Gun in hand, a trumpet echoes,

The cutting edge of a turbulent knife,

Night collects pearl necklaces in the throat.

Amid relentless leaden rains,

Within the temple wound,

Unraveling gunpowder knots,

On foreheads ignited with worry,

Diluting dreams of the blood strip,

Night descends upon the shoulders of the chain.

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(Translated from Urdu by Dr. Bushra Shoukat)

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Nasir Karim Khan

Nasir Karim Khan Born on September 3rd, 1970, in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan, is a poet and educationist. He holds a Master's degree in English Language and Literature from Punjab University, Lahore. After teaching as a Lecturer of English Language at Pakistan Embassy College in 1997, an Instructor at Vocational Training Institute Bahawal Nagar in 2000, and Communication Skills at Islamia University Bahawal Pur, he founded Springtide School in 2005. He has published collection of Urdu poems “𝘠𝘢𝘩𝘢’𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘵 𝘜𝘥𝘵𝘪 𝘏𝘺”(Naught, But the Sands Dance Here”) in 2000. He has also translated poems and short stories from Urdu to English. He received the Best Emerging Poet Award from BBC London in 1989. His work has been featured in various publications, and he’s going to publish his second book of poems this year.
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Dr. Bushra Shoukat

Dr. Bushra Shaukat is a PhD in English Literature (Applied Linguistics). Currently, she is serving as Head of English Department, Islamia University Bahawalpur (Bahawalnagar Campus). She has also served as a Visiting Professor and Lecturer at Manchanabad Campus of Sargodha University. Dr. Bushra Shaukat’s articles often appear in the national and international English journals. She also presents her papers in domestic and foreign conferences. Dr. Bushra Shaukat not only has a keen eye on modern English literature but she also reads Urdu translations. She has translated many works from Urdu Literature to English.
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Haseeb

10 days ago

great poem

arooj

10 days ago

interesting poem