POETRY
Urdu Literature / Urdu Poetry
___________
The Girl in the
Universe’s Movie
That Got Stuck
— POEM by
Ahmed Naeem
___________
To discover a silent girl;
Who lives quietly;
Many caged birds will need to be set free.
This silent girl will have to be invited;
To afternoon tea;
The girl who lives quietly.
And when it is raining;
Her umbrella will have to be snatched;
From her hand.
The silent girl who lives quietly in a room;
Will need to be given;
A new lipstick;
A brightly coloured comb;
A box of paints.
And reassured;
That I’m the son of the same woodcutter.
From One Thousand and One Nights;
I have to make her believe;
That the sorcerer’s soul;
Is not in his parrot.
That the sorcerer and the parrot;
Have been killed.
The lonely silent girl living quietly in her room;
Bring her out;
Don’t stop her;
From rushing in to pick up the coins;
Thrown under the bridegroom procession.
Let her choose;
The flower petals;
The garlands;
And the coins;
Fill her lapel with the coins.
Tell her that that this green pasture;
Is our country.
These horses are yours;
Where you will have to go with me.
The silent girl;
Is laughing;
Walking;
Jumping;
Insisting on watching;
The movie of the universe;
That had got stuck somewhere and stopped.
….
(Translated from URDU by Bush Ahmed)
::::
Ahmed Naeem
Ahmed Naeem was born as Naeem Akhtar on December 6, 1986 (a Sun eclipsed day) in Malegaon, Nashik District, Maharashtra state, India. He could not get high education. But, he went up to grade 7 and then he had to leave his education due to his economic miseries due to his family’s poor financial conditions so that he could earn some pennies to enhance their income, working as a land tenant. Now, he works as a weaver on power loom. Who knows best weaving the poems and stories than a weaver? He is a poet and short-story writer of modern existentialism. He is also a blogger of “Mautdotcommalegaon.blogpost.com”, where he presents tabooed literature. However, he has vigorous attachment with literature. And, his style has a rebellious tone, introspection and solipsism.
___________
More by Ahmed Naeem:
Bush Ahmed
Dr. Mubashar Ahmed writes under the pen name Bush Ahmed. He was born in Krishan Nagar, Lahore, Pakistan. He obtained a Masters in Physics from the University of Sindh, Pakistan and a PhD from The University of Adelaide, South Australia. And, he worked as high school teacher, university lecturer, and coal mining research officer. He also managed design and development of electronic equipment in Pakistan, manufacturing of gold nugget detectors in Australia, and established a high tech computer-based engineering solutions business in Pakistan. But, in 1998 Bush moved permanently to Australia. In 2019, Bush started writing in Urdu. So, his stories, articles and commentaries have appeared on various Urdu forums.
___________