POETRY
Night Descends
βPOEM by Nasir Karim
(Translated from Urdu by Dr. Bushra Shoukat)
Bearing the weight of solitude,
Upon the bunkerβs rooftop,
It reads the full moonβs 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
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 βYahaβn Bas Ret Udti Hyβ (Naught, But
the Sands Dance Hereβ) 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 heβs going to publish his second book of poems this
year.
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(Translated from Urdu)
Previously by Nasir Karim
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 Shaukatβs 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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