POETRY
Tapping at My Chamber Door
โPOEM by Nasir Karim
(Translated from Urdu by Dr. Bushra Shoukat)
My braincase pulses with relentless knocks.
Unseal the door,
The pedestrians crave sanctuary.
Unseal the door,
The city grapples with an onslaught.
Kerosene falters, feet inverting steps from refugee wounds,
Knocks echo on matchstick-pressed knuckles,
A crimson rapping,
Fiber entwined with gunpowder,
At the dwellings of the circumcised in the urban sprawl,
At windows,
Upon the charred temple,
Beneath the scorched brick wall,
At an age that fractures,
On the web of aged veins,
Steam rises from blisters on seared skin.
Amidst the red glow of fearsโ brimstone,
Knocks resonate from the flames,
A percussion of blood-curdling screams.
Unlatch,
Doors of refuge, someone,
The mind weary of the relentless cacophony.
Unlatch,
Someone,
City doors.
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(Translated from Urdu by Dr. Bushra Shoukat)
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Nasir Karim
Born on September 3rd, 1970, in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan, Nasir Karim is a poet and educationist. He holds a Masterโs degree in English Language and Literature from Punjab University, Lahore. After teachingย 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, heย founded Springtide School in 2005.
Nasir Karim has published collection of Urdu poemsย โYahaโn Bas Ret Udti Hyโย (Naught, But the Sands Dance Hereโ) in 2000. He has also translated poems and short stories from Urdu to English.ย He received the Best Emerging Poet Award from BBC London in 1989. His work has been featured in various publications, and heโs going to publish his second book of poems this year.
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(Translated from Urdu)
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 Shaukatโs 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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good poem
lovely poem
Thanks for providing me space in the journal.
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