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Trying, The First Step

Feb 17, 2023
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By Ayesha Abdul Salam


{Urdu poetry}

کوشش ایک پہلا قدم Title:

وہ آشک سے بھرے آنکھوں کو

بہا کر کے تو دیکھ

وہ بےچین سے بندھی مشت کو

رہا کر کے تو دیکھ

وہ مسائل سے پریشان من کو

خالی کر کے تو دیکھ

وہ سرحد پی کے قدم کو

پار کر کے تو دیکھ

وہ کمرے کی خفیف دریچہ کو

کھول کر کے تو دیکھ

وہ جذبات سے مرکب زندگی کو شروع کر کے تو دیکھ

......



{Transliteration}

Title: Koshish, pehla kadam

Woh asshk se bhare aankoon ko,

Bahaa karke toh dekho.

Woh beichain se bandi musht ko,

Rihaa karke toh dekho.

Woh masaail se pareshaan mann ko,

Khaali karke toh dekho .

Woh sarhadh pe ruki kadam ko,

Paar karke toh dekho.

Woh kamre ki khafeef dareecha ko,

Khool karke toh dekho.

Woh jazbath se murakkab zindagi ko

Shuru karke toh dekho.

{Translation}

Trying, the first step

Those eyes filled with tears,

Try shedding it and see.

Those fists closed with anxiety,

Try releasing it and see.

That mind troubled with problems,

Try emptying it and see.

That step stopped at the limit,

Try crossing it and see.

That small window of the room, Try opening it and see.

That life mixed with emotions, Try starting it and see.


By Ayesha Abdul Salam




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