Another poem.
Be Near Me
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Translated by Naomi Lazard
Be near me now,
My tormenter, my love, be near me—
At this hour when night comes down,
When, having drunk from the gash of sunset, darkness comes
With the balm of musk in its hands, its diamond lancets,
When it comes with cries of lamentation,
with laughter with songs;
Its blue-gray anklets of pain clinking with every step.
At this hour when hearts, deep in their hiding places,
Have begun to hope once more, when they start their vigil
For hands still enfolded in sleeves;
When wine being poured makes the sound
of inconsolable children
who, though you try with all your heart,
cannot be soothed.
When whatever you want to do cannot be done,
When nothing is of any use;
—At this hour when night comes down,
When night comes, dragging its long face,
dressed in mourning,
Be with me,
My tormenter, my love, be near me.
Comments:
How perfect. I felt like someone put in words what I thought no words could describe.
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Thanks for taking the time to share this poem with us. Its very moving.
Nice poem. Can I copy parts of this poem for my English assignment?
Nice poem. It reminds me of a poem wrote by my gf to me :)
"Its blue-gray anklets of pain clinking with every step.
At this hour when hearts, deep in their hiding places,
Have begun to hope once more, when they start their vigil"
That is my favorite part of the poem. This was very moving for me, it has alot of meaning that takes a little thought to decipher and appreciate fully :)
Great blog BTW :)
Best,
Conrad
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'Be Near Me' is such a beautiful yet concise title, I just had to say that!
I love the subtlety of this poem, it really conveys the message without being overbearing, loves it!
This poem has a lot of symbolism in it, and the progression is very engaging. Great writing! Thank you :)
Tom
Hi Rebecca, I love your blog, nothing but great writing, pictures, and poems :)
How do you get those random comments in the header of your site? I think that is so cool!
Best,
Tom
This is a very good poem, I like reading some poem
Thanks for sharing
I love the subtlety of this poem..
I think I have to indulge in this
I adulation the subtlety of this poem, it absolutely conveys the bulletin after getting overbearing, loves it!
Thanks for sharing
Its really a very beautiful poem indeed. Thanks for sharing such beautiful poem with us.
I feel someone put in words what I thought no words could describe.
Beautiful Peom! This guy is one of the most famous poets of Pakistan!
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Wonderful stuff! Keep up the writing and we will keep up the reading!
Your words are beautiful. Thank you for this poem!
Fantastic. Another fave, of course I think they all are. Thanks for sharing this. I learned a lot from reading your blogs.
Such a beautiful poem you have written for us, thank you so much for sharing this with the world :)
Nice poem! Keep going with that!
Thank you so much for sharing this! Keep up the good work!
This poem has made my day. How beautiful - thank you for sharing.
The poem is really great! I think I fell in love with it. :)
What a wonderful poem. There have been times when I've gone for months neglecting to let my mind be moved by the beauty that humanity can produce. Thank you for sharing your words with us.
My fiancee would love this poem as she always wants me to put her to bed because she says it feels nice to have my arm wrapped around her and she can fall asleep quickly knowing I'm near her. Thank you.
What a great poem it is. I felt it is so touchy and so moving. I liked it a lot. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful and touching. Thanks for sharing.
Linda
Excellent Poem, I love it.
How perfect. I felt like someone put in words what I thought no words could describe.
Touching poem. Keep going.
I'm deeply moved by your words. Very nice.
thanks,thanks
Keep go on
For hands still enfolded in sleeves;
This poem has a lot of symbolism in it, and the progression is very engaging. Great writing! Thank you :)
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