The Colours of My Heart

by Faiz Ahmed Faiz,Translator Baran Farooqi

English translation of the poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Genres: Poetry

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[Gdeee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rang hai dil kā mire / Colour of My Heart

When you did not come, everything was what it was:

The sky was the frontier of sight; the path, a path; the wine cup, a wine cup;

And now the wine cup, the path, the sky’s colour are

The colour of my heart ‘about to turn into the blood of the heart—

Yellow sometimes at the joy of seeing you;

At times grey for insipid moments;

Brown for autumn leaves, thorns, dry grass;

Crimson for flowers and gardens aflame—

Poison’s colour, blood’s colour, the colour of night.

And the sky, the path, the wine cup—

A garment wet with tears; a throbbing vein;

A mirror ever turning.

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Now that you have come, stay so that some colour, some season, something

Might stay in one place,

So that everything might be once more what it is:

The sky, the frontier of sight; the path, a path; the wine cup, a wine cup.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wasn't much into poetry, tried it and it was beautiful to read. Urdu is beautiful, some poems were deep.
Overall a good read.