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Parveen Shakir or Parvin Shakir (Urdu: ٞعŮŰ٠شاڊعâ) (24 November 1952 â 26 December 1994) was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan.
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âA raindrop stuck up in my lashes
and sank in the eye.â
and sank in the eye.â
âEven though the gusts of zephyr
knock till eternity
on the red stone walls
behind the city of flowers,
no change will occur.
Only that they will tire themselves.â
knock till eternity
on the red stone walls
behind the city of flowers,
no change will occur.
Only that they will tire themselves.â
âWhen the noisy tide receded
from the shore
the frozen shiny sands suddenly moved
beneath her feer.
The girl standing knee-deep in water
came to herself and mused:
'How familiar is this moment!'â
from the shore
the frozen shiny sands suddenly moved
beneath her feer.
The girl standing knee-deep in water
came to herself and mused:
'How familiar is this moment!'â
âLike the rest of them,
will you also examine the white, crystal today
in the haze and mist of slimy yesterday?
Do what you will
but keep it in mind:
the sun has also been accused
of having necked and cuddled the night.â
will you also examine the white, crystal today
in the haze and mist of slimy yesterday?
Do what you will
but keep it in mind:
the sun has also been accused
of having necked and cuddled the night.â
About Parveen Shakir
Parveen Shakir or Parvin Shakir (Urdu: ٞعŮŰ٠شاڊعâ) (24 November 1952 â 26 December 1994) was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan.