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Poetry: Living in Silence

I adorn the locks on my lips on those paths.

Listen, I have grown accustomed to living in silence.

Shazia Khan Bhutta, a poetess from Muzaffargarh, South Punjab, Pakistan, shares her poem

Shazia Khan- Poetess- Sindh CourierHailing from Muzaffargarh city of South Punjab, Shazia Khan Bhutta, having done M.Phil. in political science, Masters in Pakistan Studies, Masters in Urdu, Masters in Siraiki language, Law Graduation and B.Ed., is a poetess, educationist and social activist. She runs her own girls’ school. Although Siraiki is her mother-tongue, Shazia has been writing in Urdu and so far has authored seven books.   

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Living in Silence

I have grown accustomed

To soothing the tears of my eyes with love,

I sing lullabies to them.

Listen, I have grown accustomed to drinking every pain.

I bury the fragments of my dreams with my hands,

With offerings.

Listen, I have grown accustomed to every wound in my heart.

 

I keep the candle of fidelity burning at all times on the paths,

I adorn the locks on my lips on those paths.

Listen, I have grown accustomed to living in silence.

Listen, I have grown accustomed to living in silence.

(AI-Generated translation from Urdu into English)

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مجھے عادت سی ہو گئ ہے

میں اپنی آ نکھ کے آ نسووں محبت سے سلاتی ہوں

انہیں لوری سناتی ہوں

سنو ہر درد پینے کی مجھے عادت سی ہو گئی ہے

میں اپنے خواب کے ٹکڑے دفن کرتی ہوں ہاتھوں سے

سوغاتوں سے

سنو ہر زخم سینے کی مجھے عادت سی ہو گئی ہے

وفا کے دیپ کو ہردم جلاتی ہوں میں رستوں پر

میرے لب پر جو تالے ہیں سجاتی ہوں میں رستوں پر

سنو چپ چاپ جینے کی مجھے عادت سی ہوگئی ہے

 سنو چپ چاپ جینے کی مجھے عادت سی ہو گئی ہے

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