“Prism”
In one drop of water
Sun shines.
Colorful picture arises:
Rainbow’s seven-color convex
Spreads its arms.
Via that tiny drop of water,
World of colors efflorescence.
I too have a sun
Who embraces my body!
Eliciting a spectrum
Of colorful blossoms
Within me.
If He changed his angle awhile,
I’d become
A single drop of water:
Faceless,
Colorless!
Parveen Shakir (24 November 1952 - 26 December 1994)
Translated from the Urdu by M.S. Alverston, 02/10/11.
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