Ghazal

After eons I decided to write a love letter tonight,

With the red petals will you join me my love later tonight!

Like a beautiful wife you dwell in my lonely heart,

Your radiance shines so I want to be a writer tonight.

All roses, all flowers fall prey to your eternal beauty,

How to capture your scent-let me know- is it winter tonight?

When I try to capture you in my letter, my letters fell short!

My dots turn into a line but that line lost its center tonight.

Enough time you spent in hoarding the lost memories,

O Love! O heart! If not a way, find in me a shelter tonight.

I doused the nib of my pen in the red blood of my heart,

So as to write the tales and become a love master tonight.

Jawab e Ghazal

I received your letter so too decided to write an answer tonight,

Red petals are my red veins, on to you I’m gonna shower tonight.

My radiance do shine brighter in your two rippling eyes,

My heart too beats in the lustrous light like sunflower. Tonight.

After reading your words I slept well but woke up drunk,

I must have dreamt about you and became your follower tonight.

What became of last night’s promise?—

I won’t broke it this morning!

But why should I care when I’m your wildflower tonight!

Enough talk from me. I have died at the Beloved’s feet.

In your lanes I will roam and stay to be a watchtower tonight.

One who gains life through the water of beloved, can never die,

When Beloved is in love with the lover. Let me be love endower tonight.

                                                                                        ~Imran Yousuf

                                                                                                       Anantnag, Kashmir (J&K) India.