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Come silently like the Moon

Nazrul Islam, Nazrul Islam poetry, Muslim / Sufi, Muslim / Sufi poetry,  poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, Yoga / Hindu poetry by Nazrul Islam
(1899 - 1976) Timeline

English version by
Gulshan Ara

Original Language
Bengali

Muslim / Sufi
Yoga / Hindu : Shakta (Goddess-oriented)
20th Century

O, my love
Come silently in the middle of the night
As gliding moonlight

With your tender touch
Bring sweet dreams to my eyes

O, my love, never again
I will need to open the door,
Come quietly through the door of my heart
Be there forever in my sweet memory

Come as the fragrance of un-blossomed flowers
Swaying in the evening breeze
Sing out my name over and over again
Like love-stricken evening bird in the wilderness

Come as tear drops in my eyes
Whisper in my ears like soothing tune of flute
Come as my lost love
O my ever lost love
Be there as eternal pain in my heart.

 

 

 

Themes

  Birds
  Flute
  Garden
  Heart
  Honey


Recommended Books


Singing to the Goddess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal, Translated by Rachel Fell McDermott

 

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