Haikus (The autumn)
By: Naseer Ahmed Nasir


Dusk, chill, air of November
Wrapped in shawl of yellow leaves,
Trees shiver with cold.

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The sound of falling leaves,
The solitude drenched in dew
Life is the autumn of the night.

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In the fair of crazy weathers
Seeing the dance of pale leaves
Why does the air blow whistle?

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With a slight mischief of yours,
You have stripped trees of leaves
O wind, how wanton you are!

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Stirring the air,
The floating leaves
Go on and on clapping.


(1987, Translated from Urdu into English by Dr.M.Q.Khan, Gaya, India)

Naseer Ahmed Nasir

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