This poem was translated by Professor Carlo Coppola as part of the MULOSIGE Translations project. You can explore our collection of Urdu Poetry here.
Itifāq / By Chance
In a strange land where I have no friend
after spending moments of intense pain
.
By chance it might so happen that one evening somewhere
I might pass by some such place
where I could catch a glimpse of you in the fleeting crowd
.
And we may stop still, staring at one another in surprise.
.
From: Yāden̲ (Remembrances), 1963. pp. 79 – 80
In a strange land where I have no friend
after spending moments of intense pain
.
By chance it might so happen that one evening somewhere
I might pass by some such place
where I could catch a glimpse of you in the fleeting crowd
.
And we may stop still, staring at one another in surprise.
.
From: Yāden̲ (Remembrances), 1963. pp. 79 – 80
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