Munir Niazi translations

The Condition of My Heart
by Munir Niazi
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
 
There's no need for anyone else to get excited:
The condition of my heart is not the condition of hers.
But were we to receive any sort of good news, Munir,
How spectacular compared to earth's mundane sunsets!
 
Mystery
by Munir Niazi
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
 
She was a mystery:
Her lips were parched ...
but her eyes were two unfathomable oceans.
 
 I continued delaying ...
 by Munir Niazi
 loose translation by Michael R. Burch
 
 I continued delaying ...
 the words I should speak
 the promises I should keep
 the one I should dial
 despite her cruel denial
 
 I continued delaying ...
 the shoulder I must offer
 the hand I must proffer
 the untraveled lanes
 I may not see again
 
 I continued delaying ...
 long strolls through the seasons
 for my own selfish reasons
 the remembrances of lovers
 to erase thoughts of others
 
 I continued delaying ...
 to save someone dear
 from eternities unclear
 to make her aware
 of our reality here
 
 I continued delaying ...