Writing

Mirza Ghalib translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Near Sainthoodby Mirza Ghalibtranslation by Kanu V. Prajapati and Michael R. BurchOn the subject of mystic philosophy, Ghalib,your words might have st..

Rahat Indori translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Intimacyby Rahat Indoriloose translation by Michael R. BurchI held the Sun, Stars and Moon at a distancetill the time your hands touched mine.Now I am..

Jaun Elia translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

I am strange -- so strangethat I self-destructed and don't regret it.�Jaun Elia, translation by Michael R. BurchThe wound is deep -- companions..

Mir Taqi Mir translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Translations of Urdu couplets byMir Taqi MirSharpen the barbs of every thorn, O lunatic desert!Perhaps another hobbler, also limping by on blistered f..

Momin Khan Momin translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Perhapsby Momin Khan Mominloose translation by Michael R. BurchThe cohesiveness between us, you may remember, or perhaps not.Our solemn oaths of faith..

Gulzar translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Translations of poems by GulzarMy Apologies, Sonaby Gulzarloose translation byMichael R. BurchMy apologies, Sona,if traversing my verse's terrainin th..

Munir Niazi translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

The Condition of My Heartby Munir Niaziloose translation byMichael R. BurchThere's no need for anyone else to get excited:The condition of my heart is..

Nasir Kazmi translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

What Happened to Them?by Nasir Kazmiloose translation byMichael R. BurchThose who came ashore, what happened to them?Those who sailed away, what happe..

Parveen Shakir translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Picnicby Parveen Shakirloose translation by Michael R. Burch My friends laugh elsewhere on the beachwhile I sit here, alone, counting the waves,writin..

Qateel Shifai translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

O God!by Qateel Shifailoose translation byMichael R. BurchTorture my heart, O God!If you so desire, leave me a madman, O God!Have I asked for the moon..

Miraji translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

I'm obsessed with this thought:does God possess mercy?―Miraji, translation by Michael R. BurchCome, see this dance, the immaculate dance of the ..

Nida Fazli translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Nida Fazli translations of Urdu poems into EnglishFailuresby Nida Fazliloose translation by Michael R. BurchI was unable to relatethe stateof my heart..

Majrooh Sultanpuri translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Majrooh Sultanpuri translations of Urdu poems into EnglishI’m like a commodity being priced in the market-place:every eye ogles me like a buyer&..

Rabindranath Tagore "Last Curtain" translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Last Curtainby Rabindranath Tagoreloose translation/interpretation/modernization byMichael R. BurchI know the day comes when my eyes close,when my sig..

Translations of Munir Niazi

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

The Condition of My Heartby Munir Niaziloose translation/interpretation by Michael R. BurchIt is not necessary for anyone else to get excited:The cond..

Amjad Islam Amjad translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Amjad Islam Amjad translationsEvery Once in a Whileby Amjad Islam Amjadloose translation/interpretation by Michael R. BurchEvery once in a while,immer..