Write Not On Waters

Write not on waters,
To write on waters is not a good practice.
Whatever you write on them,
Whether it is meeting or parting,
Whether it is pang or tang,
Is not perpetual.
The inscriptions on waters are fleeting,
They take us into illusions,
And wipe away us all.

By Fakhira Batool Translated By Muhammad Shanazar

poem by Muhammad Shanazar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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