I Say Nothing Anywhere

I Say Nothing Anywhere

I say nothing anywhere, I am silent
While you, as if my lord, order me silent
 
The story has something to say
But its characters are silent
 
Blame rains down
Yet, like a stone, I am silent
 
Till now the killer has been quite safe
Because the walls and doors are silent
 
People demand the killer's whereabouts
But the village guards are silent.
 
The same chained evening, same time of year
But why this time is everyone silent?
 

Original Poem by

Noshi Gillani

Translated by

Nukhbah Langah with Lavinia Greenlaw Language

Urdu

Country

Pakistan