Balochi poem by Ghulam Hussain Shohaz, translated by Fazal Baloch
WHO CAN BLOW OUT THE SUN?
Every day
as dusk falls,
a sun-bright thought
slips beyond the mountain peaks,
dejected,
downcast,
sinking into mourning.
Yet—
the world goes on unchanged.
Another dawn breaks,
and the hide-and-seek
between day and night
begins again.
How can one
who sails each day
on the wings of sunlight
let the darkness of night
stain their face?
Night descends,
slips away,
leaving silence behind.
But—
who can blow out the sun?
Fazal Baloch is a Balochi writer and translator. He has translated many Balochi poems and short stories into English. His translations have been featured in Pakistani Literature published by Pakistan Academy of Letters and in the form of books and anthologies.
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