Kazi Nazrul Islam
At My Gaze No Longer Laughs the Rose


   At my gaze no longer laughs the rose,
   At the music of my words no longer blossoms forth the flowers
 

   What is the use of going to the fair 
   With the garland of the withered smile ?
   Dose the dark night amage her dishevelled hair 
   Without looking at the moon for a while ?


   The southern wind brings the springs yet 
   But in the garden the nightingale sings no more.
   No more does the wild flower in the forest
   Dance at the sight of the moon


         Something is lost, something is missing,
         My heart feels so empty and old.
         Ah me, at whose cruel touch
         Has my heart grown so cold!
Translation: Kabir Chowdhury