Shams

Shams ke dhalne ka waqt, aa gaya hai
Chasm mein shugal nazar aa raha hai
Do jismoun ki aghosh mukamal nahin
Agarche do lab ka yeh inzamam hai

Tere honte bheeg gaye,
Jinka mein houn rehnuma
Par khul gaye dekh lo
Jesay hone do huma
Shams ki kirnen choumein
Dein mujhe itminan
Zaban to hai hasas,
Lakin tu he bezaban

---Usman Chohan, 2006

The time has come for the sun to set
I see the playful urge in your eyes
The embrace of our two bodies is incomplete
Even though there is the union of two lips

Your lips are wet
I am their guide
Watch as our wings spread
Like a phoenix
The rays of the sun, kiss
And give me this satisfaction
Your sensitive lips
Surrender themselves to me

---Usman Chohan, 2006