by Ehsan Sehgal
I knew it would happen
Everyone will leave me
I will remain alone
I knew it, I know it,
It is my fate; it is my prize
To live alone
To smile alone
To cry alone
To dry my tears alone
To talk myself
Or keep silent for the life
In this cruel world
I am now used to bear
All sorrows and pains
I am familiar with that
No one shares anything
Without meanings
I knew it, I know it,
That's why
I have not hopes
I have not dreams
Except only my tears
That refresh me
That give me life
To live and smile
With my broken heart
With my desires and affection
That didn't complete nor
I could say to my beloved
My beloved, who left me alone
Now I am and my loneliness
To waiting for my beloved
Who will not come back
I knew it, I know it.
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Ehsan Sehgal born Khawaja Ehsan Elahi Sehgal is a Dutch-Pakistani origin Urdu poet and writer who moved to The Netherlands in 1978. He is also a journalist and activist for democracy and the freedom of the press and of speech., He was born on 15 November 1951 in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan and obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Urdu literature. In addition, he also received the LL.B. law degree from Karachi University., He has received awards from Indian and European Urdu literary organisations, in recognition of his literary achievements, and is famous for his poetry book Zarb-e-Sukhan, in the Urdu-speaking world. The Daily Times describes the book as a "splendid poetry collection." Besides that he has published a collection of aphorisms in Dutch, English and Urdu., Moreover, his many ghazals and naats have been composed and sung by various singers of Pakistan. Sehgal has also written a novel and several books of poetry; his articles have been published in various Urdu newspapers.
Last updated July 09, 2015