Sahitya Akademi

The Silky DeerAuthor(s): Abdul AlimSource: Indian Literature, Vol. 49, No. 5 (229) (September-October 2005), pp. 21-22Published by: Sahitya AkademiStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23346155 .

Accessed: 28/06/2014 17:30

Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at .http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp

.JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range ofcontent in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new formsof scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

.

Sahitya Akademi is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Indian Literature.

http://www.jstor.org

This content downloaded from 185.31.195.96 on Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:30:19 PMAll use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions

POETRY

Abdul Alim

The Eternal Man

I feel the throbbing of another heart within my heart

a mind within my mind.

As if the harvesting field below the starry sky

get the fragrance of budding fruits

with vision matured pride vanishes

and unpardoning apparition become invisible like unseen dust

then all distances merge between the man and the moon light darkness

ancient man transcends all barriers

breaking all boundaries of geography and anthropology he becomes eternal

and the shadow merges with light. Then a divine man appears with his entity shadowless.

Translated from Bengali by the Poet

The Silky Deer

A sweet deer dances like smile

on the silken sheet.

I usher in fullmoon to welcome the

And a green pasture.

The sun kisses the soiled heart.

The free deer gives birth

This content downloaded from 185.31.195.96 on Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:30:19 PMAll use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions

to verses unchained

fair buds beautiful doves ...

A radiant glow lights up oceans, Tumultuous waves, pebbles and even belly.

Translated from Bengali bj the Poet

□

22 / Indian Uterature : 229

This content downloaded from 185.31.195.96 on Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:30:19 PMAll use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions