The Raptor's Frenzy

(a translation)

Gaze upon my flight from dawning unto twilight;
Soaring towards the mark of my ambition!

Contemplate my stoop, full of rapture and might;
Like the frenzy of a falcon on the attack!

Commanding is the impetus and dominance of my sight;
Observe, as it illuminates the horizon!

Like the echo, eternal is my flight;
Gliding on the wings of immortality!

Hear the roar in the winds and the terrible fright;
Admire in my ascension gallantry and grit!

Tahira! Watch the flame of my courage my convictions ignite;
And look upon me as I attain the abode of glory!

POET: TAHIRA SHAMIM
BOOK: RANG-E-UFAQ /THE COLOR OF HORIZON
Printed in URDU, April 1989 Lahore
Genre: Poetry-Urdu--Pakistan--Women--Military Poems---Inspirational Poems