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A Road in Aleppo

I have seen the roads in Aleppo,
Dry tarmac and asphalt
Flood with a crimson liquid.
A mixture of rain and drain water
And the lives of little children
Seeping through,
Broken bones & torn arteries
Coloring the streets
With their blood.

Two little boys
Who sat amongst
A pile of rubble
Smiled, holding each other
In front of a broken house
That smelt of smoke
Mouldy decay
And a faint scent of death.
There is no longer
A place to call home
Which doesn’t reek
Of fear.
There is no longer
A place
For them to sleep.

I have seen the roads of Aleppo,
Once decorated
With the lively Souk
And the holy mosque
That sang the hymns of God
That echoed in parks and schools
Go silent.

I no longer saw the roads of Aleppo.

 हवाई जहाज़ों की परछाई
उन सड़कों पर गिर पड़ी ,
जहाँ बच्चों की मुस्कराहट की अक्स
सुर्ख से रंगा हुआ पानी
में दिखाई दे रही थी।
हवाई जहाज़ से गिरते आग के गोले
उनके सर के ऊपर से
खुदा के हाथ की परछाई को
तबाह कर गए।
उस दिन ,
मैंने अलेप्पो की सड़कों को
खुदा की रेहमत की सरगोशी
से जुदा होते हुए देखा।

For I have seen the roads of Aleppo,
Die.

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