Seeds / Abu Karim

A cold storage is needed to preserve seeds;

fruits and crops of next generation will shoot out

from healthy seeds. So, human beings try to take

care of seeds properly and have containers proper.

Strong seedlings shoot up breaking the husks of seeds;

timely water and manure are also needed;

if the hazards of nature are neglected, gradually trees

will grow from seeds.

Man wants to descend to his seeds;

for that the male are averse to the barren female,

and the latter do not want any fruitless male.

29 August  2008

‘বীজ’ কবিতার অনুবাদ

[Translated by Dulal Al Monsur]