Where Are You

Where are you?

Where are you?
The only one that I seek in day and night, where are you?
      Within every glimpse of my vanished sight, where are you?
You are the ultimate soul of love and peace; do not hide.
      In this journey, I need comfort in my plight; where are you?
I am so lost, and I can't find my way out; please help.
      Who will help me to win this desperate fight? Where are you?
I am anxiously seeking what the truth is; tell me now.
      What else can do besides sleeping or sit tight? Where are you?
My nights are darkened, and days darker than nights; I need light.
      The twilight of the dawn has not enough light; where are you?
My wish is to fly as high as the sky; show me more.
     Ascending into the boundaries of your height, where are you?
Me and "Haloo," we are both witnessing love, can you see?
      Without love, this globe will be full of fright; where are you?

6/3/2016 Haloo

This form of poetry is called "Ghazal." The Ghazal (Persian/Arabic) is a poetic form consisting of 5-15 rhyming couplets with the perfect syllabus in each couplet and usually follows with a refrain (the repeating phrase), although using a refrain is not mandatory. It is common in ghazals for the poet's name or nickname to be featured in the last couplet. Ghazal always expresses the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love (both physical and spiritual) in spite of that pain. The great Persian Poets such as "Rumi and Hafiz" used this style of poetry to express their thoughts.
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Rashid Avatar
September 6, 2016 at 12:58 PM
You are the ultimate soul of love and peace, do not hide. #this although is a question evrday but you have just defined that in a best way. loved reading it
Salehi Avatar
December 21, 2016 at 1:56 PM
Thanks Kamran...
Scars Avatar
September 5, 2016 at 6:35 PM
Lovely ghazal :) congrats on your placement :)-luloo
Salehi Avatar
September 5, 2016 at 9:24 PM
Thank you my dear..
Garcia Avatar
August 29, 2016 at 10:14 AM
I'll confess that I don't think I've ever read a ghazal or if I did wasn't Aware of it. This is excellent. You've inspired me to try one. Great write
Salehi Avatar
August 29, 2016 at 10:49 AM
Thank you Phillip.
Kimathi Avatar
August 29, 2016 at 6:32 AM
A fine piece indeed.... Congrats Pashang, for your top placement in the contest!! ;-)
Salehi Avatar
August 29, 2016 at 10:48 AM
Thank you Teddy..
Daniel Avatar
August 28, 2016 at 8:36 AM
Great ghazal, Pashang:) I like ghazals, and love listening to them (in Urdu/Hindi, of course)...Yours was exceptionally good:) A #7:) Just wanted to know, do you write in Hindi??
Salehi Avatar
August 28, 2016 at 9:50 AM
Thank you Jo, I like them too. No I do not know Hindi. Once again Thank you..
U.D Palawon  Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 11:23 PM
Congrats on your placing high. Well done with this lovely write. :) Sunita
Salehi Avatar
August 28, 2016 at 1:29 AM
Thank you Sunita...
Arnone Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 10:14 PM
A smooth sounding, educational experience. Congrats!
Salehi Avatar
August 28, 2016 at 1:29 AM
Thank you Tom.
Hamilton Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 9:26 PM
Congrats on a very worthy win, really copies well the style you were emulating.
Salehi Avatar
August 28, 2016 at 1:28 AM
Thank you John.
Rodrigues Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 7:05 PM
I can see you almost pleading on your knees, such is your urgency! Wonderful, Pashang!
Haight Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 6:24 PM
Wonderful poem, Pashang, both in the Ghazal form and 'Rumi' inspiration. Congratulations on your podium win! Sandra
Salehi Avatar
August 28, 2016 at 1:30 AM
Thank you Sandra, you're very kind.
Callus Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 6:03 PM
I enjoyed the content and your capable use of this form, Pashang. I am now tempted to give Ghazal a go! Congratulations on a merited podium finish. Regards // paul
Salehi Avatar
August 28, 2016 at 1:28 AM
Thank you Paul..
Krampe Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 5:16 PM
Congrats, and thanks for explaining the Ghazal form for those of us unfamiliar with it (I never heard of it before)
Salehi Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 5:34 PM
Thank you Agnes for being so kind...
Marcum Wong Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 5:00 PM
Congratulations on this fine poem being in the top three Pashang! ; )
Salehi Avatar
August 27, 2016 at 5:33 PM
Thanks Connie...
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June 25, 2016 at 10:22 PM
I love this beautiful poem. It is the ghazal form in English. Maybe a translation of original Persian. Superb translation with radif and qafia. It is conveying great thoughts and questions. Mr. Salehi, I enjoyed your comment on my poem, Goblet of Desire. Unfortunately, I could not find the fonts that could display the Persian version on this site. I know my poem is not a ghazal. It might be a char pareh, but i did not find a name for it on the grid.
Salehi Avatar
June 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM
Hello sir,Thank you very much. No this poem is not a translation. It is the original. I am very much involve with Persian style of poetry...Pashang
Dalei Avatar
June 23, 2016 at 2:26 PM
Pashang, This is a nice ghazal with very deep thought. A7 from me.........//:) with love
Salehi Avatar
June 23, 2016 at 4:46 PM
Thank you..... I'm glad that you liked it.
Manassian Avatar
June 22, 2016 at 5:44 AM
Lovely verse. :) Nice to see the ghazal form. Thank you for your recent visits to my work. I have been out of commission here for a while. I hope to get back soon.
Salehi Avatar
June 22, 2016 at 12:41 PM
Oh, you're so nice....
Heidari Avatar
June 17, 2016 at 1:32 PM
I'm crying. Dear Pashang, your rhetoric device is fantastic.
Salehi Avatar
June 17, 2016 at 6:51 PM
Thank you Naghmeh, you're always a melody to me.... Thank you
Beaufort Avatar
June 16, 2016 at 4:44 PM
You are very kind and are trying to fix me, since I must appear broken. Netflix has just added a movie about Noam Chomsky. If you see that film, you will know where I am coming from. All is not as it seems, and I am very skeptical and may seem foolish to you. Believe me, I do appreciate that you would like to make me a better person. You have a very good heart.
Salehi Avatar
June 16, 2016 at 11:16 PM
I do not want to fix anything. I am broken myself. On your Poem you were comparing Scalia, with gonorrhea; the man was a former Supreme Court justice, I just wanted to mention that it is not right to make fun of an individual that spend his life serving this country.
Salehi Avatar
June 16, 2016 at 8:52 PM
I do not want to fix anything. I am broken myself. On your Poem you were comparing Scalia, with gonorrhea; the man was a former Supreme Court justice, I just wanted to mention that it is not right to make fun of an individual that spend his life serving this country.
Beaufort Avatar
June 16, 2016 at 4:42 PM
Pashang, your spirit is meditative and thoughtful. I love what you write about. You are asking very profound questions. You are right to doubt my expertise since I am operating in a sphere of thought that is foreign to yours. I am trying to point out some follies and inconsistencies as I see them.
Salehi Avatar
June 16, 2016 at 8:44 PM
Thank you sir
Deschler Avatar
June 15, 2016 at 10:33 PM
So many familiar questions being asked here. Everyone continues to ask, but we are never given the answers... I hope all mysteries of life will be known one day... Quite an emotionally stirring and thought provoking write. Very well expressed, Pashang!
Salehi Avatar
June 16, 2016 at 1:13 AM
I have never seen anybody ask these familiar questions. You are right to some extend. We will know all the answers, and mysteries will be known to us one day. Thank you for stopping by....
Ashe Avatar
June 15, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Thank you for your visit! Your library contains many ghazals that I will enjoy reading and studying to learn this form! This ghazal is very thought provoking!
Salehi Avatar
June 16, 2016 at 1:05 AM
Thank you Walter
Smith Avatar
June 9, 2016 at 6:18 PM
An fabulous ghazal... one that can searche for answers.. sadly, we won't know until we perish
Salehi Avatar
June 9, 2016 at 6:24 PM
Thanks Tim...... You're so kind.
Dietrich Avatar
June 4, 2016 at 9:20 PM
I am so glad we have an expert Ghazal writer at Soup. This is so lovely!!
Salehi Avatar
June 5, 2016 at 1:08 AM
Thanks Andrea, you're very kind.
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