Kashmiri Song

Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar
Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?
Whom do you lead on Rapture’s roadway, far
Before you agonise them in farewell?
Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar
Where are you now? Where are you now?
Pale hands, pink tipped, like Lotus buds that float
On those cool waters where we used to dwell
I would have rather felt you round my throat
Crushing out life, than waving me farewell!
Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar
Where are you now? Where lies your spell?