Syedah Maryam Iqbal




Sun’s Communication

The sun peeping into my little universe,
With its stimulating sunlight,
Percolating into my soul,
Highlighting the brilliance,
Shadowing the dark,
Communicates to me in a soft, modest tone,
Attempting to make me realize,
That nothing is so colossal than life itself.

The sun promises to accompany my heart,
With all its radiance,
Illuminating my soul intrinsically,
Concealing my miseries,
Boasting of my strengths,
Enlightening my mind with all its supremacy,
Adding colors to my little universe, telling me,
That nothing is so colossal than life itself.
Syedah Maryam Iqbal









It was once Fragile!

It was once fragile,
Seeking out for some support,
From charitable earthlings,
Hoping to share the bounties
with the well bred—
Asking for a favor
from eternal Nature–
In a silent plea with moist eyes,
With all its tenderness and fragility,
It hoped to have a strong survival,
Sharing the energy and soul of Nature,
Dreaming to be no more fragile,
But very resilient and supportive.
And one day, it got all what it dreamt for–
Standing as a strong representative of Nature,
Ready to listen and attend to all the pleas,
from all those still in their fragile postures.
Syedah Maryam Iqbal









The Creator’s Benevolence

The sun was eloquent in its aggression,
Flaring with full opposition,
Showing its hostility towards the earthlings,
Enforcing an affiliation order to the wind making it feverish,
When the Unrestricted showed it its’ limitation,
It was brought to light, bright light!
There was a thunderous roar with cracking lightning,
As He ordered black broad clouds to cover sun’s hostility.
The sun at once submitted to the creator’s will,
Forgetting all about its arrogance and planned ill,
It just bowed and curtained itself with the clouds that were thunderous,
And equipped to bless all disregarding their being sinners or virtuous.
The feverish wind broke its alliance to the sun,
And supported the clouds to adhere to the creator’s call,
And became a blessing for the earthlings all.
It moved from all directions causing the clouds to thicken more,
It worked tirelessly and vigorously to make sure,
There was no more hostility and nothing to endure.
The thickened clouds could not control the outpour,
And the arid wells, barren lands and parched souls saw a cure.
The showers washed all raw and refined,
The rainbows made everything defined,
The symphony was loud and rhymed,
The creator’s actions were assuring and kind,
Maintaining His hold on the world and humankind,
Promising to keep all bountiful and supplied.
Syedah Maryam Iqbal
Whispering Sea and Moon....
The sea and the moon quite close together,
 Whispering to each other, try not to bother,
The faraway stars who attempt rather,
To overhear their harmonious chatter,
But they fail in the struggle, no matter.

The moon wants to drown in water,
But he marvels on his shade improper,
While the sea is a very good plotter,
Always trying to raise his hands as locker,
Never to take custody of the watcher.

The whispering between the two continues forever,
The sea works as a shrewd persuader,
But the moon is also a descent dissuader,
Both talk about unification as stalker,
In a never ending struggle of slaughter.
Syedah Maryam Iqbal

Syedah Maryam Iqbal

Syedah Maryam Iqbal, currently, the president of the World Union of Poets, is a Pakistani female poet, writer, translator, researcher, research analyst and blogger. She was born on 15th April in Karachi. She did Masters in English Literature from University of Karachi after completing BSC (Hons) in Computing and Information Systems from London Metropolitan University. In her quest to explore her interest and skills in writing, she started composing her poems on diverse topics such as nature, human existence, human behaviours, peace, society, and many others. Her understandings and thought work resulted in some literary work that she started publishing online through her website www.writcrit.wordpress.com. She  is a member of various literary groups along with “World Union of Poets”, “Panorama”, “Real Vision Aspirant Writers”, “Bonding with Nature”, “Awesome Author”, “Poetic Wings”, “Writers Corner”, “Poetry Review”, “We are Writers”, “Pearls of Wisdom”, “Writers, Authors, Poets Unite!!!”, “Poetry Wall”, “Contemporary Literary Society of Amlor, Banda (U.P. India)” and many others. She administers many groups on facebook that are “The Prestigious Group I own”, “Mehfil-e-Gul”, “Friends Who like inside the Coffee House”, “Friends who like Pak Army Logisticians Club” and “English Poetry”. Her work can be traced back to July 2016. Her work has appeared in many international anthologies and literary journals such as “Ripples of Peace: An Anthology of Peace Poems”, “Peace Lover”, “Let there be Peace”, “Fragrance of Asia”, “World Anthology”, “Deepest Obsession: An Anthology of Sensuous Poems”, “Amaravati Poetic Prism 2017” and numerous others. Her works depict strong bondage and closeness to nature. Her poems made people to see the world through her eyes, share her vision, walk through her dreams and ponder over aspects that are ignored in our daily lives. She not only writes her own poems in English, but also translates poems from Urdu to English.