Poem - The Scent of Darkness Elham Hamedi (Iran), Bengali Translation: Md Ejaj Ahamed (India)

The Scent of Darkness
Elham Hamedi (Iran)

I smell of the night,
The scent of darkness
Though I had hidden the moon in my pocket,
Though I had kissed the moon.
I smell of the night,
The scent of a desert night,
Not of a street
Though the moon had fallen asleep in my eyes,
Although the lanterns repeat my name in the clots of light
More times than the seas ever did!

©®Elham Hamedi

অন্ধকারের ঘ্রাণ
ইলহাম হামেদি (ইরান)
অনুবাদ: মোঃ ইজাজ আহামেদ (ভারত)

আমি লিচ্ছি রাতের ঘ্রাণ,
অন্ধকারের ঘ্রাণ
যদিও চাঁদটা পকেটে লুকিয়ে রেখেছিলাম,
যদিও আমি চাঁদকে চুমু খেয়েছিলাম।
আমি লিচ্ছি রাতের ঘ্রাণ,
মরুভূমির রাতের ঘ্রাণ,
রাস্তার নয়
যদিও আমার চোখে চাঁদ পড়েছিল ঘুমিয়ে,
যদিও ফানুসগুলো আলোর জমাটে আমার নামের পুনরাবৃত্তি করে
সমুদ্রের চেয়েও বেশি বার!

*এই কবিতাটি ইংরেজি থেকে বাংলায় অনুবাদ করা হয়েছে মোঃ ইজাজ আহামেদ - এর দ্বারা অরঙ্গাবাদ, মুর্শিদাবাদ, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত থেকে। (This poem has been translated into Bengali from English by Md Ejaj Ahamed from Aurangabad, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India)*


About the Poetess:
Elham Hamedi is an Iranian multimedia artist, painter, writer, and poet, and a dedicated executive member of several esteemed international associations and foundations. Her poetry collection Un colpo alla testa era uno Zaqboor (Terra d’Ulivi Editions, 2022) was published in Italy. Her artistic creations and literary works have been featured in numerous exhibitions, poetry anthologies, prestigious magazines, and renowned websites. Holding a Master's degree in Art and a Bachelor's degree in Radiology, Hamedi uniquely fuses her medical insights with artistic expression, exploring the intricate relationship between the human body and art through a psychoanalytic lens. Her participation in literary events has earned her numerous awards, underscoring her exceptional interdisciplinary creativity. Most recently, she was named one of the “50 Unforgettable Women of Asia” and recognized as a “Pillar of Asian Culture” as part of the global project Stockholm 2033—a five-volume initiative spanning five continents (2024).