Gurez: The True Treasure

Poem By Nusrat Iqbal Akhoon

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The name of place when people hear.

They try their best to visit there.

 

From the Razdan top  to the Habba Khatoon peak.

Mountains and roads are playing hide and seek.

 

Peer baba and temple on the same place

Where people visit,  pray  and find  solace .

 

The Pyramid mountain  adds beauty in it known as  "Habba Khatoon".

It was named after the poet " Popularly known as "zoon"

 

Mughal emperor yousuf shah chakh was imprisoned here.

zoon was searching her beloved  everywhere.

 

Mountains are so high , even they touch the sky.

  The beautiful Habba Khatoon spring where she last said  good bye.

 

People are  beautiful and simple ,  they are  named as" Dard shin."

host their guests very well , and the hearts of every creature  they win.

 

Women go to  forest with a wooden  basket , rope and axe in hand.

bring berry fruit and  wood  , this is how they live in their motherland .

 

The flowing  water of Kishanganga river to the bluish water of project dam.

Once there was a heart of Gurez ,  and the place was called  " Budwan "


Ahh ! On the banks of river , the nights of the camping site .

Where the midnights are very bright and too much quite.

 

Blanket of snow in winter is home for  brown bear .

wild goat , Cummin and trout fish  like creatures you will find here .

 

From Tragbal to Chakwali ,Winters here are very harsh.

And roads  remain closed from December to march.

 

Snow reaches the heights of homes, and block the roads .

Elderly people ,inside their rooms , spinning some kind of wools.

 

Pheran of pattu and the socks called "Chasma-e-Bulbul "

This is a home for "Gucci "and the endangered hangul.

 

Uplift the "Shina" language, visit the site  with hands in hand .

Try to preserve the culture and  our  beloved  "Mini Switzerland ".

 

A Visit to my motherland gives me immense pleasure.

Nature has made this beautifully chaotic and" This is truly a Treasure".

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Author can be reached at Nusratiqbal932@gmail.com

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