### Translation of the Poem "Kashmir" by Afzal Shakeel Sandhu **Every house is a mourning place, every house has buried corpses,** **The sight of unburied bodies is unbearable.** **Mothers' beloveds leave wrapped in shrouds,** **On this earthly paradise, they all shed their blood.** **Hopes sigh here, desires weep,** **Even tongues are ashamed to speak of the conditions.** **The dark nights of oppression yearn for rays of hope,** **In their madness, these tyrants become even more insane.** **But how will the gravity of the situation be handled,** **In this earthly paradise, even beauty feels ashamed.** **This is what peace-loving is, this is affection for humanity,** **Sympathy for the oppressor, hatred for the oppressed.** **Why is this valley of light a hut of sorrows,** **Is the blood of Muslims so cheap?** ### Description of the Poem Afzal Shakeel Sandhu's poem "Kashmir" is a poignant depiction of the anguish and devastation in the region ...