Sindhi Poetry at ATP: faasla

Posted on February 21, 2008
Filed Under >Owais Mughal, Poetry
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Owais Mughal

This poem was published on February 20, 2008 in The Daily Kawish. Poetess is Shagufta Jabeen. I think it is a very beautiful poem. I have tried to translate it below the Sindhi text (next page), but my translation is a bit amateurish. Any correction or suggestions from our seasoned readers will be appreciated.


Distances

The walking feet of time
are always in motion
The last sunset of December
which made a dazzlng show of colors
was nothing but an illusion
But
In the small interval of passing time
Our love, hate, separations
and closeness
and all references to my personal self are erased
In the journey from being very close to become a stranger
I am only left measuring distances
I am only left measuring distances

One of my good friends, Abrar Siddiqui who claims to know more Sindhi than me has sent following translation. Please take a look:

Running against the time
Like always
The last sunset of December
So dyed in infinite colors
Has become nothing but an illusion
But…
In this brief interlude of passing time
Our love, hatred, parting and greeting
And all that I am to myself
In a journey from consciousness to oblivion
Yet again…
Keeps on only scoping the differences

Mr. Latif Noorani, an avid reader of ATP has sent the following translation of the poem:

Tracing the footprints of time
Like always
Offering a scene
Of rainbow colours
The parting sun of December
Has become an illusion
But in that brief space of passing moments
Our affections, aversions, partings, meetings
And all references to our person
In the journey from familiar to unfamiliar
This year, too,
Scaled the distances alone
Scaled the distances alone…

Acknowledgements: Abrar Siddiqui, Zameer Soomro and Abdul Mujeer Qureshi
References: The Daily Kawish

25 responses to “Sindhi Poetry at ATP: faasla

  1. ayaz laghari says:

    i have an other sindhi poetry of the shagufta jabeen if any wanted then write on the comments the titel of the poetry is “MAAN HUJAN NA HUJAN”

  2. AamirRaz says:

    ‘in its journey to seek to know’

    this line should be read as
    “in their journey to seek to know”

    –Peace

  3. AamirRaz says:

    I would translate it like this:

    DISTANCE

    Tracing the footprints of time
    like always
    the parting sun of December,
    shading multitude of colors,
    has faded to be an illusion
    but

  4. ayaz laghari says:

    it is very touching poetry owais please subscribe with more poetries of shagufta jabeen says by ayaz ahmed laghari mirpurkhas

  5. CH ASIM SHAFQUAT OJLA says:

    A.A CH AITZAZ SAHAB WE JUST WANT ”GO MUSHARAF GO” AND IN THIS BATTLE WE R WITH U FROM OUR HEART AND SOUL.MAY ALLAH HELP U AND BLESS U BECAUSE U R SUCH A GREAT PERSON THAT WE CAN’T HAVE WORDS 4 U.OK THANKU AND ALLAHHFAIZ.

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