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مترجم : ڈاکٹر جواز جعفری

Translated from English into Urdu by Dr. Jawaz Jaffri

Dr. Jawaz Jaffri

کڑوی دوائیاں

بخار کی چتا میں جلتے ہوئے

میں بھی راکھ ہو چکا

کڑوی دوائیاں بےاثر ہو چکی ہیں

تمہارا ہاتھ تھامتے ہوئے

میں اپنا غم

خالی کٹورے میں انڈیلتا ہوں

اے بیٹی!

گرتی ہوئی دھند کی طرح

( سرد رات میں)

میری مشکلات بڑھتی جا رہی ہیں

خوشبو بانٹتے پھولوں کی جڑیں

اکثر کڑوی ہوتی ہیں

پسینہ خشک ہونے کے بعد

ہاتھوں کی رگوں پہ جم جاتا ہے

بہار

 دوا کے کٹورے میں گرتی ہے

میرا بڑھاپا

نادیدہ آنسوؤں کے ساتھ بہتا ہے

جبکہ سچ

بلاوجہ سامنے آ جاتا ہے

حیران ہوں

تم اپنے خواب کھا جاتے ہو

میں نے اپنا کٹورا

کھڑکی میں رکھ دیا

جب تم میری عمر کو پہنچو گے

تو کٹورے کی تہہ میں

 کوئی طوفان پوشیدہ ہو سکتا ہے!

BITTER POTION

(For Ngọc Trâm)

As fever is burning you on its pyre

I become ash too

The bitter potion cannot wait any more

Holding your hand

                           I pour

My grief into the empty bowl...

O’ daughter! As the mist falls

My hardship arches across the cold night

For frail flowers

To give off scent needs bitter roots.

Sweat becomes callused hands

Spring pours into the medicine bowl

My old age weeps with mute tears

While truth bursts out for no reason.

I wonder what you eat in your dreams

I put the bowl on the window

When you grow up to my age now

At the bottom of the bowl

There may still be a storm.

Thuốc đắng

                     (Cho Ngọc Trâm)

Cơn sốt thiêu con trên giàn lửa

Cha cũng có thể thành tro nữa

Thuốc đắng không chờ được rồi

Giữ tay con

                    Cha đổ

Ngậm ngùi thả lòng chén vơi...

Con ơi! Tí tách sương rơi

Nhọc nhằn vắt qua đêm lạnh

Và những cánh hoa mỏng mảnh

Đưa hương phải nhờ rễ cay.

Mồ hôi keo thành chai tay

Mùa xuân tràn vào chén đắng

Tuổi cha nước mắt lặng lặng

Sự thật khóc òa vu vơ.

Con đang ăn gì trong mơ

Cha để chén lên cửa sổ

Khi lớn bằng cha bây giờ

Đáy chén chắc còn bão tố.

Dr. Jawaz Jaffri

Dr. Jawaz Jaffri is a well known Poet, Critic playwright, columnist, Anchor and professor of Urdu language and literature. He is rendering his duties as HOD at a post graduate college in Lahore, Pakistan. At present he is from one of few poets from Pakistan who is recognized in International literary circle.He doen his Ph.D work titled "Urdu Literature in Europe and America"and through this research paper he made cultural and literary bridges between East and West.This is the first document that deals the development of Urdu language and literature in Europe and America. Dr. Jawaz Jaffri is the author of 25 books and most of them has been translated in several languages of the world. Through his poems he increased the Land of poetry with his modern sensibility and poetic skills. Resistance against the voilation of human freedom, Cosmological and scientific awareness, right of Natural Death, Cultural Identity, socio-political and emotional problems of life, association with home land, understanding of Nature, mystery of human physic, ancient Civilizations and World mythology, Global Wars and Atomic Weapons and honour of humanity are basic topics of his poetry. He has profound interest in Creative Writing, Criticism, Poetry, Comparative Study of Religions, Historical and  Cultural Perspectives of Society, World Mythology, Relation between Sciences and Literature, International literature, Classical Music and Other Fine Arts ۔ At present Dr Jawaz Jaffri  is the only Critic of Fine Arts in Urdu language. His book" Khak sey Uthney Wala Funn"consist of Dance, Music, Funn-e-Pahlwani, Painting, Art of Professy and Building etc. He owns a huge collection of classical music library. A sizeable books library is available in his study which is evident of his literary taste. Dr Jawaz Jaffri raised his Voice against Global Wars and Atomic Weapons from last Three decades .He is an honorable pacifist voice of this globe. A Peaceful, residencialable and Stable World is his Dream.He is the only poet in the present world who contributed two poetic anthologies against war. Dr Jawaz Jafrti is a great Activist of Human Rights. He did continue to insist on human right to survive until the last breath of his life.His Anti War Poetry has made him controversial poet and some influenced circles  are Unhappy with him on regional and international level. Infact he is running an "Anti War Literary Movement" on The Regional and international level Alone.His books 'Mout Ka Haath Kalaie Per Hey (Wrist in the Clutches of Death) and 'Mutbadil Duniya ka khawab (Dreaming of an alternate World) has been translated by Muhammad Shanazar and Sara Ali Khan. The poems of these books are also being translated in English, Chinese , French, Italian, Crotian, Russian, Spanish, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Serbian, Malaya, Philipinese, Krio, Japanese, Polish,Turkish and in also local languages like Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Barahvi and Hindi). He has contributed another Anti-War poetry book in Punjabi titled “Main Laam di Janj da Lahda han”, which has been translated by Harpreet Kaur and published in India by 'Nawi Dunia Publishers, Punjab, Hindustan. He has been bestowed upon Pakistan’s prestigious Presidential Award (The National Human Rights Award, 2016).He is the recipient of 'Frang Bordhi Literary Award' ( Albania 2013)'Honoured Poet of Pakistan' (Ceychelles 2019)' World Poetic Star Award' (W.N.W.U 2019). Besides, Presidential Award (The National 'Human Rights Award, 2016) he s the recipient of 'Special Shield for Peace' by Ministry of Human Rights 2017 (Pakistan), Quid-e-Azam Gold Medal (2015), Asian Cultural Associaon Award"(2016) He is a member of Pakistan Writers Guild, Pakistan, Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad. Member of WNWU (World Nations Writer,s Union). Member. World Literature Academy( London). Member Motivational Strips. Member' ANASAN. Halqa -e-Arbab-e-Zauq, Pakistan. Dr Jawaz Jaffri,s poetry is available in prominent literary magazines, Urdu & English Websites and international digital book stores like Amazon.

Beautiful place in Lahore, Pakistan