{"id":3068,"date":"2018-03-21T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/?p=3068"},"modified":"2021-04-11T14:54:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T18:54:44","slug":"kaifi-azmis-the-son-of-mary-%da%a9%db%8c%d9%81%db%8c-%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%b8%d9%85%db%8c-%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%90-%d9%85%d8%b1%db%8c%d9%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/kaifi-azmis-the-son-of-mary-%da%a9%db%8c%d9%81%db%8c-%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%b8%d9%85%db%8c-%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%90-%d9%85%d8%b1%db%8c%d9%85\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaifi Azmi’s “The Son of Mary”\/”\u06a9\u06cc\u0641\u06cc \u0627\u0639\u0638\u0645\u06cc \u06a9\u06cc “\u0627\u0628\u0646\u0650 \u0645\u0631\u06cc\u0645"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, let’s return to another of the unforgettable poet and lyricist, Kaifi Azmi’s, poems. Similar to “Daera\/The Circle”<\/a> (\u062f\u0627\u0626\u0631\u0647), Azmi uses his knowledge of diverse belief systems and cultures to enrich his verse and complicate his philosophical stance. This quality of Azmi’s poetry, in addition to his seemingly simple, yet at times abstruse and complex verse, makes this poet stand out amongst writers the world over. In this particular poem, notice Azmi’s at times irregular and seemingly casual syntax, his use of repetition and lists and bare yet meticulous and enigmatic verse that is rife with double meanings.<\/p>\n

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Kaifi Azmi is pictured front, second from the left. Image by Bpldxb on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Son of Mary<\/h2>\n

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\u062a\u0645 \u062e\u062f\u0627 \u06c1\u0648<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Tum khudaa ho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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You are God<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Khudaa ke bete ho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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You are the son of God<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ya faqat aman ke payambar ho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Or perhaps you are simply a messenger (prophet)* of peace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ya kisee ka haseen takhayyul ho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Or the beautiful figment of someone\u2019s imagination<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jo bhi ho mujh ko acche lagte ho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Whatever you are, I like you<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Mujh ko sacche lagte ho<\/td>\nYou seem true to me<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Us sitaare me jis me sadiyon ke<\/td>\nOn that star where, for centuries\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jhoot aur kizb kaa andheraa hai<\/td>\nThe darkness of lies and deceit has endured<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Us sitaare me jis ko har rukh se<\/td>\nOn that star, where<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Rengti sarhadon ne gheraa hai<\/td>\nSlithering borders have encroached in every direction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u0627\u0633 \u0633\u062a\u0627\u0631\u06d2 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062c\u0633 \u06a9\u06cc \u0622\u0628\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Us sitaare me jis ki aabaadi<\/td>\nOn that star, whose people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Aman boti hai jang kaatti hai<\/td>\nSow peace and reap war<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u0631\u0627\u062a \u067e\u06cc\u062a\u06cc \u06c1\u06d2 \u0646\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u06a9\u06be\u0688\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u0627<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Raat peetee hai noor mukhdon ka<\/td>\nThe night imbibes radiant facades<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u0635\u0628\u062d \u0633\u06cc\u0646\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u0627 \u062e\u0648\u0646 \u0686\u0627\u0679\u062a\u06cc \u06c1\u06d2<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Subah seenon kaa khoon chaatati hai<\/td>\nAnd the morning laps the blood of wounded breasts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tum na hote to jaane kyaa hotaa<\/td>\nIf it weren’t for you, who knows what would be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tum na hote to us sitaare me<\/td>\nIf it weren’t for you, then, on that star…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Devtaa, raakhshash, ghulaam, imam<\/td>\nGods, demons, slaves, holy men*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Paarsaa, rind, raah-bar, rehzan<\/td>\nSaints, drunkards, guides, thieves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barhaman, shaikh, paadri, bhikshoo<\/td>\nBrahmins, preachers, monks, priests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sabhi hote magar humaare liye<\/td>\nAll would be, but for us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Kaun charhtaa khooshi se sooli par<\/td>\nAfter all, who ascends the gallows gladly?<\/p>\n

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Jhonpadon me ghiraa ye veeraanaa<\/td>\nThis wasteland, encircled by huts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Machhliyaan din me sookhti hain jahaan<\/td>\nWhere cats sit far away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Billiyan door baithi rehti hain<\/td>\nFish shrivel in the sun (this and line above it are switched)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Aur khaarish-zadaa se kuch kutte<\/td>\nAnd dogs, plagued by mange,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Lete rahte hain be-niyaazaana<\/td>\nLie about, indifferent,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Dum marode ki koi sar kuchle<\/td>\nTails twisted, tempting fate to crush their skulls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Katnaa kyaa voh bhunkte bhi nahin<\/td>\nWhy bite\u2013when they don\u2019t even bark<\/p>\n

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Aur jab voh dehektaa angaara<\/td>\nAnd when that burning ember<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chhan se saagar me doob jaataa hai<\/td>\nDrowns in the ocean with a hiss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Teergi ordh leti hai duniya<\/td>\nDarkness envelops the world<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Kashtiyaan kuch kinaare aati hain<\/td>\nBoats travel to certain shores<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bhang, gaanjaa, charas, sharaab, afyoon<\/td>\nOpium, marijuana, hemp, alcohol*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jo bhi laayen, jahaan se bhi laayen<\/td>\nWhatever they bring, wherever they bring it from<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Daurhte hain idhar se kuch saayen<\/td>\nShadows run from here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Aur sab kuch utaar laate hain<\/td>\nAnd set everything down<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gaadi jaati hai adl ki meezaan<\/td>\n\u00a0Machines drive the balance of justice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jis kaa hissa usi ko miltaa hai<\/td>\nEach shall receive his rightful share<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Yahaan khatra nahin khayaanat kaa<\/td>\nThus, there is no danger of dishonesty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Image by Theonlysilentbob on Wikimedia Commons; public domain (no license).<\/p><\/div>\n

*”Payambar\/\u067e\u06cc\u0645\u0628\u0631” can mean both “messenger” and “prophet” (as in a title of Muhammad, the prophet of Allah). In some ways, the two terms overlap in that Muhammad, the prophet, was a messenger of God in the sense that he reported his visions of Allah to people unaware of him and thus initiated the religion of Islam. Here, of course, Azmi is referring to the “son of Mary” or Jesus, who is also considered a prophet and a messenger sent from God, his father.<\/p>\n

*”Imaam\/\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0645” is a bit difficult to translate into English without just keeping the original Arabic. This is a term for a religious leader and priest of a mosque.<\/p>\n

*The terms for different types of drugs here do not all have tidy English equivalents. “Bhang\/\u0628\u06be\u0646\u06af” is a term for hemp that is often made into a drink from the plant’s leaves. “Charas\/\u0686\u0631\u0633” is a resinous concoction made from hemp or cannabis, “Ganja\/\u06af\u0627\u06ba\u062c\u0627” refers to hemp leaves and their preparation when smoked and “Afyoon\/\u0627\u0641\u06cc\u0648\u0646” refers to opium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

This week, let’s return to another of the unforgettable poet and lyricist, Kaifi Azmi’s, poems. Similar to “Daera\/The Circle” (\u062f\u0627\u0626\u0631\u0647), Azmi uses his knowledge of diverse belief systems and cultures to enrich his verse and complicate his philosophical stance. This quality of Azmi’s poetry, in addition to his seemingly simple, yet at times abstruse and…<\/p>\n

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