{"id":3102,"date":"2018-03-28T05:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/?p=3102"},"modified":"2018-03-27T23:28:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T03:28:58","slug":"the-son-of-mary-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/the-son-of-mary-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaifi Azmi&#8217;s &#8220;The Son of Mary&#8221; (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">This week, I will go into more depth with the poem we discussed <a href=\"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\/\">last time<\/a>: &#8220;The Son of Mary&#8221; (\u0627\u0628\u0646\u0650 \u0645\u0631\u06cc\u0645) by renowned poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi (\u06a9\u06cc\u0641\u06cc \u0639\u0638\u0645\u06cc). In this second half of the poem, Azmi&#8217;s tone becomes progressively more intense and combative, as you&#8217;ll see in the following lines. Comment below if you liked\/disliked the poem and why! Bonus points for those who attempt to parse its meaning (especially if your comment is in Urdu) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3109\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/publicresourceorg\/27281934162\/in\/photolist-HKVvKm-HNSFen-GMLJkC-HyP3xd\" aria-label=\"Mushaira\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3109\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3109\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/mushaira.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/mushaira.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/mushaira-350x253.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first president of India, Jawarhalal Nehru, presiding over a poetry reading or &#8220;mushaira.&#8221; Image by Public.Resource.Org on Flickr, licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>\u0627\u0628\u0646\u0650 \u0645\u0631\u06cc\u0645 (Part 2)<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062a\u0645 \u06cc\u06c1\u0627\u06ba \u06a9\u06cc\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06be\u0691\u06d2 \u06c1\u0648 \u0645\u062f\u062a \u0633\u06d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tum yahaan kyoon khare ho muddat se<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Why do you stand here, endlessly?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u06cc\u06c1 \u062a\u0645\u06c1\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u062a\u06be\u06a9\u06cc \u062a\u06be\u06a9\u06cc \u0628\u06be\u06cc\u0691\u06cc\u06ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Yeh tumhaari thaki thaki bheren<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>These are your weary sheep<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0631\u0627\u062a \u062c\u0646 \u06a9\u0648 \u0632\u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06a9\u06d2 \u0633\u06cc\u0646\u06d2 \u067e\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Raat jin ko zameen ke seene par<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>When the morning dawns <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>(these two lines are switched)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0635\u0628\u062d \u06c1\u0648\u062a\u06d2 \u0627\u06ba\u0688\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u06cc\u062a\u06cc \u06c1\u06d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Subah hote undhel deti hai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The night expels them onto the breast of the earth<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u0645\u0646\u0688\u06cc\u0648\u06ba\u060c \u062f\u0641\u062a\u0631\u0648\u06ba \u0645\u0644\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06cc \u0637\u0631\u0641<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mandiyon, daftaron, milon ki taraf<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Toward the markets, offices, mills<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u06c1\u0627\u06ba\u06a9 \u062f\u06cc\u062a\u06cc \u062f\u06be\u06a9\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u06cc\u062a\u06cc \u06c1\u06d2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Haank deti dhakel deti hai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>They shout, they jostle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u0631\u0627\u0633\u062a\u06d2 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u06d2 \u0631\u06a9 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u0633\u06a9\u062a\u06cc\u06ba<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Raaste men ye ruk nahin saktin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>They could not halt on the path<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u062a\u0648\u0691 \u06a9\u06c1 \u06af\u06be\u0679\u0646\u06d2 \u062c\u06be\u06a9 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u0633\u06a9\u062a\u06cc\u06ba<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tor ke ghutne jhuk nahin saktin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Their broken knees could not bend<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0627\u0646 \u0633\u06d2 \u062a\u0645 \u06a9\u06cc\u0627 \u062a\u0648\u0642\u0651\u0648\u0627 \u0631\u06a9\u06be\u062a\u06d2 \u06c1\u0648<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Un se tum kyaa tavaqqoa rakhte ho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>What faith do you have in them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0628\u06be\u06cc\u0691\u06cc\u0627 \u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0633\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0686\u0644\u062a\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bhediyaa un ke saath chalta hai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>A wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing* runs among them<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u269c<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\">\u269c<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u269c<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062a\u06a9\u062a\u06d2 \u0631\u06c1\u062a\u06d2 \u06c1\u0648 \u0627\u0633 \u0633\u0691\u06a9 \u06a9\u06cc \u0637\u0631\u0641<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Takte rehte ho is sarak ki taraf<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>You remain, staring at this street<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062f\u0641\u0646 \u062c\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06a9\u06cc\u0674 \u06a9\u06c1\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0627\u06ba \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dafn jin men kai kahaaniyaan hain<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>In which many stories are entombed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u062f\u0641\u0646 \u062c\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06a9\u06cc\u0674 \u062c\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0627\u06ba \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dafn jin me kai javaaniyan hain<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>In which many youths are buried<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u062c\u0633 \u067e\u06c1 \u0627\u06a9 \u0633\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0628\u06be\u0627\u06af\u06cc \u067e\u06be\u0631\u062a\u06cc \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jis pe ik saath bhaagi phirti hain<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>On which empty pockets and coffers, too <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>(this and the line below it are slightly switched)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062e\u0627\u0644\u06cc \u062c\u06cc\u0628\u06cc\u06ba \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u062a\u062c\u0648\u0631\u06cc\u0627\u06ba \u0628\u06be\u06cc<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Khaali jeben bhi aur tijoriyaan bhi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Flee and scatter at once<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062c\u0627\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u0633 \u06a9\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2 \u0627\u0646\u062a\u0638\u0627\u0631 \u062a\u0645\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jaane kis kaa hai intezaar tumhen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>God only knows* who you\u2019re waiting for<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u269c<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\">\u269c<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u269c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0645\u062c\u06be \u06a9\u0648 \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u06be\u0648 \u06a9\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0648\u06c1\u06cc \u062a\u0648 \u06c1\u0648\u06ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mujh ko dekho ke main vahi to huun<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Behold, for I am he<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062c\u0633 \u06a9\u0648 \u06a9\u0648\u0691\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06cc \u0686\u06be\u0627\u0648\u0674\u06ba \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062f\u0646\u06cc\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jis ko kooron ki chhaaon mein duniyaa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>He, whom the world, in the shadow of filth<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0628\u06cc\u0686\u062a\u06cc \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u062e\u0631\u06cc\u062f\u062a\u06cc \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u062a\u06be\u06cc<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bechti bhi khareedti bhi thi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Bought in one breath, sold in the other<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0645\u062c\u06be \u06a9\u0648 \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u06be\u0648 \u06a9\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0648\u06c1\u06cc \u062a\u0648 \u06c1\u0648\u06ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mujh ko dekho ke main vahi to huun<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Behold, for I am he<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u062c\u0633 \u06a9\u0648 \u06a9\u06be\u06cc\u062a\u0648\u06ba \u0633\u06d2 \u0627\u06cc\u0633\u06d2 \u0628\u0627\u06ba\u062f\u06be\u0646\u0627 \u062a\u06be\u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jis ko kheton se aise baandhnaa thaa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>To whom fields* were bound as if<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u062c\u06cc\u0633\u06d2 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u06a9 \u062d\u0635\u06c1 \u062a\u06be\u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jaise main un kaa ik hissa thaa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>I were a part of them<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u06a9\u06be\u06cc\u062a \u0628\u06a9\u062a\u06d2 \u062a\u0648 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u0628\u06a9\u062a\u0627 \u062a\u06be\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Khet bikte to main bhi biktaa thaa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>If the field was sold, I too was traded<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0645\u062c\u06be \u06a9\u0648 \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u06be\u0648 \u06a9\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0648\u06c1\u06cc \u062a\u0648 \u06c1\u0648\u06ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mujh ko dekho ke main vahi to huun<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Behold, for I am he:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u06a9\u0686\u06be \u0645\u0633\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\u06ba \u0628\u0646\u0627\u06cc\u0674\u06ba \u062c\u0628 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0646\u06d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Kuch masheenen banaayin jab main ne<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>I built machines<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0633\u06cc\u0646\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06d2 \u0645\u0627\u0644\u06a9\u0648\u06ba \u0646\u06d2 \u0645\u062c\u06be\u06d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Un masheenon ke maalikon ne mujhe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>When the masters of those machines<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0628\u06d2 \u062c\u06be\u062c\u06a9 \u0627\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u06cc\u0633\u06d2 \u062c\u06be\u0648\u06ba\u06a9 \u062f\u06cc\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Be jhijhak un mein aise jhonk diyaa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Threw me in to stoke the flames, without a thought<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u062c\u06cc\u0633\u06d2 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06a9\u0686\u06be \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u0648\u06ba \u0627\u06cc\u06ba\u062f\u06be\u0646 \u06c1\u0648\u06ba<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jaise main kuch nahin huun, indhan huun<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>As if I were nothing but fuel \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u0645\u062c\u06be \u06a9\u0648 \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u06be\u0648 \u06a9\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062a\u06be\u06a9\u0627 \u06c1\u0627\u0631\u0627<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mujh ko dekho ke main thakaa haaraa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Behold, for I am weary, defeated<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u067e\u06be\u0631 \u0631\u06c1\u0627 \u06c1\u0648\u06ba \u062c\u06af\u0648\u06ba \u0633\u06d2 \u0622\u0648\u0627\u0631\u06c1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Phir rahaa huun jugon se aawaarah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>I have been wandering, nomadic, for ages*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062a\u0645 \u06cc\u06c1\u0627\u06ba \u0633\u06d2 \u06c1\u0679\u0648 \u062a\u0648 \u0622\u062c \u06a9\u06cc \u0631\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tum yahaan se hato to aaj ki raat<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>If you leave tonight\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u0633\u0648 \u0631\u06c1\u0648\u06ba \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0633\u06cc \u0686\u0628\u0648\u062a\u0631\u06d2 \u067e\u0631<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">So rahoon main isi chabootare par<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>I will remain, sleeping, on this platform<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u269c<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\">\u269c<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u269c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062a\u0645 \u06cc\u06c1\u0627\u06ba \u0633\u06d2 \u06c1\u0679\u0648 \u062e\u062f\u0627 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0644\u06cc\u06d2<\/strong>\u0674<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tum yahaan se hato khudaa ke liye<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Leave, for God\u2019s sake<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u062c\u0627\u0648\u0674 \u0648\u06c1 \u0648\u06cc\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0645 \u06a9\u06d2 \u062c\u06ba\u06af\u0644<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jaao voh Vietnam ke jangal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Go into those jungles of Vietnam*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0627\u0633 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0645\u0635\u0644\u0648\u0628 \u0634\u06c1\u0631 \u0632\u062e\u0645\u06cc \u06af\u0627\u0648\u0674\u06ba \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Is ke masloob sheher, zakhmi gaav<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Its crucified cities, its wounded villages<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062c\u0646 \u06a9\u0648 \u0627\u0646\u062c\u06cc\u0644 \u067e\u0691\u06be\u0646\u06d2 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0648\u06ba \u0646\u06d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jin ko injel parhne vaalon ne<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>That those bible beaters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0631\u0648\u06ba\u062f \u0688\u0627\u0644\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2 \u067e\u06be\u0648\u06ba\u06a9 \u0688\u0627\u0644\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Raund daalaa hai phuunk daala hai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Laid to waste, set aflame<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062c\u0627\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u0628 \u0633\u06d2 \u067e\u06a9\u0627\u0631\u062a\u06d2 \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u062a\u0645\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jaane kab se pukaarte hain tumhen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>God knows how long they have been calling out for you<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>\u062c\u0627\u0648\u0674 \u0627\u06a9 \u0628\u0627\u0631 \u067e\u06be\u0631 \u06c1\u0645\u0627\u0631\u06d2 \u0644\u06cc\u06d2\u0674<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jaao ik baar phir humaare liye<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Go, once more, for us:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\"><strong>\u062a\u0645 \u06a9\u0648 \u0686\u0691\u06be\u0646\u0627 \u067e\u0691\u06d2\u06af\u0627 \u0633\u0648\u0644\u06cc \u067e\u0631<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"156\">Tum ko charnaa paregaa sooli par<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>This time, you will ascend the gallows*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"attachment_3111\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/exumo\/15332941050\/in\/photolist-pmVkbA-9HLhYX-cG5oDS-7VTCpq-F9b1Ee-ChR3Kq-WX9RCn-Yx6qFm-CDHgMh-ghVP1p-Z6jP2d-D5VW1N-oysxEN-Y8bug4-YcBiw2-cYV9Rq-YWs8oZ-qz2ess-8w9GNG-a4AyRJ-v37uSp-5h11U-218eCvq-h3gGRH-216Bheo-YnHAkk-Tnmojv-5UuNMm-ouZ3Ar-Z5epo9-ZUBFkm-23j4C9b-ZdwEaf-czpt9u-JucbmK-d8ewX9-peiA5U-HjKjeG-aqbu14-p22mrg-ohAgoH-xU1T9-4Nx7DW-ed72UK-pfJrMZ-onDQs9-aycZfV-21F3gTb-oqcLFL-auA5Ve\" aria-label=\"Sheep On Hill\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3111\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3111\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/sheep-on-hill.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/sheep-on-hill.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/sheep-on-hill-350x216.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Exumo on Flickr, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u0628\u06be\u06cc\u0691\u06cc\u0627\/Bheriyaa: Literally, this means wolf but it can also mean &#8220;sheep-like&#8221; or &#8220;disguised as a sheep&#8221; with the implication (as in English) that this creature is seemingly harmless but, in reality, dangerous and duplicitous.<\/li>\n<li>\u062c\u0627\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u0633 \u06a9\u0627\u2026\/Jaane kis kaa: This phrase occurs several times throughout the poem. It is a very common phrase in Urdu that means something like &#8220;Who knows&#8221; or &#8220;I wonder.&#8221; But, in English, a colloquial variant of this is &#8220;God only knows,&#8221; which I chose to substitute each time this phrase is used in the poem as I felt the diction tied in to the poem&#8217;s message.<\/li>\n<li>\u06a9\u06be\u06cc\u062a\/Khet: Usually, this word means &#8220;field,&#8221; but it can also connote the crops or harvest from that field or a farm or land in itself. In this poem, the word is a bit ambiguous in that it can mean landed property that belongs to someone and\/or borders drawn between nation states, both of which are arbitrary, unnatural divisions that often result in invocations of God and bloodshed.<\/li>\n<li>\u062c\u06af\/Jug: A variant of the Sanskrit &#8220;yuga,&#8221; this phrase denotes an endless succession of epochs during which certain qualities reign supreme. Generally, in this four-stage schema of time, the yugas become progressively more negative as time wears on. For example, we are now in the &#8220;Kali Yuga,&#8221; meaning the darkest time of humanity during which suffering and scarcity can be extreme. The idea is that a messiah (a concept common to many religions) in the form of an avatar of the god Vishnu, Kalki (lit. means &#8220;Destroyer of Filth,&#8221;) will appear riding or leading a white horse with a flaming sword in hand; he will then usher in another &#8220;Satya Yuga&#8221; or Era of Truth, the time period that occurs first in this cycle.<\/li>\n<li>\u0648\u06cc\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0645\/Vietnam: Here, Azmi refers to the American &#8220;Vietnam War.&#8221; A very controversial war then and now, Azmi draws attention to the irony between the &#8220;bible beaters'&#8221; faith, which encourages them to be kind and forgiving, and the needless bloodshed inflicted on Vietnamese citizens.<\/li>\n<li>\u0633\u0648\u0644\u06cc\/Sooli: Or &#8220;gallows.&#8221; Earlier in the poem, you may remember, the narrator stated that those who are recognized as spiritual leaders in our society, without the presence of Jesus, would exist to serve humanity alone, rather than attempting to serve selfish spiritual aims aimed to curry favor in the after life. He states &#8220;after all, who ascends the gallows gladly?&#8221; If you want, you can debate what this statement means in the comments below!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_3110\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sudhamshu\/3366012626\/in\/photolist-dT7DzX-6fe4DQ-8WhsC3-dKWuTL-dJEzJN-KKCJmS-7Wytv2-5mHdf4-46WaeG-68rGhs-7FoAnd-k798jP-9vrG2D-uwcfj-k797Lp-35GK5x-7FjKYx-6jkzVv-7FoBqW-dtkQGc-7FoQwU-7FoRW3-WdKSvH-WdKP6X-WdKPRe-WR6HGw-7FoCdS-9XfF3r-9XfzNk-dfuZcZ-9XfF3i-2DAdfz-9XfzN2-9XfzNc-9Xij4Y-e9ybAp-9Xij4N-9Xij57-9Xij4G-9Xij4U-9Xij5d-e9DRDw-e9ybvR-e9DREU-e9ybBc-u1eGXU-Xcj6iq-HjMzKj-HjMzJC-9XfF3p\" aria-label=\"Kalki\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3110\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3110\"  alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"640\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/kalki.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/kalki.jpg 451w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/kalki-247x350.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kalki, the last avatar of Vishnu; image by Sudhamshu Hebbar on Flickr, licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"247\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/kalki-247x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/kalki-247x350.jpg 247w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/urdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/03\/kalki.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><p>This week, I will go into more depth with the poem we discussed last time: &#8220;The Son of Mary&#8221; (\u0627\u0628\u0646\u0650 \u0645\u0631\u06cc\u0645) by renowned poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi (\u06a9\u06cc\u0641\u06cc \u0639\u0638\u0645\u06cc). In this second half of the poem, Azmi&#8217;s tone becomes progressively more intense and combative, as you&#8217;ll see in the following lines. 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