Son Urdu Poems

ALLAMA IQBAL TRANSLATIONS INTO MODERN ENGLISH



Ehad-e-Tifli (“The Age of Infancy”)
by Allama Iqbal aka Muhammad Iqbal
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

The earth and the heavens remained...

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I Cannot Remember My Mother
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
 
I cannot remember my mother,
yet sometimes in the middle of my playing
a melody...

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BeAdab gustakh jab aulad ho jaye
Chain sukh maa'n baap ka barbaad ho jaye

Cheen le budbakht jo walid ka sarmaya
Jeete jee kion baap na barbad ho...

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This is my best story in 
my mother tongue urdu 
which I translated and 
tried my best to turn it 
into a poem in english...

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Samia “Happy Mother’s Day”

Mother an angel that I’ve met
Recalling the words that always wept
For as tender as they were
Loved to hear them as you say

Mother...

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A Crude Visit
(Rubiyat)

Standing out front with shopping cart
Disrespecting mother not smart
Telling her that she is now dead
Words piercing deep breaking her heart

To him I’m just...

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I dread the day when I get "the call"
When they tell me that you've gently slipped away
Well, at least I hope it will be gentle
As...

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I Said A Prayer Today….

I said a prayer today
But I didn’t know where to start
I asked the Lord to guide me, strengthen me
As well as...

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