Comments on: Ahmed Faraz, 1931-2008 http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/homistan/ahmed_faraz_1931-2008.html what is the vertiginous chapati saying to me? Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:08:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Syed Rizwan Ahmad http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/homistan/ahmed_faraz_1931-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-143270 Syed Rizwan Ahmad Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:37:14 +0000 http://www.chapatimystery.com/?p=1661#comment-143270 You translation of Urdu does not do any justice to the poem. Watch me translate just a couple of your lines... _______________________ the lamps are still awake in the paths the dawn is still far, let us walk a little while ___________________________________________ Street-lamps continue to glow the side-walks Dawn is yet to break let's walk a little while You translation of Urdu does not do any justice to the poem.
Watch me translate just a couple of your lines…
_______________________
the lamps are still awake in the paths
the dawn is still far, let us walk a little while
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Street-lamps continue to glow the side-walks
Dawn is yet to break let’s walk a little while

]]> By: babu http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/homistan/ahmed_faraz_1931-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-141583 babu Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:42:06 +0000 http://www.chapatimystery.com/?p=1661#comment-141583 nice obit in the nytimes, too: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/books/01faraz.html nice obit in the nytimes, too:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/books/01faraz.html

]]> By: Farzana http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/homistan/ahmed_faraz_1931-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-141422 Farzana Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:44:13 +0000 http://www.chapatimystery.com/?p=1661#comment-141422 It is sad to read about the death of Ahmed Faraz.May God give him eternal peace and strenght to his family members to bear the unrepairable lose. It is sad that one by one we are losing Intellectuals who are un placeable. It is sad to read about the death of Ahmed Faraz.May God give him eternal peace and strenght to his family members to bear the unrepairable lose.

It is sad that one by one we are losing Intellectuals who are un placeable.

]]> By: Szerelem http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/homistan/ahmed_faraz_1931-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-141421 Szerelem Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:02:30 +0000 http://www.chapatimystery.com/?p=1661#comment-141421 I read the news today morning and it saddened me immensely. I haven't read much of Faraz, but did enjoy some of his poetry greatly. And of course, Iqbal Bano singing Ranjish hi Sahi is an all time favourite. I read the news today morning and it saddened me immensely. I haven’t read much of Faraz, but did enjoy some of his poetry greatly. And of course, Iqbal Bano singing Ranjish hi Sahi is an all time favourite.

]]> By: sepoy http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/homistan/ahmed_faraz_1931-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-141420 sepoy Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:45:27 +0000 http://www.chapatimystery.com/?p=1661#comment-141420 about that quick translation job - no one yell at me for the thori dor vs thori der. ok? about that quick translation job - no one yell at me for the thori dor vs thori der. ok?

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