Poetic Renditions
In these columns, you will find translations/renderings of a poem from one language into another by different writers, as well as a note from them talking about their experience with the process.
Column 9 – Urdu to English
غزل ۔ ناصر کاظمی
Mumtaz Mohiuddin, Kate Roy, Abdul Sabur Kidwai, Fuzaila Khan, Farhan Farooq Wani, Parul Behl,
Amna Ali Khan, Ali Arif, Siddiqua Fatima Virji, and Shah Faisal Mushtaq.
Guest edited by Naima Rashid.
Column 8 – Gujarati to English
મળે ન મળે – આદિલ મન્સૂરી
Male Na Male – Adil Mansuri
Meena Desai and Rohee Dholakia.
Edited by Saniyah Salman.
Column 7 – Urdu to English
لاہور کی ایک سنیک بار کے نام ۔ سرمد صہبائی
Bilal Tanweer, Sarmad Sehbai, and Sherdil Awais Rashid.
Guest edited by Bilal Tanweer.
Column 6 – Punjabi to English
ٹبہ ٹویا اک برابر ۔ تجمل کلیم
Jasdeep Singh and Ayesha Waheed
Edited by Mahin Zia.
Column 5 – Urdu to English
نظم ۔ تہذیب حافی
Asna Nusrat, Mehak F. Khan, and Sakina Hassan.
Edited by Fatima Shafi.
Column 4 – Urdu to English
ترے عشق کی انتہا چاہتا ہوں ۔ علامہ اقبال
Daniele Speziale, Zehra Khan, Fatima Malik, and Muniba Mahmud.
Edited by Ayesha Waheed.
Column 3 – Urdu to English
ہمیشہ قتل ہو جاتا ہوں میں ۔ جون ایلیاء
Javeria Hasnain, Shandana Minhas, Yusra Amjad, and Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi.
Edited by Amama Bashir.
Column 2 – English to Urdu
‘Making a Fist’ by Naomi Shihab Nye
Sukhan, Iqra Khan, Taran Khan, and Asad Hussain.
Edited by Iraj Toosy.
Column 1 – English to Urdu
‘Some Days Begin Like This’ by Tara Skurtu
Daniele Speziale, Fatima Malik, Faisal Mohyuddin, and Zafar Malik.
Edited by Sidra Tul Muntaha.