Asad Hussain Asad Hussain writes for films and theatre, and has translated several plays into Hindustani. POETIC RENDITIONS – COLUMN 2 Poetry (translation)Mutthi Baandhna “Kaise samjhen ki maut door nahin?”Maine minnat kee apni ma se. POETIC RENDITIONS – COLUMN 2 EssayNote on translation A few lines were more challenging than others. A drum in the desert, harder and harder to hear.