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 1 – English to Urdu
“Some Days Begin Like This” by Tara Skurtu
Sidra Tul Muntaha, Daniele Speziale, Fatima Malik, Faisal Mohyuddin, Zafar Malik
Column 2 – English to Urdu
“Making a Fist” by Naomi Shihab Nye
Iraj Toosy, Sukhan, Iqra Khan, Taran Khan, Asad Hussain
Column 3 – Urdu to English
ہمیشہ قتل ہو جاتا ہوں میں ۔ جون ایلیاء
Amama Bashir, Javeria Hasnain, Shandana Minhas, Yusra Amjad, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
Column 4 – Urdu to English
ترے عشق کی انتہا چاہتا ہوں ۔ علامہ اقبال
Ayesha Waheed, Daniele Speziale, Zehra Khan, Fatima Malik, Muniba Mahmud
Column 5 – Urdu to English
نظم ۔ تہذیب حافی
Fatima Shafi, Asna Nusrat, Mehak F. Khan, Sakina Hassan