POETRY
Bilingual Haiku / زو لسانی ہائیکو / Zu-lisani Haiku
#3
by Saad Ali, translated into Urdu by the poet
after ‘Landscape with peacocks (Death)’ by Paul Gauguin. French Polynesia, 1892
petrichor…
peafowl pair sculpts
waxy forest floor
پال گوگاں کی تصویر ‘موروں کے ساتھ ارضی منظر (موت)’ (فرینچ پالینیژیا، 1892ء) کے طرز پر
…سوندھی مہک
موروں کا جوڑا تراشتے
موم نما جنگل کے فرش کو
Paul Gauguin ki tasweer ‘Moraun ke saath Arzi Manzer (Maut)’ (French Polynesia, 1892) ke tarz per
sondhi mehak…
moraun ka jora taraashte
maum numa jangal ke farsh ko
Saad Ali (he/him; b. 1980) is a bilingual poet-philosopher from the UK and Pakistan. He has authored seven books of poetry, including Owl Of Pines: Sunyata (AuthorHouse, ’21). His poetry & micro/flash fictions appear in an array of multidimensional literary journals and anthologies, including The Ekphrastic Review, The Mackinaw, The Haiku Shack Magazine, The Aleph Review, Jackdaw Review, among others. His work has been translated into Arabic, and nominated for Best of the Net, Best Microfiction & Best Small Fictions. His ekphrases have been showcased at art exhibitions in Alberta (Canada), Queensland (Australia) & Seattle (USA). More about him here.

