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First off, who is the beautiful baby????

your poem is indeed an important question,
though not one I recommend asking a man with
a gun in his hand… but it is indeed an important
question for the world…

Richard

Thanks a lot Richard, my dear friend, for reading and commenting.
So glad you liked it.
The baby is my nephew(my sister’s son), five months old. His name is “Musawir”. We all love him so much. Thanks for asking, my friend.

Sincerely,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

Yes how apt at this moment in time ..a full yearning for the peace we all deserve.

Short-n-concise and right to the point… and a fine point indeed.

~Jess K.
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“Why worry? There should be laughter after pain.
There should be sunshine after rain.
These things have always been the same.
So why worry now?” - Dire Straits

Wafi, I think this is excellent, so much meaning in so few words always packs a punch for me. your translation does the poet proud I’m sure (I recognise the name, does he post here?) Also, if you don’t mind me asking, do you write much in Pashto yourself (and then translate to post), or mostly English? Brilliant little poem, much love Beki xx

I like that poem a lot, and I also love to translate my favourite poets for those who cannot enjoy them in their own language.

I also agree with its message, wish there was someone to smile on us all here that way…

I have no idea what the original poem looks/sounds like, but would love to read it. Do you think you can post a transcript of it?

Yours,
~Nina

Your writes are always in-depth and thought provoking Wafi~

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Thanks a lot Janice for taking the time to read and comment. So glad you liked it. Your thoughts always appreciated.
Grateful to you for the support.

Sincerely,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

I love the brevity and the powerful message wrapped within. Great write Wafi.

Leonard

you make a very good point… why, indeed let the guns talk! I am a big fan of peace.

(nice to have met you today in chat)

Always, Cat

If people could understand that shedding blood is not the solution for any problem, the world would be so much better ! I really hope that your meaningful writing enlightens the minds of those who need it.

Sincerely
Samaira.

Loved this write Wafi … Peace and Love Jayne

Wafi, I am a great admirer of those who speak great things with the fewest, softest words…thank you.

~A

“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” T. S. Eliot

Wafi, revisiting your poem today, a thought occurred… this should be a bumper sticker, or tee-shirt for peace…

I’m serious…. any entrepreneurs here??????????????

~A

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” Ayn Rand

Thank you so much Nina, for the translation.
In the Pashto version of this poem the title refers to “Smile” (noun).
Loved your suggestion of translating it into other languages. I translated it into two more languages, Urdu and Persian.

I told Afzal Shauq about your German translation of it. He is glad and thankful to you. Shauq wants to include the German and other translation of this poem in a book, “The peace wisher Afzal Shauq”, which is going to be published in Canada, which is a world wide critique about Shauq’s work.
Shuaq was asking me if you have posted the German translaion of it in any German websites? If you have, then please provide me the links so that he include them in his coming book.

You can read Shauq’s books online, or download them, follow the link please http://khyber.org/books/ashauq/index.shtml

P.S; The 5 stars rating(Awesome) is for Ana’s idea and yours great suggestions that you have always blessed me with……

Sincerely,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

Wafi,

Please let’s do SOMETHING…. i don’t know about your needs Wafi, but i’m sure most poets are not rich… perhaps any profit from the teeshirts could be donated to a NEOPOETS FOR PEACE…or _________________

I may know some entrepreneurs who would be willing to undertake this… but legalities etc. What if I make some inquiries… one of the poets/entrepreneurs I have in mind is Larry Jaffe, International Human Rights Poet Laureate with the UN…

We’re old friends from his old poetry group, Poets For Human Rights, where I’m listed as a peace poet… or another group called ProPeace…

Much love, It needs to be in every language on earth…

WHAT SAY YE?????????????

I’m ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~A

“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is wound up in mine, then let us work together.” Aboriginal Activist Group, Queensland, 1970’s

I haven’t posted any versions anywhere, I never would without asking for permission first. As I now have your and Shauq’s permission, I would like to contact a few people and send them the poem. Anna’s UN idea is wonderful, the peace camps I mentioned are working with the UN, too.

Yours,
~Nina

Yay! I’ll buy a tee shirt :) great idea! really nice Wafi to be brought back to this wonderful little poem, with such a BIG message :) much love to all xxx

Thanks a lot Beki, for the reread. And yeah for the tee shirt :)
You look more beautiful when you smile!
Sincerely,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

With so little words you have spoken for so many. you seem to have great insight on the world around us and I am grateful to have read this. I send u a smile.

Lyz XX

until you smile, as we smile at others they light up and wonder if they know you
and they do they are other humans on this earth and worth the smile, I agree with
the others a T shirt with the first language would be good with the second language
in tiny writing, or…

Lovely thought, thank you also for enjoying my grandmother’s poem chez Beki.
Love to you and love to those whom you hold dear Wafi, from Ann in the north.

So glad to see you Ann, my smiling friend. Thanks a lot for your lovely comment.
My pleasure you liked it.

Love to you as well,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

Wafi,

I hope you like ithis farsi translation/version of it !

darya

“Vaghti keh
yek labkhandeh arameh doostaneh
meetoneh
ghalbha ra be dast biareh
chera bayad aslan ghozash
keh tofangha sohbat konanad “

Tashakur Darya. Khailey Mamnun :)
So glad you read it and did the translation. I liked it. Will soon show it to Afzal Shauq and add it with other translatins of the poem.
Do you think you would want to provide me the translation of it in formal Farsi too? Will be thankful to you.
Sorry for the belated reply, was too busy.

Sincerely,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

I am just leaving my X I came to it in stream and found all these translations, how wonderful, it just is like a circle of people from the world over joining hands to translate that one gorgeous poem into something the whole planet can read … even better reason not to let the guns do our talking for us … peace

love and higgest bugs Jayne x x

Thank you so much Jayne, my dear friend, for revisiting and commenting. So glad you liked it. It’s my favorite poem from Shauq’s work. Thrilled to see people love it and appreciate the translations.

Love,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

Hvis
en stillferdig
vennlig smil
kan fä kontroll
over folkets
hjerter
hvorfor
gi väpener
det siste ordet

Mr. Doorman -Espen helpe meg litt her er du snill? What do you think?
Pä forhänd takk. Ann of Norway.

Here I have a go at it in Norwegian Wafi.

We don’t have translations into French or Spanish, for instance, but I am quite sure that we have members who speak those languages.

I can try in French, hope it’s grammatically correct:

Sourire

Si
une sourire
doucement et aimable
peut gagner
les coeurs
des gens,
pourquoi
faire les fusils parler?

Note: I haven’t really spoken any French for 10 years, so there might be an error or two in there.

I’d love to see a Hebrew version, but I’m hopeless at grammar when it comes to Hebrew (same goes for Spanish and Russian, by the way), but I could at least try.

Yours,
~Nina

Yay, Ann, my smiling friend, so glad you did the translation. Thanks a lot for this, sweet Ann of Norway. Cant wait to add it with the translations.

Sincerely,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

So much glad Nina, my talented friend. Thanks a lot for the french translation as well. Thrilled to see how your great idea of translating it into other languages, is appreciated.

Sincerely,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

sorry for my tutti friuty urdu

Teri ek smile ne hazaron ko ghayal kar diya

ek goli se to ek parinda bhi nahin marta

eh dost smile to subh kuch hai

smile dede

musafir hazir hai

is tarah smile phanko

ki mai ghayal honjaoon

fir teri smile se

eh farishte

hosh mein aaoon.

Hope u enjoyed reading it tooti fruity

BY EXTEMPORE POET

Hey Wafi this is a gorgeous work my friend, a delight to find all these languages weaving your wonderful words through our world… & the words are a delight.

Beautifully chosen & placed.

Lovely, lovely, lovely

Cheers

Anni~

“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace”.

H.H. the Dalai Lama

Hi Anni, my friend, it is so good to see you. Thanks a lot for taking the time to read and comment on this little great poem. I appreciate your thoughts on it.

Sincerely,
Wafi

“Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!” ~Afzal Shauq~

Your translation will be back from the outback in two weeks…(we have two so far there are a few dialects of Aboriginal … so far we have two I will get others as i can

love and mountains of hugs for a happy new year Jayne-Chloe

beautiful languages this has been translated to.

There is great power in something so short and sweet as this.

Kelsey

Beautiful words of wisdom. And to see them in so many languages…just makes your poem more perfect Wafi.

Rosina
xena465

I’m changing my vote of stars.
I think this piece is brilliant
wisdom. Thanks for all the
translations.

Always, Cat

Sometimes my eyes
Fill up with tears of joy
And
Though I am always cool
At times time does annoy…
But your poetry has taken my heart away
now it has stopped beating anyway
And
Your words of love
Will ever stay
As my heart starts again
To beat its usual way