“Modern Urdu
Poetry” selected and translated by Mahmood Jamal. First published by Penguin Books 1986.
Di halaman
152, kita temui “Ignorance of the Wise” karya Iftikhar Arif:
Ignorance of
the Wise
What does the
jeweller know
What kind of
flowers grow
In which soil
What kind of
fragrance dwells
In which
flowers?
What does the
jeweller know?
He lives his
life amongst stones
Amongst greedy
merchants
What does the
jeweller know!
2.
Dalam suasana dan
konteks kita, para pelaku dalam tiga baris terakhir merupa menjadi:
“jeweller” merupa
menjadi “Sang Penguasa”,
“stones” sebenarnya
“bini dan anak pinak” dan
“merchants”
adalah “kroni”.
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