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Harris Khalique (حارث خلیق)

وە عالم خواب كا تها

  • 1 وە عالم خواب كا تها | Translations: de
  • 2 پاكستان كی بے حيا عورتوں كے ليے | Translations: de
  • 3 رش | Translations: de
  • 4 كيا كەيے | Translations: de
  • 5 عشق كے دنوں ميں | Translations: de
  • 6 "I shall not return the borrowed dust..." | Translations: de
  • 7 She and I | Translations: de
  • 8 For Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) | Translations: de
  • 9 A brief history of Pakistan | Translations: de
  • 10 Friday Prayers | Translations: de
Language: urdu
Translations: german (Es war ein Traum )
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وە عالم خواب كا تها
[It was a Dream]

© Harris Khalique
Audio production: 2005, M.Mechner / Literaturwerkstatt Berlin

Translations:

Language: german

Es war ein Traum

Es war ein Traum
alle schliefen
nur er allein
war aufgewacht
jäh aus dem Schlaf hochgefahren
jedes Glied nervös
in seinem Drang nach Veränderung
wand der ganz Körper sich
wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen

Rasende Ungeduld
setzte seine Adern unter Strom
er wälzte den seit Jahrtausenden vor seiner Höhle liegenden Felsblock zur Seite
und trat ins Freie  …
sein Blick, kaum daß er dem Licht begegnete, wandte sich ab
aber er spürte, daß er die Kraft besaß
sich mit dem Leben zu vereinen

Lang war der Weg und beschwerlich
endlose Flüsse, Berge und Wüsten mußte er überwinden
Magie und alle sieben Abenteuer Rustams galt es zu bestehen
bis er die mächtige Stadt erreichte, deren Anblick die Sinne raubt
wo Mensch und Tier die ganze Zeit wach blieben
nicht aßen und tranken...

Die Zunge verdorrt
die Lider geschwollen
aber übermächtig war der Wille zu wachen
der Körper voller Tatendrang...

Doch was war das?
Er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung gehabt
wie es einem, wenn er ein bißchen anders ist
in der Stadt der Wachenden ergeht...
Die, deren Geschäfte gut liefen
hielten ihn für einen Agenten
die kaum zu essen hatten, hausieren gingen
erklärten ihn für verrückt

Auf dem Markt wollte ihm keiner etwas verkaufen
niemand akzeptierte sein Geld
zurückkehren konnte er nicht
auf Befehl Gottes, der ohne Anfang ist und ohne Ende
war der Eingang seiner Höhle wieder verschlossen...
Ganz ohne Freund und Helfer
bestand seine Strafe nur darin
daß ihm die Augen aufgegangen waren...

Aus dem Urdu übersetzt von Rainer Kimmig
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Harris Khalique

حارث خلیق

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* 20.10.1966, Karachi, Pakistan
lives in: , Pakistan

Harris Khalique was born on 20 October 1966 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is one of the few published bilingual poets of the region who are acclaimed in all the languages they use for creative expression. Khalique is considered one of the most accomplished among the generation of writers and poets who started publishing in early 1990s.

Harris Khalique has a master’s degree in development management and development studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi.

 photo © gezett.de
He has worked for development and human rights organisations in South Asia and Europe. He is the chief executive of Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) since June 2002. SPO is the largest Pakistani organisation that focuses on institutional capacity building of community-based and public interest organisations.

Khalique has published six collections of poetry in English and Urdu, a book of essays that he co-wrote with an Indian author, “Unfinished Histories” (2002), and a discussion paper on Pakistan’s question of identity. Besides, he contributes to literary magazines and journals of South Asia.

Publications
  • Aaj Jab Hui Baarish'

    Poetry

    (Urdu)

    1991

  • If Wishes Were Horses

    Poetry

    (English)

    Irtiqa Publications, 1996

  • Saray Kaam Zaroori Thay

    Poetry

    (Urdu)

    1997

  • Divan

    Poetry

    (English)

    Ceen; Ist ed edition, 1998

  • Purani Numaish’

    Poetry

    (Urdu)

    2001

  • Unfinished Histories

    Essays

    (English)

    2002

  • Between You and Your Love

    Poetry

    (English)

    Karachi: 2004

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