Poem written and translated into English by Siti Ruqaiyah HASHIM
POEM FOR MY ELDEST SON
In this non-stop journey
everytime I pass by duty free shops
you are the one I remembered most
due to missing you
because I no longer go into those shops
to buy
CK and Hugo Boss perfumes
your favorites
because I don’t know when we will meet
and I cant bear to see those bottles
because it will worsened my missing you
My son
I never stop praying
that you will be safe and well
and we will meet again soon
in loving embraces
a mother to her eldest son.
Pristina-Istanbul-Tunis February-March 2019.
PUISI UNTUK ANAK SULUNG KU
Di perjalanan yang tak henti-henti ini
setiap kali melintasi kedai bebas cukai
engkaulah yang paling ku ingati
oleh rindu ku kepada mu
kerana aku tidak lagi masuk
untuk membeli
minyak wangi CK dan Hugo Boss
kegemaran mu
kerana aku tak tahu bila pula kita akan bertemu
dan aku tak sanggup melihat botol-botol itu
kerana ia akan memparahkan rindu ku
kepada mu
Anak ku
doa ku tak pernah lekang
semoga engkau selamat sejahtera sentiasa
dan kita berjumpa semula
dalam rangkulan kasih
seorang ibu kepada anak sulungnya
Pristina-Istanbul-Tunis Febuari-Mach 2019.
FROM POETRY COLLECTION IN PUBLICATION:
BETWEEN STOLEN GLANCES
COPYRIGHT RESERVED.
So beautiful and I hope he will be home soon!