Ashraf Fayadh’s Death Sentence Repealed; New Ruling Sentences Poet to 8 Years, 800 Lashes
“The higher court reversed the previous death-sentence ruling and replaced it with eight years, eight hundred lashes, and public repentance. “
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‘A Space in the Void’ and Other Poems by Ashraf Fayadh in Nepali
“शून्यमा एक स्थान
-ईश्वर कँडेल”
Eşref Feyyâd: ‘Petrolün Kan Üzerindeki Faziletleri’
“Siyah petrol kürleri
Dolaşıyor hücrelerinde
Ve sağaltıyor kusarak kurtulamadığın şeyi.”
In Turkish Translation, Eşref Feyyâd’s ‘Hikmet’ and Other Poems
“Sevmek bir kuş değil sevgilinin elindeki
Ağaçtaki on kuşa bedel.”
Ashraf Fayadh: ‘On the Virtues of Oil over Blood’
“Black pellets of oil—
circulate throughout your cells”
Ashraf Fayadh: ‘The Name of a Masculine Dream’
“Since when does the wind honor traffic laws?
Since when?
Did the wind ever stop at your red light?”
In Spanish Translation, Ashraf Fayadh’s ‘Los últimos descendientes de los Refugiados’
“Provocas indigestión al mundo, entre otras cosas.
No obligues a la Tierra a vomitarte,
y permanece cerca de ella, muy cerca.”
In Finnish Translation, Ašraf Fayyad’s ‘Pakolaisten Viimeinen Jälkeläinen’
“Pakolaisuus on sitä, että seisoo jonon hännillä
jos vaikka saisi kotimaankannikan
Jonotus on sitä, mitä isoisäsi teki – syytä koskaan tietämättä!”
In French Translation: ‘Les Moustaches de Frida Kalo’ and Other Poems
“Les bulles noires de pétrole
Se promènent parmi tes cellules”
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