Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」Haiku by Yasir Farooq in Pakistan　

1)

tiny teacups

her daddy takes

loud sips

Frogpond

パパの飲む小さき茶碗音高し

papa no nomu  chiisaki chawan  oto takasi

………….

2)

two strangers

I speak Urdu

and the bird tweets

Cold Moon Journal, October 29, 2021

–Nominated for The Pushcart Prize by Cold Moon Journal in 2021

変人やウルドゥー語鳥語で会話

henjin ya  urudōgo  chōgo de kaiwa

………..

3)

melted glacier

the first and the last dip

into its own water

Haiku Foundation reVirals

氷河解け一滴全て水と化す

hyōga toke  itteki subete  mizu to kasu

…….

4)

a fruit stall

where I can buy

the red planet

Asahi Haikuist Network 

果物屋赤惑星を売りに出す

kudamono-ya  aka-wakusei wo  uri ni dasu

………

5)

the mosque

while I’m performing ablution

the rabbits play

Asahi Haikuist Network 

身を清むモスクで遊ぶ兎たち

mi wo kiyomu  mosuku de asobu  usagi-tachi

………..

6)

a pendulum clock

I dip the teabag

again and again

Failed Haiku

ティーバッグ振り子の如く浸しけり

teibaggu  furiko no gotoku  hitashi keri

……..

7)

a cup of tea

sip by sip

marginal utility increases

Failed Haiku 

一杯の一口ずつの茶こそ良し

ippai no  hitokuchi-zutsu no  cha koso yoshi

..………

8)

morning moon

a lovely meeting

with the stranger

Failed Haiku 

朝の月見知らぬ同志口をきく

asa no tsuki  mishiranu dōshi  kuchi wo kiku

..……….

9)

who knows

how busy the night was

morning lighthouse

KM 100NZ Haiku Anthology 

夜の多忙朝の灯台振り返る

yo no tabō  asa no tōdai  furikaeru

…….

10)

a rose reblooms

the other raindrops

Cold Moon Journal

薔薇の花再び開く雨の中

bara no hana  futatabi hiraku  ame no naka

……..

－Interpreted into Japanese by Hidenori Hiruta

　

Yasir Farooq’s Brief Bio:

　

　

“Born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1976. Taught Economics at a college. His soul has strong bond with trees.

Haiku and Senryu of the nature lover started the publication journey with Mr. Alan Summer’s journal ‘The Bloo Outlier’ in 2020.

From then, a number of journals like Frog Pond, The Pan Haiku Review, Chrysanthemum, Bones, Failed Haiku, Enchanted Garden and Mamba including Asahi Haikuist Network published his works.

One of his environmental haiku was featured by Haiku Foundation reVirals.

What a good luck that the Cold Moon Journal nominated his haiku for the Pushcart Prize in 2021!

However, the haikuist is still awaiting his magnum opus.”