Best Kurdish Poems

Mirror
by Kajal Ahmad, a Kurdish poet
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

My era's obscuring mirror
shattered
because it magnified the small
and made the great seem insignificant.
Dictators and monsters filled its contours.
Now when I breathe
its jagged shards pierce my heart
and instead of sweat
I exude glass.



The Lonely Earth
by Kajal Ahmad
loose...

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In Kurdish
Ashti runahi we bashtirin kare mirowiye
Slaw bu te ,falsefa chibina men
Endame jihana hebina men
Reheti we dermane dilan
Ewelin huzana men pishti hishiaria men
Ez te ebadet dikem .heyata men...

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Poem therapy . An addict

The history of Christianity until now

The history of Islam until now.

Logic

Of humanity

All says the goodness 

All says health 

So

So

Not a narcotic smugler

Not addict of men

Not ruin of families

No divorce for women

Not homelessness

Not injustice...

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In my infinite wisdom 
 I tell you this thing,
In this here my kingdom
Will the pendulum swing;

One minute the Kurds
So cute in their garb,
The other the Turks
With their venomous barb.

The former I’m told
Are people to trust,
But I just like the bold
That don’t self-combust.

Give me a...

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Historical Poem Therapy
.
There is no coronavirus
 Oh my God
 I'm connected to God 
I am connected to the power of God 
I have a big heart
 I have a strong heart 
I have a strong immune system
I have extensive medical sciences
 I have powerful doctors...

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Astî pêwistbûn yekemîn e
Asitî evîna yekem e
Astî qanûna yekem e
Astî berpisîyarî yekem e
Asitî xebata yekem e
Asitî bîna yekem e
Asitî jiyana yekem e
wiha
Asitî ez te diperizîn
Xwedê  MIN
Astiyê bide min
Xwedê  MIN
astiyê bide her kesê
Xwedê  MIN
Asîtiyê bide tevahiya erdê
Amîn...

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Voice of Peace is the voice of HUMANITY

SO I PRAISE YOU
in persian

Sadaye Solhe sadaye ensaniyat ast
benabarin
man TO ra setayesh mikonam

in kurdish

   Denge iye Denge MIROVATIYE
ye
az TA pasand dikim...

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Trot-Trot
With two clicks 
I’m going around the world
While
I’m @ home.

My Poem is in Kurdish but there is no such option to publish in Kurdish Alphabet....

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hostel life
you never know with whom
you'll share a room
a cappuccino 
or 
a piece of life

Fatima is not her name 
just what she goes by
in Turkey if you're Kurdish
it's safer to be a Fatima
in Dublin  she can be (her Kurdish name)
it's just something she doesn't
want...

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