Sasterawan Negara Dato'Anwar Redhwan

Sebagai meraikan Dato'Anwar Redhwan,

Anugerah Sasterawan Negara ke-10;

Malam kenangan dibacakan puisi,

di Rumah Pena kami berkumpul.

translation:

To celebrate Dato'Anwar Redhwan,

being honoured as Literary Laurette;

To remember the night of poetry reading,

at House of Pena we all gathered.

Residence of Hj Omar & Hjh Zon were in renovation,

with piles of debris and equipments laying around;

To do the floor tiles in progress,

while waiting for cemented wall to dry.

translation:

Kediaman Hj Omar dan Hjh Zon dalam ubahsuaian,

dengan sarap dan peralatan dipunggah ke tepian;

Untuk laluan kerja binaan dijalankan,

sementara menanti simen dinding dikeringkan.

Open House at Jaafar Rahim's Residence

Open house at Jaafar Rahim's resident,

friends and relatives be the guess;

Laksa,mee curry and briyani cusiune,

all wishing him a Selamat Hari Raya.

Cerpen Ahkarim

Short Stories anthology by Ahkarim,

new books of eSastera Net Publication;

Available in market place,

rush and get the first edition.

translation:

Antologi cerpen karya Ahkarim,

buku baru dari eSastera.net;

Dalam pasaran kini boleh dikirim,

segera dapatkan sebelum terlambat.

Poet Reading at KL Tower

Penyair membaca sajak di Menara KL,

suara lantang memecah suasana;

Menarik perhatian pengunjung kompleks,

yang terlena tersentak jaga.

translation:

Poet reading at KL Tower,

thrown his voice in the air;

Captured the audiences in there,

disturbed their nap on the chair.

Reading Poetry at KL Tower

Reading of poetry at KL Tower,

in honour of Festival of Nusantara Poets;

In spirit of Asian nation friends,

with one language hand-in-hand.

translation:

Membaca puisi di Menara KL,

sebagai menghormat tetamu diundang;

Dalam semangat sahabat Asian sejagat, 

dengan satu bahasa bersama di dendang.

Sasterawan Negara Berfikir

Sasterawan Negara sedang berfikir,

dari hujah-hujah para penyair;

Ingintahu apa yang ada di kalbu,

untuk menjadi sastera bermutu.

Penyair Ahmad Razali Yusof,Pertemuan Penyair Nusantara

Penyair Ahmad Razali Yusof,

khusyuk mendengar hujah panelis;

Di forum pertemuan penyair nusantara,

diamati oleh penyair semua.

Sasterawan Negara

Kopi di cawan jamuan yang soleh,

sekuntum semerbak laju di maya;

Sasterawan Negara Muhamad Hj.Salleh,

mengharum sastera Melayu seluruh dunia.

Literary Laurette of Malaysia

Literary Laurette of Malaysia,

Muhamad Haji Salleh,known thru' out local and global;

with his messages in books and journals,

resting every corners of universities' library

whether in the west and Asia.

Teratakerapung

Poet of Cyber named,Teratakerapung,

writing poetries in the cyber web;

that you will always remember,

voices from his heart of sadness.

Kuala Lumpur,Dakka or Yangoon

Do you think this is Kuala Lumpur,

or this is Dakka either Yangoon;

look at those posters and pictures,

they were icons and symbols of their countries.

Stroy Telling

They live in Malaysia as though in their village,

sitting together surrounded by mates;

hearing news of happiness and rage,

what's happening  in your place.

Social Life

Immigrants away from homes,

doing whatever they like;

no one will care or shown,

bargaining the prize of whore lied.

Immigrants

Immigrants flooded the metropolitan,

on the week-end leaves;

deposited their wages to hometown,

for the lifes of love-one's live.

Kity Looks Above

Look up above your head,

where lizard started crawling;

you will never get it,

it is so high above watching.

Advertistment Everywhere

No rules in the city of Kay El,

where they could do anything;

illegal advertistments and all,

DBKL could not care to repainting.

kiti kity,kity kat

Kity kity,kity kat,

kity had a sharp eyes;

hunting for enemies in darkness,

never failed to get his bonus.

kity kat run after the rat

Kiti kiti,kity kat,

walking proudly in front of a rat;

the rat that he will never forget,

killed her husband that never say regret.

Kiti kat

Kiti kiti, kiti kat,

keep waiting for his mate;

runing after another in the yard,

nobody dare to stand and guard.

Kiti kiti kat

Kiti kiti kiti kat,

ran after the rat;

hunting that it could not get,

eating what it had.

Diner's Hall for Tusin's Son

Month of wedding,

on the days of rain and shine;

all the halls were booking,

by bride and bridegroom in time.

Doa

Always say the words of prayers,

towards the Al-Mighty;

asked forgiving what we done;

and turn over our new leaves.

Presents for Wedding

Dowries and presents for the bride,

before the big day come;

handing over as token tied,

on the day of wedding comes.

Pantoons With Picture

Nassury a poet and friend,

met at seminar's hall;

discussed and listened we spend,

on literature of all.

Pelbagai

Men of literary before Merdeka,

with their weapons of pen and ink;

through publishing of news media,

injected the heart of nationalisme.

Children of tomorrow live in health,

creativity in education all the while;

handful of knowledge from wealth,

being the citizen of never wild.

Art of engagement live in the land Malaysia,

handing dowries and presents for the bride;

joy and happiness on the faces of relatives,

waiting for the big day be bright.

Journey to the end of life will come,

when nothing be carried with us;

leave our wealth behind lonesome,

everything will be hopeless.

Flowers will fade and die,

sunshine spread its ray;

beauty will lay bye,

and fade in the evening day.

Malaysian Cuisine

Morning breafast in Teluk Kemang

Rushing to que in the line

Seeking for food the early amongst

Breakfast to be on time

Nasi lemak a favourite menu
Love by elders and youths
Less thought of calories understood
Appetite once to be sooths.

A hermit not a beggar
Stood on pathway walkers-by
Open palms waiting for dollar
To fill the stomach empty-tight.

Ikan-Ikan Dalam Kaca

Ikan-ikan dalam kaca

terperangkap seperti manusia

diberi makan apa saja

mereka akan terima. Ikan-ikan dalam kaca

ikut kata ketuanya

ke sana ke mari

tidak tentu tujuan dan arah

terperusuk mana saja

melahap apa saja.

Kura-kura dalam kaca

bergerak ke mana saja

dipandu tiada berketua

nah! makan apa yang disedia.

Ikan-ikan dalam kaca

diperhatikan oleh manusia

mana yang menawan

akan digila oleh pengunjung yang taksub

melihat kamu berenang tanpa sempadan

dengan sirip kembang menawan

Ikan-ikan dalam kaca

akan sentiasa diburu oleh

manusia yang gila.

Ah! ikan dalam kaca

kau tidak faham hukum dunia

bila manusia kehilangan wang dan harta

maka kau ikan dalam kaca

akan hidup

tidak terbela.

Pantun

Pergi berkelah badan pun sihat,

Jangan tergesa waktu dihambat;

Setelah solat mereka berihat,

Sementara menanti waktu ke pejabat. Encik Majid pernah berkata,

Cucu hilang jatuh semangat;

Masjid indah di tengah kota,

Mercu tanda supaya diingat.

Syair disebar tatapan manusia,

Merpati putih terbangan dikacau;

Penyair besar harapan dunia,

Membawa keamanan seluruh rantau.

Merpati di Bandaraya

Pigeons in the city

hunting for food

Thrown by generous business man

On the pathway lay-bye

Oats seed from the hands spreading all over

Calling the pigeons to come along

having their daily meals from morn till night.

Pigeons in the city sometimes make newsences

on the walk-men round,

Passing it's wastes on the ground.

Fat pigeon waiting for grains,

thrown by wealthy business men;

in the city of metro Kay Eel fames,

letting open homes for foriegn.

Look at immigrants in the city,

make their life happy and easy;

waiting for buses squatting openly,

careless for safety not their destiny.

Pigeons tamed life in the city,

walking and eating everywhere found;

not a single cent for thrifty,

eat and sleep safely sound.

Black pigeon scared the crows,

face to face in their new territory;

chasing each other in liner rows,

waiting foods full of fish and curry.

Chiang Mai: Destinasi Pelancong

Silver bird flew to the north,

Gracefully and landed in;

The land of long-neck and beauty mouths,

The village tribe they live in.

Tourists come and go,

To know what was there;

You will not missed the swallows,

Will not be found anywhere.