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By Yahya Hassan
Translated by Jordan Barger
via the Poetry Foundation

BEARDED CREATURE IN THE REARVIEW OF THE WHIP

BEFORE YOU EVEN REACHED THE SANDHOLM CENTER

YOUR MOM WAS A PHOTOGRAPH ON THE WALL

AND AN URN PACKED WITH SLAG AND FLY ASH

WE FASTED THAT MONTH AND BOUGHT A SHEEP AT BAZAAR WEST

YOU DEPOSITED THE MONEY WE GOT FROM OUR AUNTS

AND SAID IT’S NOT DECENT

FOR A KID TO HAVE SO MUCH MONEY

BUT I AM PROUD OF YOU

AS YOU STAND THERE AND GRILL HALAL

NOT JUST A REFUGEE WITH A BIG BEARD AND TRACKSUIT

NOW A DRAGONFLY LANDS ON YOUR ARM
 
Translated from the Danish

A Note from the Editor
Today is the last day of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar observed worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. Poet Yahya Hassan was a bestselling poet who died at the age of 24. Read Jordan Barger's translator's note on this poem.
Source: Poetry (March 2023)


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