#pukhtunistan

[pukhtunistan]

زه لوی شوی یم مور

ته نور نشې کولای ما له ځانه سره وړي

زما انديښنې اوس زياتې دي

زما د خوبونو لست تر ما لوړ دی

زه دومره لوی شوی یم چې اوس نه شم کولای د شپې له خوا ستا دروازې

ته ولاړ شم او ژاړم.

I grew up mom,

You can’t carry me anymore,

My worries are more now,

My list of dreams is taller than me,

I have grown so much that now I can no longer go to your door at night and cry.

-Belal J.

📸: Omer Faizi

[pukhtunistan]

تاسو به پښیمانه یاست، خو وخت به تیر شی.

You will regret it, but time will pass.

📸: Joan Torres

[pukhtunistan]

Hagha Nur Di Che Pa Teeto Stargo Garzi

Zama Starge Na Teetigi Za Pakhtun Yam.

Those are others that walk with their eyes lowered in submission

My eyes do not bow, for I am Pashtun.

[pukhtunistan]

Zma khkly Hiwad Che De Sroo Winoo pa karkhoo Wishal Shaway, kla Ba Wee Che Za De Khpalo wrono aw khwindo khkly khandaganee woguram. Nor zma de kor aw kely khwago mashomano maashomtub aw de dango zwanano omedona ma khawry koy.

O my beautiful country who is divided by lines of blood, when will I be able to see the beautiful smiles of my brothers and sisters, when will the precious children stop being stripped of their childhood and their youth stolen away. 

-Belal J.

📸: Haydayatullah Amid