25 December 2012

THE PSEUDO-INTELLECTUALS

DIE KAMMA-INTELLECTUALS 
© Farouk Asvat 

Die intellectuals
Van'ie college van min knowledge
Praat nog van Marxism
Analyse die situation
Omtesê, 'The time is not ripe for a revolution.'
Maa' die kin'ers riot al
En'ie workers is al op strike
En'ie terrorists is al op'ie border
Maa' die intellectuals waver nog.
Dis die ou roekers op'ie corner wat sê
Die law se dae is genommer


© farouk asvat

[] original composed *: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]
[] english translation #: by farouk asvat: 2006.

[] WIETIE WHAT-WHAT: 

Bra Frooks is ...
                    []  nes 'n skollie
                    []  'n egte skollie
                    []  'n tsotsi
                    []  a real scamp
                    []  streetwise
                    []  the jokerman

Bra Frooks ...
                    []  praat soos 'n skollie
                    []  wietie soos 'n joster
                    []  wietie what-what
                    []  tunes like a durbanite
                    []  speaks like an englishman
_______________________________________________________________________________   
[] Acknowledgements:

The Pseudo-Intellectuals # /
Die Kamma-Intellectuals * was previously published in:

     The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p59, 1982); *
     Vuka (Crescent, Durban, p16, 1981); *
     Benoni Students' Movement (Actonville, 5th annual soccer tournament, p58, 1982); *
     University Students Bursary Committee (University of Witwatersrand, p9, 1982); *
     Race and Literature 15 Hein Willemse,
          "Maa' Die Manne Waver Nog: Jonger Swart Afrikaanse Skrywers,"
          ed C Malan, O Burgess (Censal Publication, Pinetown, p197, 1987); *
     Bra Frooks … (piquant publications, p13, 2006); *
     Straight Talk From Bra Frooks: the legend of farouk asvat by Mphutlane wa Bofelo:
          www . kaganof . com / kagablog (08.11.2007) #
          Botsotso on line (2007) #
          Islamic Focus #14 (CIP, p5, December 2007) #
          Al Qalam (2007) #
     The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p14, 2007); #
     https://faroukasvat-lingo.blogspot.com (25.12.2012); *
     https://faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (05.08.2014); #
     Bra Frooks … (amazon kindle, 2014); *
     Bra Frooks … (amazon paperback, p8, 2014); *
     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon kindle, 2014). #
     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p14, 2014). #
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<> streetwise blog archive: 25 december 2012
<> poem blog archive: 05 august 2014
_______________________________________________________________________________
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
This Masquerade (short stories)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
______________________________________________________________
[] please check out my blogs @:


[] please join me on:

______________________________________________________________
© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.

Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
without the prior permission of the author in writing.
Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
is liable to a payment of 10, 000 ren men bi or US$ 1,500.

farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com
_______________________________________________________________________________   
THE PSEUDO-INTELLECTUALS 
© Farouk Asvat 

The intellectuals
From the college of little knowledge
Still talk about Marxism
Analyse the situation
To say 'The time is not ripe for a revolution'
But the children are already rioting
An' the workers are already on strike
An' the terrorists are already on the border
But the intellectuals still waver.
It's the wiseguys on the corner who say
The days of the law are numbered


© farouk asvat

[] original composed *: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]
[] english translation #: by farouk asvat: 2006.

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: in paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
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#bra #frooks #die #kamma #intellectuals #die #kamma-intellectuals 




18 December 2012

THE IMAAM

DIE IMAAM 
© Farouk Asvat 

Allah-hu-ta-alla het gesê innie Koeraan
Djulle moet djulle bekke hou
Preek die Imaam innie smokkelhuis;
Hoek me Allah
Djikr hy by die jintoe
Wat net halaal kos iet.

Toe excommunicate die jamma' hom.
Maa' Allah ken mos betere
Wan' die man het hom mos geremember
Ennie woord gespread tussen innie mense.
En toe stuur Allah hom straight heaven toe
Met 'n borrel dop.


© farouk asvat

* original composed: 1980 [Cape Town, South Africa under apartheid].
# english translation by farouk asvat: 2007 [Johannesburg, South Africa under new apartheid].

___________________________________________________________________________  
[] WIETIE WHAT-WHAT:  

Bra Frooks is ...
                    []  nes 'n skollie
                    []  'n egte skollie
                    []  'n tsotsi
                    []  a real scamp
                    []  streetwise
                    []  the jokerman

Bra Frooks ...
                    []  praat soos 'n skollie
                    []  wietie soos 'n joster
                    []  wietie what-what
                    []  tunes like a durbanite
                    []  speaks like an englishman
___________________________________________________________________________  
[] Acknowledgements:

The Imaam # / Die Imaam * was previously published in:

     The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p58, 1982); *
     The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p15, 2007); #
     Bra Frooks … (piquant publications, p14, 2007); *
     Straight Talk From Bra Frooks: the legend of farouk asvat by Mphutlane wa Bofelo:
          www . kaganof . com / kagablog (08.11.2007) * #
          Botsotso on line (2007) * #
          Islamic Focus #14 (CIP, p5, December 2007) * #
          Al Qalam (2007) * #
     But Is It Halal? : Khadija Patel
          (blog: Worldly Fragments, 20.09.2010);
     https://faroukasvat-lingo.blogspot.com (18.12.2012); * #
     https://faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (16.06.2015); * #
     Bra Frooks … (kindle, 2014); *
     Bra Frooks …  (amazon paperback, p17, 2014); *
     The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014); #
     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p15, 2014). #
___________________________________________________________________________

<> blog archive: 18 december 2012
<> blog archive: 16 june 2015
___________________________________________________________________________
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
This Masquerade (short stories)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
______________________________________________________________
[] please check out my blogs @:


[] please join me on:

______________________________________________________________
© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.

Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
without the prior permission of the author in writing.
Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
is liable to a payment of 10, 000 ren men bi or US$ 1,500.

farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com
___________________________________________________________________________   
THE IMAAM  
© Farouk Asvat 

Allah the Highest said in the Qur'an
You must keep your mouths shut,
The Imaam preaches in the shebeen;
Hook-me-Allah
He chants at the harlot's
Who only eats halaal food.

So the community excommunicated him.
But Allah knows much better
Because the man had remembered him
An' spread the word in-between the people.
An' so Allah sent him straight to heaven
With a bottle o' booze.


© farouk asvat

* original composed: 1980 [Cape Town, South Africa under apartheid].
# english translation by farouk asvat: 2007 [Johannesburg, South Africa under new apartheid].

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: in paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
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#faroukasvat #weapons #of #words #comparative #literature #literary #criticism
#the #time #of #our #lives #the #imaam
#bra #frooks #die #imaam 




11 December 2012

THE HAJJI

THE HAJJI  
© Farouk Asvat  

Allah-willing
Next year I'm going for hajj
I wanted to go last year
But you know what
So Boeta Ghoosein couldn't get leave
An' also my moneybag wasn't full
But next year, Allah-willing.
Ghoosein!
Are we still going to Sonester for the weekend!
Have a nice barbecue and picnic
I tell you
You can enjoy! yourself
There's no scum there
Also no kaffirs


© farouk asvat

* original composed: 1985 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid].
# english translation by farouk asvat: 2006 [Johannesburg, South Africa under new apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:

The Hajji # / Die Gujhajie * was previously published in:

     A Celebration Of Flames (donker, p21, 1987); *
     A Celebration Of Flames (piquant publications, p21, 2007); #
     Bra Frooks … (piquant publications, p25, 2006); *
     www.faroukasvat-lingo.blogspot.com (11.12.2012); * #
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (09.06.2015); * #
     Bra Frooks … (kindle, 2014); *
     Bra Frooks …  (amazon paperback, p18, 2014); *
     A Celebration Of Flames (kindle, 2014); #
     A Celebration Of Flames (amazon paperback, p27, 2014). #

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
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[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL The Gathering Of The Storm by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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the anthology I Dream In Long Sentences by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the anthology The Time Of Our Lives by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.

Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
without the prior permission of the author in writing.
Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
is liable to a payment of 10, 000 ren men bi or US$ 1,500.

farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com

[] please check out my blogs @:





books by farouk asvat: www.faroukasvat-books.blogspot.com

[] also link up on:






amazon kindle author @ www.amazon.com/author/faroukasvat

_______________________________________________________  
[] WIETIE WHAT-WHAT:  

DIE GUJHAJIE  
© Farouk Asvat  

Insha-allah
Volgende djaar gaan ek ghaj toe
Ek wou las' djaar gaan
Maa djy wiet wat
Toe kan Boeta Ghoosein nie leave kry
En nogal was my geldsak nie vol
Maa' volgende djaar, insha-allah.
Ghoosein!
Gaan ons nog Sonester toe vi' die weekend!
Lekke' braai en piekniek hou
Ek sê vi' djou
Djy kan vi' djouself enjoy!
Daa's mos nie gam daa'
Oek nie kaffers


© farouk asvat

Bra Frooks is ...
                    []  nes 'n skollie
                    []  'n egte skollie
                    []  'n tsotsi
                    []  a real scamp
                    []  streetwise
                    []  the jokerman

Bra Frooks ...
                    []  praat soos 'n skollie
                    []  wietie soos 'n joster
                    []  wietie what-what
                    []  tunes like a durbanite
                    []  speaks like an englishman

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

#love #literature #fiction #novel #poetry #southafrica #apartheid #books #classics
#faroukasvat #weapons of words  #comparative literature #literary criticism
#a celebration of flames #bra frooks #the hajji #die gujhajie


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