A poem about our children of particular relevance today. This has been translated and is presented to you in 24 languages

1. A SINGLE POEM
EXPRESSED
IN
24 LANGUAGES
LIU MA DI

2. 24 LANGUAGES
Table Of Contents
Introduction 5
Dandelions 6
Poetry 8
: Author
Liu Ma Di 8

3. English 10
Ukrainian 13
Russian 16
Japanese 19
Korean 22
German 26
Vietnamese 29
Farsi 32
Chinese 34
Spanish 37
Hindi 40
Swahili 43
French 47
Arabic 51
Urdu 54
Romanian 57
Hebrew 60
Tibetan 63
Italian 65

4. Portuguese 68
Czech 71
GREEK 73
TURKISH 75
BENGALI 78

5. Introduction
A S i n g l e P o e m
E x p r e s s e d i n
2 4 w o r l d l a n g u a g e s
Children Are Our Future

6. Dandelions

7. ey
magically y away.
This plant is found through much of the world. As
children, we often play with it, blowing its spectacular
seeds into the skies laughing and smiling as th
Their yellow petals are said to symbolize the sun shining
thus, referring to growth in your life. They are also said to
symbolize . Some people often
believe them to be a symbol of innocence and playfulness.
hope, happiness, and love
Legend has it that if you can blow all the seeds o a
dandelion in a single breath then the person you love will
love you back. If the seeds remain, then the person of your
a ection may have reservations about their feelings towards
you.
Let’s take a big breath and blow all the seeds o at once for
every child living or to be born,

8. Poetry

9. When children are born, they are joyfully welcomed into
the family growing learning from their parents, school, and
from the society and culture in which they live.
Can we, should we teach children love and compassion vs
hatred and fear?
There is growing belief that children can grow into
something di erent that presents a happier future for each
of them as well as the greater society.
Expressed In 24 Languages
This Poem
A Bridge For Agreement.
Until this moment, every single person to whom this poem
has been presented agrees with its message.
Taught by the conditions and situation in which they are
raised, children become adults who carry forward traditions
and more.

10. The images that have been selected to include with the
poem in its 23 linguistic versions is the “Dandelion.”
Unlike other forms of literature, poetry is arranged for its
meaning, sound, rhythm. Evoking a concentrated
imaginative awareness of experience or speci c emotional
responses. As vast and old as history, poetry is present
wherever religion is present. Poetry, under some de nitions
is the primal and primary form of languages themselves. At
some level de ning poetry is both di cult and even
impossible. Yet it is this very impossibility that holds and
attracts our attention.
Liu Ma Di
The author has been meditating and practicing Tai Chi for
fty years. Translating Tai Chi to English the approximate
meaning is the “Grand Ultimate” as its practice strengthens
the body, mind, and spirit.
Hopes, Dreams Aspirations of Humanity.
A Koan for Contemplation, Meditation,
Finding of Meaning in Life.

11. I am indebted to all the people who have translated this
poem into their mother-language. Their belief in this
message and dedication to sharing this message in their
native language has been an inspiration. Thank you.
Copyright © 2022 LiuMa Di
These writings of Liu Ma Di—the name given the author
for his daily duty of cleaning the oors at the Buddhist
temple at which he has lived for periods of time for more
than 15+ years, share his insights and thoughts in unusual,
provocative, and inspiring ways that provide you
opportunities to explore and discover the beauty of your
life.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
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It is my wish that you nd the beauty in your life. If these
writings o er you ways to consider your life that is di erent
than what you may have previously done, then I will feel
that I have succeeded.

12. English
Why? I wonder

13. Why do little
Girls and boys
Have to senselessly die?
Do you think
Can we imagine
Children laughing living loving life happily
Why?
Indeed
Was there ever a parent
Who wished otherwise for their child?
Did you?
As I sit and
Look at the sky.

14. Please
Tell me true seek su ering
Pain and horri c death for your child?
Rest assured, we
Are told, everyone wishes
Peace love happiness for their child.
Rest assured, I
Say to you
I wish peace love
Happiness for your child too.

15. Ukrainian
Чому? Я гадаю
Як сижу та
Дивлюся на небо.
Чому маленькі
Дівчата та хлопчики

16. Помирають безглуздно?
Що гадаєш -
Чи зможемо ми мріяти
Як діти сміються, живучі, люблючи житя щасливо?
Чому?
Дійсно
Чи були якісь батьки
Хто бажав щось інше своїм дітям?
Чи ти?
Будь ласка
Скажи чи хтось дійсно бажав
Страждання та жахливої смерті своїй дитинці?

17. Будьте впевнені, нам
кажуть, що всі бажають
Миру, любові та щастя своїй дитині.
Будьте впевнені, я
Кажу тобі. Я бажаю
Миру, любові та щастя також і твоїй дитині!
Translated by Nataliya Lushnikova

18. Russian
Почему?
Я удивляюсь
Когда я сижу и смотрю на небо.
Почему мы так мало успеваем сделать,
девочки и мальчики?
Почему придется бессмысленно умирать?
Ты можешь представить,

19. как смеются дети, счастливо живут,
любят жизнь?
Почему?
Был ли когда-нибудь родитель,
который желал для своего ребенка иного?
Ты?
Пожалуйста, скажи мне правду,
ты ищешь страданий,
боли и ужасной смерть для своего ребенка?
Будьте уверены, что все желают
мир, любовь,

20. счастье для своих детей.
Будьте уверены, говорю я вам.
Я желаю мира любви, счастья и вашему ребенку тоже!
Translated by Yeshua Perdomo

21. なぜ？私には解らないこうして座って空かを眺め
ている時に。
Japanese

22. なぜ？私には解らない
こうして座って空かを眺めている時に。
に
なぜ⼩さな⼥の⼦や男の⼦たちが意味もなく死な
なければならないのか。
私達がそれを想像できるとあなたは思いますか？
⼦供達は笑いながら愛しながら幸せに⽣きてい
る？
なぜ？
本当に、

23. それ以外のことを彼らの⼦供達に願った親が居た
だろうか？
貴⽅は？
教えて下さい。貴⽅は⾃分の⼦供に痛みや残酷な
死を願いましたか？
安⼼して下さい。我々は、皆⼦供達に平和、愛、
幸福を願っていると、私は聞いています。
安⼼して下さい
私は貴⽅に⾔いたい、
私も貴⽅の⼦供の平和、愛、幸福を祈っている
と。
Translated by Yoko Tahara

24. Korean

25. 왜? 궁금하네
앉아서
하늘을보세요.
왜어린
소녀와소년이
이유도없이죽어야하나요?
너는생각하니.
상상할수있을까?
아이들이행복하게인생을사랑하며웃는모습?
왜?
실제로.
그런부모가있었던적이있나요?

26. 누가그들의아이를위해다른소원을빌었는가?
네가그랬어?
부탁합니다.
진심으로말해주세요.
자신의아이를위하여고통과끔찍한죽음을원해?
안심하세요, 저희는
모두가바라는대로
그들의아이를위하여평화와사랑과행복을기원합니다.
안심하세요, 저는
말합니다. 평화와사랑과행복이
당신의아이에게도있기를기원합니다.
Translated by Mr. Jai-il Jang.

27. German
Warum? Ich wundere mich
Wie ich sitze und

28. Schau in den Himmel.
Warum wenig tun
Mädchen und Jungen
Müssen sinnlos sterben?
Denkst du
Können wir uns vorstellen
Lachende Kinder, die glücklich leben und das Leben
lieben?
Warum?
In der Tat
Gab es jemals ein Elternteil
Wer wünschte sich etwas anderes für sein Kind?
Hast du?

29. Bitte
Sag mir, suche das wahre Leiden
Schmerz und schrecklicher Tod für Ihr Kind?
Seien Sie versichert, wir
Werden gesagt, jeder wünscht
Frieden, Liebe, Glück für ihr Kind.
Seien Sie versichert, ich
Sag zu dir. Ich wünsche Frieden Liebe
Viel Glück auch für Ihr Kind.
Translated by Caroline Ti any-Genma

30. Vietnamese
Tự hỏi một mình với trời cao
Thiếu nhi có tội tình gì nào
Mà phải lìa đời khi còn trẻ
Vô nghĩa đau lòng biết làm sao?
Một thoáng trôi qua đầy nghĩ ngợi

31. Tưởng tượng cùng nỗi niềm đầy vơi
Trẻ nhỏ phải hạnh phúc an yên
Bên cạnh mẹ cha, vui một đời.
Phải chăng một sự thật hiển nhiên
Ngoài việc lo cơm áo gạo tiền
Hạnh phúc cha mẹ cũng chỉ có
Bên gia đình nhỏ, cùng đoàn viên
Làm ơn hãy kể cho tôi biết
Bạn đã khổ tâm đến nhường nào
Bạn đã làm sao vượt qua được
Phút con bạn buông thõng tay chào.
Nhưng mà thôi, yên lòng bạn nhé

32. Mong hoà bình yêu thương các bé
Tôi xin chúc một điều đơn giản
Mong trẻ vui vẻ, mãi về sau.
Translated by Sophia Vu

33. Farsi
‫اﺳﺖ؟‬ ‫اوﻫﺎم‬ ‫ﺧﻨﺪان‬ ‫ﮐﻮدﮐﺎن‬ ‫ﺗﺼﻮر‬ ‫ﻣﯿﮑﻨﯽ‬ ‫ﮔﻤﺎن‬ ‫آﯾﺎ‬
َ‫زﯾﺴﺘﻨﺸﺎن‬ ‫ﺷﺎدﻣﺎﻧﻪ‬

34. ‫ﺷﺎن‬ ‫ﻋﺎﺷﻘﺎﻧﻪ‬ ‫زﻧﺪﮔﯽ‬
‫اﺳﺖ؟‬ ‫داﺷﺘﻪ‬ ‫ی‬ ‫دﯾﮕﺮ‬ ‫آرزوی‬ ‫ﻫﺮﮔﺰ‬ ‫ﭘﺪری‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻣﺎدر‬ ‫ﭼﺮا‬ ‫راﺳﺘﯽ‬ ‫ﺑﻪ‬
‫ﭼﻄﻮر؟‬ ‫ﺧﻮدت‬
‫ﺟﺴﺘﺠﻮ‬ ‫ﮐﻮدﮐﺖ‬ ‫ﺑﺮای‬ ‫ﻫﻮﻟﻨﺎک‬ ‫ﻣﺮﮔﯽ‬ ‫و‬ ‫آور‬ ‫رﻧﺞ‬ ‫دردی‬ ‫ﻫﺮﮔﺰ‬‫آﯾﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﮕﻮ‬
‫ﻣﯿﮑﻨﯽ؟‬
‫ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ‬ ‫ﮐﻮدﮐﺎﻧﺸﺎن‬ ‫ﺷﺎدﻣﺎﻧﯽ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻋﺸﻖ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺻﻠﺢ‬ ‫آرزوﻣﻨﺪ‬ ‫ﻣﺮدﻣﺎن‬ ‫اﻧﺪ‬ ‫ﮔﻔﺘﻪ‬ ‫ﺑﺪان‬
‫ﻧﺪارم‬ ‫ﮐﻮدﮐﺖ‬ ‫ﺑﺮای‬ ‫ﺷﺎدﻣﺎﻧﯽ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻋﺸﻖ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺻﻠﺢ‬ ‫ﺟﺰ‬ ‫آرزوﯾﯽ‬ ‫ﻫﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﮐﻪ‬ ‫ﺑﺪان‬
.Translated by F.I

35. Chinese

36. 坐望星空不禁問道
為什麼稚童們的⽣命被無情的摧毀
在愛的擁抱中發出鈴鐺般童稚的笑聲
不是所有為⼈⽗⺟的期望嗎？
為什麼你你⼀意的要將折磨痛苦恐懼死亡
加諸於你的孩⼦⾝上
無庸置疑天下⽗⺟⼼
無不希望給予⾃⼰的孩⼦
愛平安喜悅快樂
不⽤懷疑我斬釘截鐵的告訴你
我也期待給予你們的孩⼦
愛平安喜悅快樂
Translated by Meiling Miller

37. Spanish
¿Porqué? Inquiero,

38. Mientras me siento y
Miro al cielo.
¿Porqué niños
Y niñas han de morir
Insensatamente?
Piensa en que pudiéramos imaginar
Niños sonrientes viviendo vidas amorosas y felices.
¿ Acaso
Hubo alguna vez un padre
Que no deseara esto para su hijo?
¿Lo hubo? Por favor,
Acaso alguno busca dolor, sufrimiento, muerte para su
hijo?

39. Quede pues claro, como
Hemos asegurado, que todos
Desean paz, amor, felicidad para sus hijos.
Quede claro, te lo
Repito, yo deseo paz, amor y felicidad.
También para tu hijo.
Translated by Luis Antonio Alias

40. Hindi
Kyu? Main ascharya se sochti hu

41. Jab main baith k aakash ko dekhti hu
Masoom bachcho ko kyu bewajah marna padta hai..
Kya aap sochte ho?
Kya hum kalpana kar sakte hai?
Bachche haste hue .. khushi se ji rahe hain
Kyu?
Sach mei
Kya koi maata pita hain.. jo apne bachche k liye kuch aur
sochte hain?
Kya aapne?
Mujhe sach bataiye ki apne bachche ka bhayanak ant kisne
socha hoga?
Bharosa rakhiye… Hame bataya gaya hai… Sab log apne
bachche k liye shanti pyaar aur khushi hi chahte hain..

42. Bharosa rakhiye… Main aapse kehti hu… Main bhi aapke
bachche k liye shanti, pyar aur khushi hi chahti hhu
Translated by Amu Amutha Surabhi

43. Swahili

44. Kwa nini?
Ninakaa nikiangalia juu
Na kujiuliza swali
Kwa nini wavulana wadogo
Na wasichana wachanga
Hufariki wakingali wadogo?
Hakuna mtu kanijibu
Hayupo!
Watoto hupenda kucheka,
Watoto huishi kwa amani,
Kwa nini wanaweza kufa mbiyo?
Kwa nini?

45. Ni nani mzazi
Asiyeweza kupendezwa
Na atoto bora ya atoto?
Huwezi kumpata hata kamwe!
Ninasisitiza!
Niambieni ukweli jamani
Nani anaweza kuvumilia
Akimuona mtoto wake mdogo
Katika maumivu ya ugonjwa
Hadi kifo!
Hayupo!
Kila mtu humtakia mtotowe

46. Maisha ya milele na milele
Katika amani na mapezi.
Nakuombea
Barikiwa na Mungu
Nawatakia atoto wako pia
Maisha bora
Yenye mapenzi na amani.
Mungu awabariki!
Translated by Salvator Uzabakiriho

47. French

48. Pourquoi ?, je me demande
Quand je m’assoies
Et lève les yeux
Aux ciel
Purquoi les petits garçons
Et les petites lles
Meurent sans raison ?
Pouvez-vous le concevoir?
Pouvez
Vous l’imaginer ?
Des enfants rire, vivre, heureux d’aimer ?
Pourquoi ?

49. En e et
Y a-t-il un parent
Qui souhaiterait autrement pour son enfant ?
Je vous en
Pris
Dites-moi sincèrement
Avez-vous che
Rché à voir
Votre enfants horriblement sou rir, mourir ?
Réconforte toi,
On
Nous dit, chacun souhaite

50. Paix, amour, joie pour son enfant
Réconforte toi, je
Te dis .
Je souhaite paix amour
Joie pour votre enfant aussi
Translated by Soundous Azzi

51. Arabic

52. ..‫أﺗﺴﺎءل‬ :. ‫ﻟﻤﺎذا‬
‫اﻟﺴﻤﺎء‬ ‫اﻟﻰ‬ ‫اﻧﻈﺮ‬ ... ‫ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ‬ ‫اﷲ‬ ‫ﺑﻘﻀﺎء‬ ‫اﻟﺮاﺿﯿﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺎﺑﺮة‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﻔﺲ‬
.. ‫واﺗﺴﺎءل‬
..‫ﯾﺎرﺑﻲ‬
‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫رﺣﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﻼ‬ ‫واﺣﯿﺎﻧﺎ‬ ‫ذﻧﺐ‬ ‫ﺑﻼ‬ ‫ﻫﻜﺬا‬ ‫ﯾﻤﻮﺗﻮن‬ ‫اﻷﺑﺮﯾﺎء‬ ‫اﻷﻃﻔﺎل‬ ‫ﻧﺮى‬ ‫ﻟﻤﺎذا‬
‫ﺷﻔﻘﺔ؟‬ ‫وﻻ‬ ‫اﻟﻘﻠﻮب‬
‫ﻛﺒﻘﯿﺔ‬ ‫ﯾﻀﺤﻜﻮا‬ ‫أن‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﯾﻤﺮﺣﻮا‬ ‫أن‬ ‫ﻓﺮﺻﺔ‬ ‫اﻷﺑﺮﯾﺎء‬ ‫ﻟﻬﺆﻻء‬ ‫ﺗﺘﺢ‬ ‫ﻟﻢ‬ ‫ﯾﺎرب‬ ‫ﻟﻤﺎزا‬
‫اﻷﻃﻔﺎل؟‬
.. ‫ﻟﻤﺎذا‬ ‫ﻗﺒﻞ؟‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫واﻣﻬﺎﺗﻬﻢ‬ ‫اﺑﺎﺋﻬﻢ‬ ‫وﻓﻌﻞ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻠﻨﺎ‬ ‫وﻛﻤﺎ‬
‫ﻓﯿﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﻜﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﯿﺎة‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﯾﻘﺒﻠﻮا‬ ‫أن‬ ‫ﻗﺒﻞ‬ ‫ﻫﻜﺬا‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺒﻜﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻮت‬ ‫ﻋﻠﯿﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﯾﻜﺘﺐ‬ ‫ﻟﻤﺎذا‬
.. ‫ﻟﻤﺎذا‬ ‫وأﺗﺮاح؟‬ ‫أﻓﺮاح‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫اﻃﻔﺎﻟﻬﻢ‬ ‫وﺑﻘﺎء‬ ‫اﻟﺨﯿﺮ‬ ‫ﻏﯿﺮ‬ ‫ﺗﻤﻨﻰ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫وﻣﻜﺎن‬ ‫أو‬ ‫زﻣﺎن‬ ‫أي‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫واﻟﺪ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫اﻟﺤﯿﺎة؟‬ ‫ﻗﯿﺪ‬
‫ذﻧﺐ؟‬ ‫ﺑﻼ‬ ‫واﻟﻔﺘﯿﺎت‬ ‫اﻟﻔﺘﯿﺎن‬ ‫ﯾﻤﻮت‬ ‫اﻫﻜﺬا‬ ‫اﻟﻬﻲ‬ ‫ﯾﺎ‬
‫اﻷﺑﺮﯾﺎء؟‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻛﻐﯿﺮﻫﻢ‬ ‫ﯾﻀﺤﻜﻮن‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺗﻮا‬ ‫ﻣﺎ‬ ‫أﻃﻔﺎل‬ ‫ﯾﻐﺘﺎل‬ ‫أﻫﻜﺬا‬

53. ‫ﺣﻘﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﻲ‬ ‫ﻗﻞ‬ ‫أرﺟﻮك‬
‫اﺑﻨﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﺘﺮى‬ ‫أﺳﻌﯿﺖ‬
‫وﺣﺰﻧﺎ؟‬ ‫ورﻋﺒﺎ‬ ‫أﻟﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﯾﻤﻮت‬
.. ‫ﺟﻤﻌﺎء‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺸﺮﯾﺔ‬ ‫أﻃﻔﺎل‬ ‫ﻟﻜﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ‬ ‫أﺗﻤﻨﻰ‬
Translated by Soundous Azzi

54. Urdu

55. ۶ ‫ﺑﯿﺎن‬ ‫ﻣﺨﺘﺼﺮ‬
‫ﻮں‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﺣﯿﺮاں‬ ‫ﻣﯿﮟ‬ ‫ﮐﯿﻮں؟‬
‫ﻮں‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﺑﯿﭩﮭﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﯿﮟ‬ ‫ﮧ‬‫ﮐ‬ ‫ﺟﯿﺴﺎ‬
‫ﻮں‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﺗﮑﺘﺎ‬ ‫ﮐﻮ‬ ‫آﺳﻤﺎں‬ ‫اور‬
‫ﮯ‬‫ﭼﮭﻮﭨ‬ ‫ﮧ‬‫ﯾ‬ ‫ﮐﯿﻮں‬
‫ﮐﻮ‬ ‫ﻟﮍﮐﻮں‬ ‫ﻟﮍﮐﯿﻮں‬
‫؟‬‫ﮨﮯ‬ ‫ﻮﺗﺎ‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﻣﺮﻧﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻮت‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻮ‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ھ‬‫ﺳﻤﺠ‬ ‫ﺗﻢ‬ ‫ﮐﯿﺎ‬
‫ﯿﮟ‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﺳﮑﺘ‬ ‫ﺳﻮچ‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﮐﯿﺎ‬
‫ﺧﻮش‬ ‫ﻣﯿﮟ‬ ‫زﻧﺪﮔﯽ‬ ‫ﺑﮭﺮی‬ ‫ﻣﺤﺒﺖ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﻮﺋ‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﻨﺴﺘ‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﺑﭽ‬
‫؟‬ ‫ﺗﻢ‬ ‫ﮐﯿﺎ‬
‫ﻮ‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﺗﻼﺷﺘ‬ ‫دﮐﮫ‬ ‫ﮧ‬‫ﮐ‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺎؤ‬

56. ‫؟‬‫ﮯ‬‫ﻟﯿ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﮐ‬ ‫ﺑﭽﻮں‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫اﭘﻨ‬ ‫ﻣﻮت‬ ‫ﺧﻮﻓﻨﺎک‬ ‫اور‬ ‫درد‬
‫ﻢ‬‫ﮨ‬ ،‫رﮐﮭﻮ‬ ‫ﯾﻘﯿﻦ‬
‫ﮨﮯ‬ ‫ﺘﺎ‬‫ﮨ‬‫ﭼﺎ‬ ‫اﯾﮏ‬ ‫ﺮ‬‫ﮨ‬ ،‫ﮨﮯ‬ ‫ﮔﯿﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺎﯾﺎ‬ ‫ﮐﻮ‬
‫ﮯ۔‬‫ﻟﯿ‬‫ﮯ‬‫ﮐ‬ ‫ﺑﭽﻮں‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫اﭘﻨ‬ ‫ﺧﻮﺷﯽ‬ ،‫ﻣﺤﺒﺖ‬ ،‫اﻣﻦ‬
‫ﻣﯿﮟ‬ ،‫رﮐﮭﻮ‬ ‫ﯾﻘﯿﻦ‬
‫ﻣﺤﺒﺖ‬ ‫اﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻮں‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﮐﺮﺗﺎ‬ ‫دﻋﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﯿﮟ‬‫۔‬‫ﻮں‬‫ﮨ‬ ‫ﺘﺎ‬‫ﮩ‬‫ﮐ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺗﻢ‬
‫۔‬‫ﯽ‬‫ھ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﻟﯿ‬‫ﮯ‬‫ﮐ‬ ‫ﮯ‬‫ﺑﭽ‬ ‫ے‬‫ﺎر‬‫ﮩ‬‫ﺗﻤ‬ ‫ﺧﻮﺷﯽ‬
Translated by Jawaid Siddiq

57. Romanian
De ce? Mă întreb
Cu privirea la cer,
Stau și mă intreb
De ce trebuie sa moară
Copii nevinovați?

58. Crezi ca ne putem imagina
Copii cu zâmbetul pe buze
Trăind cu bucurie o viață fericită?
De ce?
Într-adevăr...
Există vreun părinte ce își dorește altceva?
Tu?
Spune-mi te rog!
Nu faci totul să îți păzești copilul
De durere? De moarte?
Într-adevăr...
Știm și ni s-a spus!

59. Fiecare părinte dorește
Pace, iubire si fericire pentru copilul său
Într-adevăr...
Îți transmit acum.
Pace, iubire si fericire pentru copilul tău
Translator asked not to be identi ed

60. Hebrew

61. ‫תוהה‬ ‫אני‬ ?‫למה‬
‫יושב‬ ‫כשאני‬
.‫השמיים‬ ‫על‬ ‫מסתכל‬
‫מעט‬ ‫לעשות‬ ‫למה‬
‫ובנים‬ ‫בנות‬
?‫היגיון‬ ‫ללא‬ ‫למות‬ ‫צריכים‬
‫חושב‬ ‫אתה‬ ‫האם‬
‫לדמיין‬ ‫יכולים‬ ‫אנחנו‬ ‫האם‬
?‫בשמחה‬ ‫חיים‬ ‫אוהבים‬ ‫חיים‬ ‫צוחקים‬ ‫ילדים‬
?‫למה‬
‫אכן‬
‫הורה‬ ‫פעם‬ ‫אי‬ ‫היה‬ ‫האם‬
?‫שלו‬ ‫לילד‬ ‫אחרת‬ ‫שרצה‬

62. ?‫אתה‬ ‫האם‬
‫אנא‬
‫סבל‬ ‫מחפש‬ ‫באמת‬ ‫אתה‬ ‫לי‬ ‫תגיד‬
?‫לילדך‬ ‫מחריד‬ ‫ומוות‬ ‫כאב‬
‫אנחנו‬ ,‫בטוחים‬ ‫תהיו‬
‫רוצים‬ ‫כולם‬ ,‫אומרים‬
.‫שלהם‬ ‫לילד‬ ‫אושר‬ ‫אהבה‬ ‫שלום‬
‫אני‬ ,‫בטוחים‬ ‫תהיו‬
‫אהבה‬ ‫שלום‬ ‫מאחל‬ ‫אני‬ .‫לך‬ ‫אגיד‬
.‫לילדך‬ ‫גם‬ ‫אושר‬
Translated by Yeshua Perdomo

63. Tibetan
གང་བྱས་ནས།
ངས་མར་བསྡད་ནས་ནམ་
མཁར་བལྟས་ཏེ་བསམ་
ལོ་ཞིག་བཏང་།
ཕྲུ་གུ་ཆུང་ཆུང་བུ་
བུ་མོ་དེ་ཚོ་དོན་
མེད་ཤི་དགོས་དོན་
གང་ཡིན་ནམ།

64. དངོས་གནས། གང་བྱས་ནས།
ཁྱོད་ཚོ་ཕ་མ་བྱས་མྱོང་
ཡོད་དམ། ཡོད་ན་ཁྱོད་ཚོས་
སོ་སོའི་ཕྲུ་གུ་ལ་བྱམས་
སྐྱོང་བྱེད་ཀྱི་ཡོད་དམ།
བྱས་ཨེ་ཡོད།
དྲང་པོ་བཤད་དང་། གལ་
སྲིད་ཁྱེད་རང་གི་ཕྲུ་
གུ་ལ་ན་ཟུག་སྡུག་བསྔལ་
ཞེ་སྣང་དངངས་སྐྲག་འདི་
འདྲ་ཞིག་གི་འོག་ལ་ཤི་
དགོས་བྱུང་ན་ཁྱོད་ཀྱིས་
བཟོད་ཐུབ་བམ།
སུ་ཡིན་ནའང་སོ་སོའི་
ཕྲུ་གུ་ལ་བྱམས་པ་དང་
བརྩེ་བ། ཞི་བ། མི་ཚེར་
བདེ་སྐྱིད་ཐོབ་ཐབས་
བྱེད་ཀྱི་རེད།
ཁྱེད་ཀྱི་ཕྲུ་གུ་ལའང་
དེ་དེ་བཞིན་ཡོང་བའི་

65. Italian
Come mai? Chiedo,
Mentre mi siedo e
Guardo il ielo.
Perché bambini
E le ragazze devono morire

66. selvaggiamente?
Pensi che potremmo immaginare
Bambini sorridenti che vivono vite amorevoli e felici.
Forse
C’è mai stato un padre
Non lo vorresti per tuo glio?
Era li? Per favore,
Qualcuno cerca il dolore, la so erenza, la morte per suo
glio?
Quindi è chiaro come
Abbiamo assicurato che tutto
Desiderano pace, amore, felicità per I loro gli.
Sii chiaro, tu

67. Ripeto, auguro pace, amore e felicità.
Anche per tuo glio.
Translator asked not to be identi ed

68. Portuguese
Por quê? Eu pergunto,
Enquanto eu sento e
Eu olho para o céu.

69. Por que crianças
E as meninas têm que morrer
Descontroladamente?
Acho que poderíamos imaginar
Crianças sorridentes vivendo vidas amorosas e felizes.
Talvez
Já houve um pai
Você não quer isso para o seu lho?
Estava lá? Por favor,
Alguém busca a dor, o sofrimento, a morte para seu lho?
Então ca claro como
Garantimos que todos

70. Eles desejam paz, amor, felicidade para seus lhos.
Seja claro, você
Repito, desejo paz, amor e felicidade.
Também para o seu lho.
Translator asked not to be identi ed

71. Czech
Proč? Divím se

72. Když sedím a
Dívám se na nebe.
Proč
Mala děvčata a chlapci
Musí nesmyslně umírat?
Myslíš, že si
Umíme představit
Smející se děti, žijící šťastný život?
Proč? Vlastně
Existoval někdy rodič,
Který by si přál neco jiného pro své dítě?
Ty ano? Ale no tak.

73. Řekni mi upřímně, hledáš ukrutnou
Bolest a hrozbou smrt pro své dítě?
Buď v klidu,
Říkají, ze si každy přeje
Mír, lásku a štěstí pro své dítě.
Buď v klidu,
Říkám Ti, ze přeji mír, lásku
Štěstí I Tvému dítěti.
Translator by Stanna

74. GREEK
Γιατι; Αναρωτιέμαι όπως κάθομαι και κοιτάω τον ουρανό
Γιατί μικρά κορίτσια και αγόρια πεθαίνουν χωρίς λόγο;
Μπορείς να σκεφτείς. Μπορούμε να φανταστούμε
Παιδιά που γελάνε ζούνε και αγαπούν ευτυχισμένα
Πράγματι υπήρξε ποτέ γονιός που ευχήθηκε διαφορετικά για
το παιδί του. Εσύ μήπως;

75. Σε παρακαλώ πες μου την αλήθεια έψαχνε κανείς πόνο και
τραγικό θάνατο για το παιδί σου
Σε διαβεβαιώ ότι ο καθένας εύχεται ειρήνη, αγάπη και ευτυχία
για το παιδί του.
Σε διαβεβαιώ, σου λέω εύχομαι ειρήνη αγάπη και ευτυχία και
για το παιδί σου επίσης.
Translated by Maria Koursoumi

76. TURKISH

77. Niye ya? Merak ediyorum
Ben otururken ve
Gökyüzüne bak.
neden az
Kızlar ve erkekler
Anlamsızca ölmek zorunda mısın?
Sence
hayal edebilir miyiz
Mutlu bir şekilde sevgi dolu bir hayat yaşayan gülen
çocuklar mı?
Niye ya? Aslında
hiç ebeveyn var mıydı
Kim çocuğu için aksini diledi?

78. yaptın mı? Lütfen
Bana doğruyu söyle, acıyı ara
Çocuğunuz için acı ve korkunç ölüm mü?
Emin ol, biz
Söylenir, herkes ister
Barış, çocukları için mutluluğu sever.
emin ol ben
Sana söyle. barış sevgi diliyorum
Çocuğunuz için de mutluluk.
Translated by Ozjan Yeshor

79. BENGALI
কন? আিম অবাক
আিম যমন বেস আিছ এবং

80. আকােশর িদেক তাকাও.
কন কম করেবন
মেয়েদর এবং ছেলেদর
অ ান হেয় মরেত হেব?
ত
ু িম িক মেন কর
আমরা িক ক না করেত পাির
ছেলেমেয়রা িক হািস-খুিশ জীবন যাপন করেছ?
কন? ক
ৃ তপে
সখােন িক কখনও বাবা-মা িছল
ক তােদর স ােনর জন অন থায় কামনা কেরিছল?
ত
ু িম িক? অনু হ
বেলা সত চাও ক

81. আপনার স ােনর জন ব থা এবং ভয় র মৃত
ু ?
িনি ত থাকু ন, আমরা
বলা হয়, সবাই চায়
শাি তােদর স ােনর জন সুখ ভালবাসা।
িনি থাকু ন, আিম
তামােদর বলিছ. আিম শাি ভালবাসা কামনা কির
আপনার স ােনর জন ও সুখ।
Translator asked not to be identi ed

82. CONCLUSION
Almost every day there are images of pain and su ering,
death, and devastation, that ll our eyes and touch our
hearts—children, Innocent Children.

83. Schools, beaches, shopping centers, homes and apartments,
grassy plains—death and injury are delivered
indiscriminately. What does it mean when we hear the term
“collateral destruction?”
It means that innocent lives have been destroyed.
We nd ourselves living in a time in which technology is
both a tool of destruction as well as a means for improving
life for everyone. If this paradox continues then doom
awaits. If we achieve understanding and learn to cooperate
and realize the unity of life then we can see and realize the
hope of our dreams, the message of this simple poem
We have this message to share. If we carry this message in
our hearts and our souls then we have the opportunity to
realize our potential as compassionate caring humans.

85. With respect and gratitude
For the World in which we live
As we work to bring a future
Filled with Harmony
Liu Ma Di
Autumn 2022