Home / News / Happy Easter from the National Book Council Back to News Happy Easter from the National Book Council Initiatives • News 3rd April, 2021 The National Book Council would like to wish all a wonderful Easter. Here’a s glimpse into Dun Karm Psaila’s work translated into English, Russian, Italian and Arabic. These translations form part of a wider project spearheaded by the NBC, where a selection of forty poems, including ‘Il-Jien u Lil Hinn Minnu’, are currently being translated into major languages. The final verses of Il-Jien u Lil Hinn Minnu by Dun Karm Issa mexxini Int, ja dawl tas-sema, biex ma narġax fil-għama ta’ kburiti; rażżan ġo fija l-jien, l-għadu tas-sewwa, biex miegħi tgħammar Int; imxejt biżżejjed fid-dlam, intektek bil-għasluġ ta’ ħsiebi, fuq triq imwiegħra, fejn il-mewt tittawwal minn kull xifer ta’ rdum; xerridt biżżejjed dmugħ mingħajr faraġ, waqt li t-talba tiegħi kienet tidwi bla tama ġewwa qalbi, għax ġwienaħ ma kellhiex biex tifred l-għoli. Issa mexxini Int, għax fik biss nagħraf il-għajb tal-jien u l-ġmiel ta’ lil hinn minnu. In English, by Prof. Clare E. Vassallo Now You lead me, O Light of the Heavens, so I will not return to the blindness of my pride; hold back in me the Self, enemy of the Good, so that You will live with me; I have walked enough in darkness, tapping about with the thin staff of my thoughts, upon a terrifying path, where Death watches at every edge of the precipice; I have poured enough tears and found no comfort, while my plea echoed hopelessly in my heart, because it had no wings to raise it above. Now You lead me, because only in you do I recognize the shunning of the Self and the beauty of all that is Beyond it. In Italian, by Prof. Joseph Eynaud Adesso guidami Tu, O Luce del Ciel, per non ricader nella cecità della mia vanità; frena in me l’Io, il nemico della Verità, così Tu vivrai con me; camminai troppo al buio, col bastone della mente per la via oscura, dove la Morte guarda ad ogni orlo di precipizio; ho sparso troppe lacrime senza conforto, mentre la mia preghiera risuonò senza speranza nel mio cuor, perché ali non ebbe per volar in alto. Adesso guidami Tu, perché solo in Te vedo il disonore dell’Io e la beltà dell’Oltre l’Io. In Russian, by Yana Psaila Отныне веди меня Ты, о Свет Небес, чтобы снова я не оказался в слепоте своей гордыни; усмири во мне Эго, врага Истины, чтобы со мной пребывал Ты; хватит мне идти во тьме, ощупывая клюкой разума неровную дорогу, где смерть выглядывает из-за каждого угла; достаточно пролил я слёз без утешенья, когда моя молитва отзывалась эхом в сердце безнадёжно, так как не было у меня крыльев, чтобы взлететь вверх. Теперь веди меня Ты, потому что только в тебе я познаю бесславие Эго и великолепие за его Пределами. In Arabic, by Walid Nabhan يا نور السماء خذ بيدي كي لا يضلني مجددا غروري روض “أناي” عدوة الحق كي نحيا معا بعد أن مشيتُ طويلا في الظلام ألتمس الطريق بعصاي في دروب يحف بها الموت من كل هاوية ذرفت كثيراً من الدمع دون عزاء فيما رغبتي تزمجر في داخلي بلا جدوى لأني لا أملك جناحين لأحلق في العلى خذ بيدي لأني أمام جلالك أدرك خزي نفسي وأدرك النعيم وأنا بعيد عنها. SHARE POST Related Articles CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: POSITION OF DIRECTOR (EXECUTIVE) WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL News 16th May, 2025 Read More The Malta Book Festival 2025 Will Be Writing Anew! News 14th May, 2025 Read More The 2025 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is Now Open for Entries News 12th May, 2025 Read More Call for Short Stories About Valletta for Comma Press’ Reading the City Series News 28th April, 2025 Read More Have Your Say: The National Book Council 2025-2030 Strategy Up for Public Consultation News 28th April, 2025 Read More Exhibitors — apply now to participate at the 2025 Malta Book Festival! News 15th April, 2025 Read More The 41st PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2025 Read More National Book Prize and Terramaxka 2025 longlist published National Book Prize 2nd April, 2025 Read More Malta Book Fund Goes Fully Online with an Increased Budget for 2025 Malta Book Fund 17th March, 2025 Read More The National Book Council has rebranded! News 5th March, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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