جاججيتي العزيز،
انا بخير هنا واتمنى انك تكون بخير هناك
اكتب هذه الرساله ببطئ لاني اعرف انك لا تستطيع القراءة بسرعة
ابوك قرا في الجريده ان اكثر الحوادث العرضيه تقع على بعد 20 ميل من
بيتنا عشان كذا انتقلنا لبيت جديد يبعد عن بيتنا القديم اللى تعرف 20 ميل
مااقدر ارسلك عنوان البيت الجديد عشان اللى شرينا منه البيت اخذ عنوانه
معه مايبي يغيره وحنا في الاسبوع الجاي راح نجيب عنوان بيتنا القديم عشان كذا عنوانا ماراح يتغير
البيت الجديد حلو مرررررره في غساله في وسط الحمام على يمين المرحاض بس شكلها ماتشتغل كويس
الاسبوع اللى راح حطيت فيها ثلاث قمصان وسحبت السلسله ولا حصلتهم بعدين ( تقصد الكبانيه)
الجو في هالمنطقه مهوب شين امطرت مرتين الاسبوع اللى راح المره الاولي جلس المطر ثلاث ايام والمره الثانيه جلس المطر اربع ايام
عمتك تقول ماتقدر ترسلك الجاكيت اللى تبي عن طريق البريد لان وزنه
ثقيل بسبب ازرته الحديديه عشان كذا قطعت الازره وحطيتها وسط الجيب
ابوك اشتغل شغله جديده وتحته 500 رجال.
يحصد الحشيش اللى ينبت في المقبره
اختك ولدت اليوم الصبح بس ماادري وش جابت ولد والا بنت عشان كذا
ماادري انت وش تبي تصير خال او خاله
عمك جيتيندر طاح في البير وكان فيه رجال حاولوا يسحبونه لكنه قاومهم
بكل شجاعه وغرق . واحرقناه وجلس يحترق ثلاث ايام
ابو اعز اصدقائك يحتضر وطلب من صديقك بالويندر انه يدفنه وسط البحر
اذا مات. وراح يحفر قبر لابوه وسط البحر وغرق ومات
خلاص
مافيه شي جديد وهذا كل اللى عندي الان
امك
ملاحظه:انا كنت ابي ارسلك فلوس بس ماتذكرت الا بعد ماقفلت الرساله
الرساله بالانجليزي للي مافهموها بالعربي
A letter from an Indian mother to her son.
My dear Jagjit,
I am in a well here and hoping you are also in a well there.
I'm writing this letter slowly, because I know you cannot read fast.
We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happen 20 miles from home, so we moved 20miles.
I won't be able to send the address as the last Sardar who stayed here took the house numbers with them for their new house so they would not have to change their address. Hopefully by next week we will be able to take our earlier address plate here, and that our address will remain same too.
This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine, situated right above the toilet I'm not sure it works too well. Last week I put in 3 shirts, pulled the chain and haven't seen them since.
The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. The First time it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days.
The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a little too heavy to send in the mail with all the metal buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pocket.
Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting the grass at the cemetery.
By the way I took Bahu to our club's poolside. The manager is Badmash. He told her that two piece swimming suit is not allowed in his club. We were confused as to which piece should we remove?
Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether it is a girl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or Uncle.
Your uncle, Jetinder fell in the nearby well. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off bravely and drowned. We cremated him and he burned for three days.
Your best friend, Balwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfill his father's last wishes. His father had wished to be buried in the sea after he died. And your friend died while in the process of digging a grave for his father.
There isn't much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love - Mom.
P.S. Jagjit, I was going to send you some money but by the time I realized, I had already sealed off this letter
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