The Gist of 'Kadangkala'

Assalamualaikum 

'Sometimes' in equation with 'Kadangkala'

'Kadangkala'

Kadangkala

kita lupa menghargai

sesuatu yang kita ada

selagi ia masih di sisi

selagi ia kita miliki;

Kadangkala

kita leka mensia-siakan

anugerah dan pemberian

kerana kurang pengertian;

Kadangkala

kita tidak berterima kasih

kepada mereka yang berbudi

sehingga mereka dah tiada lagi;

Kadangkala

kita tidak peduli sangat

tentang kebajikan dan kemanusiaan

sudah terhakis rasa keihsanan;

Kadangkala 

kita tidak ikhlas dan suci hati

terhadap mereka yang …

membimbing

menasihati

mengambil berat

memahami

menyayangi;

Kadangkala

kita mudah terlajak kata

mudah terlanjur aksi

lupa tatasusila

lupa diri;

Paling dahsyat

kita selalu alpa

mensyukuri nikmat kurniaan Ilahi!

Aduhai

jangan nanti

dah tiada baru terasa

dah tinggal baru menyesal

dah hilang baru walang

dah berpisah baru gundah

dah habis baru menangis!

'Sometimes' is the English equated version of my original Malay poem 'Kadangkala'. 

It is not an exact translation of the original piece. I tried to provide a very close similarity to the meanings contained in the original poem.

Hopefully English users will find this version helpful to really grasp the meanings in between the lines of the ‘poetic’ renderings in that Malay version.

English equated version of  'Sometimes'

Sometimes

one forgets to appreciate

things that come one’s way

things that by one’s side stay

faithful in one’s possession

continuously for a long duration

Sometimes

one simply put to waste

special things

splendour and grace

a habitual result of

failing and lacking

in compromising

Sometimes

one is never grateful

to those whose good deeds abound

until they are no more around

Sometimes

one does not heed

that much

about well-being and humanity

leaving so faint a trace of generosity

Sometimes

one is neither sincere

nor filled with gratitude

towards those who

Guides

Counseled

Cares

Comprehends

Loves …

Sometimes

one speaks without tact

and in action tends to overact

forgetting manners

and all awareness

and worse

one frequently fails

to acknowledge

the endowment

so rich and heavenly

from the Almighty!

Alas

for goodness sake

don’t brood when all’s gone for good

no regrets with feelings of emptiness

alone,forlorn and filled with sadness

the pain, the sorrow

will show sooner or later

because by then

no fear

when all’s gone

then falls many a tear!

Message

Simply be thankful of what you have and are presently enjoying. Help maintain this situation for eternity. Be grateful that we are still experiencing undisturbed peace and freedom in this Malaysia of ours.  

The comfort and prosperity offered and provided by this our country must never be allowed to be put at stake. Love your family, your kin, your friends and definitely your motherland. Love your good luck too while you still have the time and while you still can.