Poem “The Monk on the Gray Mountaintop” by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid Published in 20 World Languages

Egyptian poet, editor, and journalist Ashraf Aboul-Yazid has recently released a new poetry book titled “The Monk on the Gray Mountaintop.” This publication features the titular poem translated into 20 languages worldwide.

The poem was written down in its final form on author's sixtieth birthday, so he decided to include it in the poetry collection.

The poem is translated from English to Sindhi by Nasir Aijaz, Sindh, Pakistan, to Persian by Alireza Bahrami, Iran, to English by Dr. Salwa Goda, Egypt, to French by Prof. Achour Fenni, Algeria, to Korean by (Cherry) Lee Yeon - Sil, Korea, to Chinese by Sue Zhu, NZ/China, to Spanish by Dr. Nadia Gamaleddin, Egypt, to Manipuri by Misna Chanu, India, to Turkish by Caroline Laurent Turunç, Turkey, to Indonesian by Lily Siti Multatuliana, Indonesia, to Serbian by Ana Stjelja, Serbia, to Bengali by Rezauddin Stalin, Bangladesh, to Russian by Eldar Akhadov, Russia- Azerbaijan, to Tajik by Abdukakhor Kosim, Tajikstan, Azerbaijani by Elmaya Cabbarova, Azerbaijan, to Armenian by Mariana Bertizlian, Syria, to Malyalam by Fayrouz Razia, India, to Kyrgyzstani by Sagyn Berkinalieva. Kyrgyzstan, to Urdu by Shabbir Soomro, Pakistan and – of course - to Italian by Alessia Angela Ferrari Dream, in collaboration with you dear Gioia Lomasti, Italy.

The poetry book "The Monk on the Gray Mountaintop" has been collaboratively published by the Silk Road Literature Series and Al-Nasher Publishing House.