Butterfly Dream: Dusty Stairs by Mohammad Azim Khan

English Original

dusty stairs

step by step I clean

my shadow

Frogpond, 44:2 Spring/summer 2021

Mohammad Azim Khan

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

佈滿灰塵的樓梯

一步接一步我清理

我的影子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

布满灰尘的楼梯

一步接一步我清理

我的影子

Bio Sketch

Mohammad Azim Khan is a retired UN official who has travelled to many war-torn countries to oversee relief and disaster operations. He graduated from Peshawar University with Master's degrees in both English Literature and Economics. He has since developed a special interest in haiku and tanka. And he has published many poems in journals around the world.

Butterfly Dream: Carousel Haiku by Mohammad Azim Khan

English Original

tree shadows

ride the carousel

abandoned park

Modern Haiku, 50:3, Fall 2019

Mohammad Azim Khan

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

樹影

乘坐旋轉木馬

廢棄的公園

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

树影

乘坐旋转木马

废弃的公园

Bio Sketch

Mohammad Azim Khan is a retired UN official who has travelled to many war-torn countries to oversee relief and disaster operations. He graduated from Peshawar University with Master's degrees in both English Literature and Economics. He has since developed a special interest in haiku and tanka. And he has published many poems in journals around the world.

Butterfly Dream: Quiet Dawn Haiku by Mohammad Azim Khan

English Original

quiet dawn ...

a muezzin tiptoes

up the minaret

Editor's Choice, The Heron's Nest, 21:2, June 2019

Mohammad Azim Khan

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

安靜的黎明 ...

穆斯林宣禮員踮起腳尖

登上尖塔

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

安静的黎明 ...

穆斯林宣礼员踮起脚尖

登上尖塔

Bio Sketch

Mohammad Azim Khan is a retired UN official who has travelled to many war-torn countries to oversee relief and disaster operations. He graduated from Peshawar University with Master's degrees in both English Literature and Economics. He has since developed a special interest in haiku and tanka. And he has published many poems in journals around the world.

Butterfly Dream: War Zone Haiku by Mohammad Azim Khan

English Original

war zone ...
amongst the rubble
an empty birdcage

Acorn, 37, Fall 2016

Mohammad Azim Khan


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

烽火戰區 ...
廢墟中
一個空的鳥籠

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

烽火战区 ...
废墟中
一个空的鸟笼


Bio Sketch

Mohammad Azim Khan is from Peshawar, Pakistan and retired from the United Nations. Recently, he has developed a special interest in haiku and published his work in  Acorn, Modern Haiku, The Asahi Shimbun, The Mainichi and The Heron's Nest. His other interests include gardening, reading, collecting vintage ceramics, and looking after his three pet dogs.

Butterfly Dream: Moon Shadow Haiku by Mohammad Azim Khan

English Original

moon shadow
the arch
of a dumpster diver

Modern Haiku, 48.2, Summer 2017

Mohammad Azim Khan


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

月亮的影子
一個在垃圾箱內找尋食物之人
的弧形身影

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

月亮的影子
一个在垃圾箱内找寻食物之人
的弧形身影


Bio Sketch

Mohammad Azim Khan is from Peshawar, Pakistan and retired from the United Nations. Recently, he has developed a special interest in haiku and published his work in  Acorn, Modern Haiku, The Asahi Shimbun, The Mainichi and The Heron's Nest. His other interests include gardening, reading, collecting vintage ceramics, and looking after his three pet dogs.

Butterfly Dream: Old Frog Haiku by Mohammad Azim Khan

English Original

old frog ...
the pond wobbles
under its belly

Under the Basho, 2016

Mohammad Azim Khan


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

老青蛙 ...
在它的肚子底下
池塘在晃動

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

老青蛙 ...
在它的肚子底下
池塘在晃动


Bio Sketch

Mohammad Azim Khan is from Peshawar, Pakistan and retired from the United Nations. Recently, he has developed a special interest in haiku and published his work in  Acorn, Modern Haiku, The Asahi Shimbun, The Mainichi and The Heron's Nest. His other interests include gardening, reading, collecting vintage ceramics, and looking after his three pet dogs.

One Man's Maple Moon: Nest Tanka by Mohammad Azim Khan

English Original

how beautiful
are your confounded lies
like the weaver bird’s nest,
neither a beginning
nor an end

Skylark, 5:1, Summer 2017

Mohammad Azim Khan


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

多麼美麗呀
你令人混淆的謊言
像是織布鳥的窩，
既不是開始
也不是結束

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

多么美丽呀
你令人混淆的谎言
像是织布鸟的窝，
既不是开始
也不是结束


Bio Sketch

Mohammad Azim Khan is from Peshawar, Pakistan and retired from the United Nations. Recently, he has developed a special interest in haiku and published his work in  Acorn, Modern Haiku, The Asahi Shimbun, The Mainichi and The Heron's Nest. His other interests include gardening, reading, collecting vintage ceramics, and looking after his three pet dogs.