Transcript: Saifal
Saifal
Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi, January 21st, 2014
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Director's note: The following interview was conducted with the assistance of Fatima Maan and Umair Ahsan. Translation and transcription were made possible by Fatima and Khadeeja Farooqui.
Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi, January 21st, 2014
_____________________________________________________________
In addition to this, I am also comfortable sharing the following item(s):
[X] The city of residence of the recipient of this letter/phone call
[X] The recorded audio of my 5 minutes of questions
[X] Incidental recorded audio (conversations had, questions asked, enthusiasm expressed outside of the official 5 minutes
[X] The transcribed text of my 5 minutes of questions
[X] Complete and utter faith in the artist
_____________________________________________________________
Director's note: The following interview was conducted with the assistance of Fatima Maan and Umair Ahsan. Translation and transcription were made possible by Fatima and Khadeeja Farooqui.
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Umair - acha aap humai batana chahain gay kay apnay kisko phone kiya tha? Phone kiya tha na?
Saifal - Ji ji phone kiya tha
Umair - kisko phone kiya tha?
Saifal - meray bhai ko phone kiya tha
Umair - bhai ko phone kiya tha. bhai kahan pay rehtay hai?
Saifal - Chittagong city mai.
Umair - Chittagong?
Saifal - Chittagong.
Umair - Ye.. aah.. Chittagong, Bangladesh mai?
Saifal - Haan, Bangladesh, Chittagong.
Umair - Ache ye aap apnay bhai kay baray mai kuch batain gai?
Saifal - mera bhai kaa?
Umair - Haan ji apnay bhai kay baray mai kuch batain gai? bara bhai hai chota bhai hai.
Saifal - Chota bhai hai.
Umair - Acha chota bhai hai. Aur umm… kuch aur batana chahain gai? Kay achi dosti hai bhai kay saath?
Saifal - Bhai pehlay idhar tha
Umair - Acha pehlay idhar tha bhai.
Saifal - Haan yehe idhar market mai kaam karta tha.
Umair - Acha phir?
Saifal - Aik saal nai hua chala gaya tha
Umair - Acha aik saal pehlay chala gaya tha?
Saifal - Haan. visa ka problem hai islye bhai chala gaya
Umair - Vo ab bangladesh mai hai? Acha
Saifal - Haan bangladesh mai hai
Umair - tou aap… acha is wajah say… Tou vo pehlay idhar hi tha. Tou uska VISA ka masla hogaya islye vo wapas chala gaya.
Saifal - Wapas chala gaya.
Umair - Theek hai ji.
Aur apnay apnay bhai ko kyun choose kiya? Kisi aur ko kyun nai phone kiya? Bhai say kyun baat ki?
Saifal - Chota bhai hai islye bhai ko phone kiya. Mai bhai ko feel karta. Miss karta hu.
Umair - Pehlay bhai kya saath rehtay thay?
Saifal - Haan ji, mera chota bhai haina. Mera sab say zyaada pyaara.
Umair - Acha aapkay saath rehta tha. Aur aap loag kya ikhathay job kartay thay? Aik hi jagah pay
Saifal - Ikathay nai. Ye idhar, service mai tha, parking stop mai.
Umair - Acha, acha.
Saifal - Mai bahir company ka kaam karta hai.
Umair - Theek hai, theek hai.
Tou bauhat yaad aati hai bhai ki
Saifal - Haan bauhat yaad aati hai. kyun kay vo meray saath rehta tha naa. Chota bhai hai.
Umair - Tou sahe. Acha time guzar jata tha tub?
Saifal - Haan haan. Mera dusra tou koi nai tha. Islye harh time mai kaam chura kay bhai ko dekhna acha lagta tha
Umair - Theek hai. Tou aap aksar hi baat cheet kartay hai bhai kay saath?
Saifal - Haan bahi kay saath baat karta hai.
Umair - Baat cheet jari hai?
Saifal - Haan
Umair - Tou bhai ki jagah aap aur kisko phone karsaktay thay?
Saifal - Bhai kay sath choti behen hai usay karsaktay tha. Nai tou baba ko
Umair - Acha ap apnay baray mai kuch batana chahain gai? Apnay kaha yaheen paas hi rehtay hai?
Saifal - Yahan paa hi rehta hu
Umair - Paas rehtay hai. Company mai job kartay hai aap?
Saifal - Company mai, company ka kaam karta hai. Humara base yahan hai, magar bahar bhi kaam karta hai.
Umair - acha, aur kuch batana chahain gai aap? Kuch bhi batana chahain gai aap? Apnay baray mai? Apnay bhai kay baray mai batana chahain gai? Kay aap kis tarah miss kartay hai usay? Apka bhai dubara araha hai?
Saifal - Nai abhi visa ka problem hai, kesay ai ga? Aise nai askta
Umair - Nai askta
Koshish kar rahay hai kay ajai?
Saifal - Koshish kar raha hu magar humara bangladesh ka visa band hai abhi
Umair - Acha band hai?
Saifal - Haan ji islye nai askta
Umair - Saro kay lye band hai? acha mujhay nai pata tha
Saifal - Haan abhi band hai
Umair - Tou koi naya labor nai araha?
Saifal - nai, nai
Umair - Kyun band kyun kiya hai?
Saifal - Idhar uae ka hukam hai. Meray ko malum nai hai
Umair - Acha. Acha, acha.
Tou ap bhai say pehlay idhar rehtay thay?
Saifal - Haan
Umair - Phir bhai aya tha idhar
Saifal - Haan
Umair - Chalain theek hai ji
Saifal - Haan ji theek hai.
Umair - Bauhat bauhat shukriya
Saifal - Thank you
Umair - Thank you.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Umair - Would you like to tell us who you called? You called right?
Saifal - Yes, I called
Umair - Who did you call?
Saifal - My brother
Umair - Why did you call your brother? where does he live?
Saifal - Chittagong city
Umair - Chittagong?
Saifal - Chittagong?
Umair - Chittagong in Bangladesh?
Saifal - Yes, Chittagong in Bangladesh
Umair - Okay. Would you like to tell us something about your brother?
Saifal - About my brother?
Umair - Yes, about your brother. is he younger than you? Older?
Saifal - Hes younger than me
Umair - Okay, so he’s younger. Would you like to tell us something else? Are you good friends with him?
Saifal - He was here before.
Umair - Oh, so he was here before
Saifal - Yes, he used to work in this market
Umair - Okay. Then?
Saifal - He left less than a year ago
Umair - Ohh. He left less than a year ago?
Saifal - Yes. He had a visa problem
Umair - So he’s in Bangladesh now? Okay
Saifal - Yes he’s in Bangladesh
Umair - Oh, so… That’s why… So he was here before…And he went back because he had a visa issue.
Saifal - yes, he went back.
Umair - Okay. And why did you choose your brother? Why didn’t you call someone else? Why did you call your brother?
Saifal - He’s my younger brother, that’s why. I feel him. I miss him.
Umair - Did you live with your brother before?
Saifal - Yes, he’s my younger brother. My loveliest.
Umair - Okay, so he lived with you before. And did you guys work together before? At the same place?
Saifal - Not together. He used to work in the parking stop
Umair - Okay, okay.
Saifal - I work in a company abroad
Umair - Okay, okay. So do you miss your brother a lot?
Saifal - Yes, a lot. Because he used to live with me. Plus he was younger
Umair - Okay. So your time was well spent?
Saifal - Yes, yes. I had no one else. That’s why in harsh time it would be relieving to see his face.
Umair - Okay. So do you talk to him often?
Saifal - Yes, I do talk to my brother often.
Umair - So you still communicate?
Saifal - Yes
Umair - So, who could you have called instead of your brother?
Saifal - My younger sister lives with my brother now. If not her, then my dad
Umair - Okay. Would you like to tell us something about yourself? Do you live somewhere close by?
Saifal - Yes, I live nearby.
Umair - You live nearby. Okay. Do you work in a company?
Saifal - Yes, I work in a company. We have a base here magar we work outside too.
Umair - Okay. Would you like to tell us something else as well? Anything else? About yourself? About your brother? How do you miss him? Is he coming back?
Saifal - No, he has a visa problem. How can he come?
Umair - Oh, so he can’t come. Are you trying for him to come here?
Saifal - Yes, we are trying but visa’s for bangladeshi’s have stopped.
Umair - Really?
Saifal - Yes, that’s why he can’t come.
Umair - Is it closed for everyone? I didn’t know.
Saifal - Yes, it is stopped for everyone now
Umair - So, no new labor is coming now?
Saifal - No, no.
Umair - Why was it stopped?
Saifal - It’s the uae’s order. I don’t know why.
Umair - Okay. Okay, okay. So you lived here before your brother?
Saifal - Yes
Umair - And then your brother came here?
Saifal - Yes
Umair - Well then, okay. That’s fine
Saifal - That’s fine?
Umair - Yes, thank you very very much.
Saifal - Thank you
Umair - Thank you
Umair - acha aap humai batana chahain gay kay apnay kisko phone kiya tha? Phone kiya tha na?
Saifal - Ji ji phone kiya tha
Umair - kisko phone kiya tha?
Saifal - meray bhai ko phone kiya tha
Umair - bhai ko phone kiya tha. bhai kahan pay rehtay hai?
Saifal - Chittagong city mai.
Umair - Chittagong?
Saifal - Chittagong.
Umair - Ye.. aah.. Chittagong, Bangladesh mai?
Saifal - Haan, Bangladesh, Chittagong.
Umair - Ache ye aap apnay bhai kay baray mai kuch batain gai?
Saifal - mera bhai kaa?
Umair - Haan ji apnay bhai kay baray mai kuch batain gai? bara bhai hai chota bhai hai.
Saifal - Chota bhai hai.
Umair - Acha chota bhai hai. Aur umm… kuch aur batana chahain gai? Kay achi dosti hai bhai kay saath?
Saifal - Bhai pehlay idhar tha
Umair - Acha pehlay idhar tha bhai.
Saifal - Haan yehe idhar market mai kaam karta tha.
Umair - Acha phir?
Saifal - Aik saal nai hua chala gaya tha
Umair - Acha aik saal pehlay chala gaya tha?
Saifal - Haan. visa ka problem hai islye bhai chala gaya
Umair - Vo ab bangladesh mai hai? Acha
Saifal - Haan bangladesh mai hai
Umair - tou aap… acha is wajah say… Tou vo pehlay idhar hi tha. Tou uska VISA ka masla hogaya islye vo wapas chala gaya.
Saifal - Wapas chala gaya.
Umair - Theek hai ji.
Aur apnay apnay bhai ko kyun choose kiya? Kisi aur ko kyun nai phone kiya? Bhai say kyun baat ki?
Saifal - Chota bhai hai islye bhai ko phone kiya. Mai bhai ko feel karta. Miss karta hu.
Umair - Pehlay bhai kya saath rehtay thay?
Saifal - Haan ji, mera chota bhai haina. Mera sab say zyaada pyaara.
Umair - Acha aapkay saath rehta tha. Aur aap loag kya ikhathay job kartay thay? Aik hi jagah pay
Saifal - Ikathay nai. Ye idhar, service mai tha, parking stop mai.
Umair - Acha, acha.
Saifal - Mai bahir company ka kaam karta hai.
Umair - Theek hai, theek hai.
Tou bauhat yaad aati hai bhai ki
Saifal - Haan bauhat yaad aati hai. kyun kay vo meray saath rehta tha naa. Chota bhai hai.
Umair - Tou sahe. Acha time guzar jata tha tub?
Saifal - Haan haan. Mera dusra tou koi nai tha. Islye harh time mai kaam chura kay bhai ko dekhna acha lagta tha
Umair - Theek hai. Tou aap aksar hi baat cheet kartay hai bhai kay saath?
Saifal - Haan bahi kay saath baat karta hai.
Umair - Baat cheet jari hai?
Saifal - Haan
Umair - Tou bhai ki jagah aap aur kisko phone karsaktay thay?
Saifal - Bhai kay sath choti behen hai usay karsaktay tha. Nai tou baba ko
Umair - Acha ap apnay baray mai kuch batana chahain gai? Apnay kaha yaheen paas hi rehtay hai?
Saifal - Yahan paa hi rehta hu
Umair - Paas rehtay hai. Company mai job kartay hai aap?
Saifal - Company mai, company ka kaam karta hai. Humara base yahan hai, magar bahar bhi kaam karta hai.
Umair - acha, aur kuch batana chahain gai aap? Kuch bhi batana chahain gai aap? Apnay baray mai? Apnay bhai kay baray mai batana chahain gai? Kay aap kis tarah miss kartay hai usay? Apka bhai dubara araha hai?
Saifal - Nai abhi visa ka problem hai, kesay ai ga? Aise nai askta
Umair - Nai askta
Koshish kar rahay hai kay ajai?
Saifal - Koshish kar raha hu magar humara bangladesh ka visa band hai abhi
Umair - Acha band hai?
Saifal - Haan ji islye nai askta
Umair - Saro kay lye band hai? acha mujhay nai pata tha
Saifal - Haan abhi band hai
Umair - Tou koi naya labor nai araha?
Saifal - nai, nai
Umair - Kyun band kyun kiya hai?
Saifal - Idhar uae ka hukam hai. Meray ko malum nai hai
Umair - Acha. Acha, acha.
Tou ap bhai say pehlay idhar rehtay thay?
Saifal - Haan
Umair - Phir bhai aya tha idhar
Saifal - Haan
Umair - Chalain theek hai ji
Saifal - Haan ji theek hai.
Umair - Bauhat bauhat shukriya
Saifal - Thank you
Umair - Thank you.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Umair - Would you like to tell us who you called? You called right?
Saifal - Yes, I called
Umair - Who did you call?
Saifal - My brother
Umair - Why did you call your brother? where does he live?
Saifal - Chittagong city
Umair - Chittagong?
Saifal - Chittagong?
Umair - Chittagong in Bangladesh?
Saifal - Yes, Chittagong in Bangladesh
Umair - Okay. Would you like to tell us something about your brother?
Saifal - About my brother?
Umair - Yes, about your brother. is he younger than you? Older?
Saifal - Hes younger than me
Umair - Okay, so he’s younger. Would you like to tell us something else? Are you good friends with him?
Saifal - He was here before.
Umair - Oh, so he was here before
Saifal - Yes, he used to work in this market
Umair - Okay. Then?
Saifal - He left less than a year ago
Umair - Ohh. He left less than a year ago?
Saifal - Yes. He had a visa problem
Umair - So he’s in Bangladesh now? Okay
Saifal - Yes he’s in Bangladesh
Umair - Oh, so… That’s why… So he was here before…And he went back because he had a visa issue.
Saifal - yes, he went back.
Umair - Okay. And why did you choose your brother? Why didn’t you call someone else? Why did you call your brother?
Saifal - He’s my younger brother, that’s why. I feel him. I miss him.
Umair - Did you live with your brother before?
Saifal - Yes, he’s my younger brother. My loveliest.
Umair - Okay, so he lived with you before. And did you guys work together before? At the same place?
Saifal - Not together. He used to work in the parking stop
Umair - Okay, okay.
Saifal - I work in a company abroad
Umair - Okay, okay. So do you miss your brother a lot?
Saifal - Yes, a lot. Because he used to live with me. Plus he was younger
Umair - Okay. So your time was well spent?
Saifal - Yes, yes. I had no one else. That’s why in harsh time it would be relieving to see his face.
Umair - Okay. So do you talk to him often?
Saifal - Yes, I do talk to my brother often.
Umair - So you still communicate?
Saifal - Yes
Umair - So, who could you have called instead of your brother?
Saifal - My younger sister lives with my brother now. If not her, then my dad
Umair - Okay. Would you like to tell us something about yourself? Do you live somewhere close by?
Saifal - Yes, I live nearby.
Umair - You live nearby. Okay. Do you work in a company?
Saifal - Yes, I work in a company. We have a base here magar we work outside too.
Umair - Okay. Would you like to tell us something else as well? Anything else? About yourself? About your brother? How do you miss him? Is he coming back?
Saifal - No, he has a visa problem. How can he come?
Umair - Oh, so he can’t come. Are you trying for him to come here?
Saifal - Yes, we are trying but visa’s for bangladeshi’s have stopped.
Umair - Really?
Saifal - Yes, that’s why he can’t come.
Umair - Is it closed for everyone? I didn’t know.
Saifal - Yes, it is stopped for everyone now
Umair - So, no new labor is coming now?
Saifal - No, no.
Umair - Why was it stopped?
Saifal - It’s the uae’s order. I don’t know why.
Umair - Okay. Okay, okay. So you lived here before your brother?
Saifal - Yes
Umair - And then your brother came here?
Saifal - Yes
Umair - Well then, okay. That’s fine
Saifal - That’s fine?
Umair - Yes, thank you very very much.
Saifal - Thank you
Umair - Thank you
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