قصيدة مليباري

Published on Friday, June 20, 2008 in the water cooler
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Today’s post is in Arabic. Let me correct that - broken Arabic. It’s a poetry (I found in my e-mail inbox last week), that is a narration by a Keralite (a person from the state of Kerala in south India), who recounts his miserable life in Saudi Arabia. It’s hilarious as it captures the flavour of Hejazi Arabic but in a broken and accented form. The story actually is sad and very true.

Keralites form a majority among the population of foreigners especially in western Saudi Arabia and have become a stereotype among the South Asian population. They are commonly referred to as Malabari in the Gulf because the majority of Keralite Muslims there come from the Malabar region . Their language, accent and to some extent their gullibility, make them irresistible for the rest of the expatriates to poke fun at them.

Note: This piece is to be read as is. Please do not attempt to correct any grammar and spelling. I shall not attempt to translate.

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	Unique Muslimah	June 21st, 2008 at 09:01:20 EDT
	You are right, this is hillarious! But so cute/adorable. I rate this person for trying you know? I wouldn’t have the courage to write a poem in Arabic! Thank you for sharing! When are you going to have a go?

	Babs - beetle	June 21st, 2008 at 20:25:41 EDT
	? ;O)