Pashto → English transcript

What is your name? Noria. Is Noria your real name? Yes. What is your father’s name?

What is your name? Noria. Is Noria your real name? Yes. What is your father’s name?

نوریه دې اصلي نوم دی؟

هو.

Mohammad Gul. Which province are you from? From Baghran. From which district?

Mohammad Gul. Which province are you from? From Baghran. From which district?

Mohammad Gul. Which province are you from? From Baghran. From which district?

بغران والا.

Look at me. District… from Nahr- e Saraj district now.

Look at me. District… from Nahr- e Saraj district now.

Okay, from which place in Nahr- e Saraj? Zarghun village. Okay. Now here in

زرغون کلي.

ښه.

the bazaar…

Okay, what are you busy with here? Here? Yes. Trade… What is your name?

دلته؟

هو.

سودا...

نوم دې څه شی دی؟

What do people call you now, in these clothes? Yes. Noor Ahmad. Noor Ahmad?

هو.

په نور احمد.

Yes. Are these men’s clothes you are wearing?

Yes. Are these men’s clothes you are wearing?

Yes. Are these men’s clothes you are wearing?

Yes. Are you a man or a woman now?

Yes. Are you a man or a woman now?

Huh? Regarding your physical appearance… Yes. I am a woman,

Huh? Regarding your physical appearance… Yes. I am a woman,

I wear them out of necessity, I am forced to, I have no one.

I wear them out of necessity, I am forced to, I have no one.

Because I am forced to, I wear these, for my family’s expenses,

I have no one, because I am forced to, I wear these.

How long have you been working here in the clothes shop?

I have been in the clothes shop for three years. Three years? Yes.

درې کاله کېږي؟

With whom? With him? With Hikmatullah.

With whom? With him? With Hikmatullah.

With whom? With him? With Hikmatullah.

What is the clothes shop owner’s name? Hikmatullah.

Okay. How much money does Hikmatullah give you per month?

Okay. How much money does Hikmatullah give you per month?

Okay. How much money does Hikmatullah give you per month?

Before, he used to give one thousand, sometimes… I told him myself…

Sometimes it is not two thousand,

هم.

لس زره سوې.

Right now he gives me ten thousand, before… for less than a year,

Right now he gives me ten thousand, before… for less than a year,

Other than that, he also… helps me on his own. Okay.

Have you been with him for three years? Yes, before he…

Have you been with him for three years? Yes, before he…

هو، دی تر مخه...

Do you know how to ride a motorcycle? Yeah.

Do you know how to drive a car? Yeah. Who takes you home? He takes me home.

Do you know how to drive a car? Yeah. Who takes you home? He takes me home.

Do you know how to drive a car? Yeah. Who takes you home? He takes me home.

تا کور ته څوک بیايي؟

کور ته مې دی بیايي.

Does he take you at night or during the day?

At evening call to prayer… Sometimes I leave during the day,

Okay, then do you spend the night at home? Yes. Then in the morning…

who brings you back in the morning?

who brings you back in the morning?

In the morning he also comes for me, he comes to our place and takes me to school,

Do you go with him on a full motorcycle ride? Yes.

Okay, does he drive the motorcycle or you? He drives it.

Okay, does he drive the motorcycle or you? He drives it.

I have also learned the oath of“ tughaḍ” on the Quran.

I have also learned the oath of“ tughaḍ” on the Quran.

Okay. So how do you move around then? God knows who… Well, everyone is asking,

Okay. So how do you move around then? God knows who… Well, everyone is asking,

خدای خبر دی چې چا... ښه مخه ټوله غونه خلک راپوښتي لا راخبر دي.

everyone already knows. So, are your clothes men’s clothes or women’s?

Now they’re men’s, so…

ښه.

are your eyebrows male or female?

Look at this hair on the side of your head,

they don’t have any“ bells and whistles.”

Even if someone tries to touch them, they don’t have anything either. Right, okay.

صحیح ده، سم ده.

It’s out of necessity, yes, I am forced, I have no one.

Yes, a person does not do this kind of thing for fun.

ښه.

هو.

تقریباً څو کاله عمر به یې؟

will you be? I am twelve years old. Okay. Were you here willingly,

ښه.

or did someone bring you and leave you?

Huh? Who willingly brought you and handed you over to the cup shop owner,

Huh? Who willingly brought you and handed you over to the cup shop owner,