My mom only had one eye

My mom only had one eye.
I hated her... she was such an embarrassment.

Ibuku hanya punya satu mata
Aku benci dia… dia begitu memalukanku.

She cooked for students & teachers to support the family.
Dia memasak untuk murid dan guru guna mencukupi kebutuhan keluargaku

There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me.
Suatu hari saat aku di sekolah dasar, ibu mendatangiku dan mengucap salam padaku

I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me?!
Aku begitu malu saat itu
Bagaimana dia bisa melakukan itu padaku didepan teman-temanku?!

I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.
Aku abaikan dia dan melemparkan pandangan benci padanya sambil lari

The next day at school one of my classmates said,
"EEEE, your mom only has one eye!"
Esok harinya, salah seorang teman kelasku mengejekku dgn mengatakan
Eeee, ibumu hanya punya satu mata…!

I wanted to bury myself.
I also wanted my mom to just disappear.
Aku malu sekali dan ingin mati rasanya
Aku juga ingin ibuku pergi dari kehidupanku

So I confronted her that day and said, " If you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?!!!"
Aku bertegkar hebat dengan ibuku dan kukatakan padanya:
Kalau ibu hanya jadi sumber bahan tertawaan teman2ku, mengapa ibu takk mati saja!

My mom did not respond!!!
Ibuku tak menjawab…!!!

I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger.
Aku sama sekali tak mau berpikir ttg apa yang kukatakan
Karena aku sangat marah padanya.

I was oblivious to her feelings…
Aku tak pedulikan apapun perasaan dia

I wanted out of that house..
Aku ingin keluar dari rumah itu…!

So I studied real hard, got a chance to go to Singapore to study.
Jadi aku belajar dgn keras agar aku mendapat kesempatan belajar di luar negeri

Then, I got married.
I bought a house of my own.
I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life
Kemudian aku menikah
Kubeli rumah
Aku punya anak dan aku hidup bahagia

Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren!.
Suatu waktu ibu mengunjungiku
Dia bertahun-tahun tak melihatku dan bahkan belum pernah bertemu cucu2nya

When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her.
Ketika ibu berdiri di depan pintu,
Anak-anakku mentertawakannya

I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my children!"
GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!"
Aku berteriak padanya: Betapa beraninya kamu datang ke rumahku
Dan menakut-nakuti anakku
PERGI DARI SINI SEKARANG!

And to this, my mother quietly answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry.
I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared out of sight.
Ibuku menjawab pelahan
Maaf… saya salah alamat
Dan diapun pergi

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house.
Suatu waktu, ada undangan reuni dikirimkan ke rumahku

So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip…
Jadi aku berbohong pada istriku
Kukatakan bahwa aku ada tugas keluar kota

After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity!!!.
Usai reuni, aku mampir ke kampungku untuk sekedar rasa ingin tahu

My neighbors said that she died.
Salah seorang tetanggaku mengatakan bahwa ibuku telah meninggal dunia

I did not shed a single tear!!.
Aku tak terharu ataupun meneteskan air mata..!

They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have…
Tetanggaku itu menyerahkan sepucuk surat dari ibu untukku

"My dearest son, I think of you all the time..
Anakku tersayang,
Aku memikirkanmu setiap waktu

ابني الحبيب..
I'm sorry that I came to your home and scared your children.
Maafkan aku datang ke rumahmu dan membuat takut anak2mu

I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion.
Aku sangat gembira ketika kudengar kau akan datang ke reuni

But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you.
Tapi sayangnya aku tak bisa bangkit dari tempat tidur untuk melihatmu

I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
Maafkan aku yang membuat malu kamu saat kita masih bersama

You see........when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye.
Ketahuilah anakku…
Ketika kau masih kecil, kau mengalami kecelakaan yang membuatmu kehilangan matamu

As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with one eye.
Sebagai ibu, aku tak bisa berdiam diri membiarkanmu tumbuh dengan 1 mata saja

So… I gave you mine…..
Jadi… kuberikan 1 mataku padamu

I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
Aku sangat bangga pada anakku yang telah memperlihatkanku dunia baru untukku
Di tempatku, dengan mata itu

…With my love to you…
Bersama cintaku…
.....مع حبي.....
…Your mother…
Ibumu….




Omar Ebnulkhatab said: (Once upon a time while we had some captives we saw captive a woman taking babies, held them tight and breast fed them.
The prophet asked us: Do you think this woman will throw his baby in fire? We said: No if she has the choice:
Then He said: Allah is more merciful to his worshiper than her with her sun.)