by Sudais Asif | Mar 26, 2020 | Poetry
A stranger greets me, a friend laughs with me, the reason isn’t as simple, there’s more to it; Perhaps it is my fame that gets me the greeting, perhaps it is my charm that makes them laugh, the reason is more than what appeals to the deluded mind,...
by Sudais Asif | Mar 26, 2020 | Poetry
Split between the way of the heart United in moving away from the Divine The invaders come in fancy Selling slavery under the guise of freedom The dervish seeks refuge by his chanting The shaykh refutes by his intellect The Sultan fights under the banner of Islam...
by Sudais Asif | Mar 26, 2020 | Poetry
“I bear witness Ya Rasul Allah..” The prayer has reached its destination O Umar! A fortress of the enemy has been taken down, peace be upon you for Allah gave you to me! Galloping on his horse in pace never bethought The dust blessed to bear his imprints Rode he...
by Sudais Asif | Mar 26, 2020 | Poetry
On a sunny afternoon years later when raindrops are kissing the parchment, a rainbow hiding just behind the tree, I imagine you making your way across mine, Our eyes meeting with a smile immediately flushing our faces; Save a bit of hesitation, we walk towards each...
by Sudais Asif | Mar 26, 2020 | Poetry
And you talk about the love that floats in your heart for me, how your eyes glimmer with a mere hint of my return yet I wonder is it enough to not waver through what life has gripped mankind with; On the days when I’ll be soaking wet on a dark street in the alleys of...
by Sudais Asif | Mar 26, 2020 | Poetry
The treasures ask for no key pathways cherish every being that chooses them morsels accept the buds of every tongue the limbs reject no desire found; You are free? Like the mirage in the desert, like the shadow beneath the sun like the heart yearning for the beloved...
