Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Lift Every Voice And Sing

Lift ev'ry voice and sing,Till earth and heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;Let our rejoicing riseHigh as the list'ning skies,Let it..

© James Weldon Johnson

Go Down, Death

Weep not, weep not,She is not dead;She's resting in the bosom of Jesus.Heart-broken husband--weep no more;Grief-stricken son--weep no..

© James Weldon Johnson

The Creation

And God stepped out on space,And he looked around and said:I'm lonely--I'll make me a world.And far as the eye of God could seeDarkness covered..

© James Weldon Johnson

Within This Earthen Vessel

WITHIN this earthen vessel are bowers and groves,and within it is the Creator:Within this vessel are the seven oceansand the unnumbered stars.The..

© Kabir

Where Spring, The Lord Of The Seasons

Where Spring, the lord of the seasons, reigneth,there the Unstruck Music sounds of itself,There the streams of light flow in all directions;Few are..

© Kabir

Where Do You Search Me

Moko Kahan Dhundhere BandeMein To Tere Paas MeinNa Teerath Mein, Na Moorat MeinNa Ekant Niwas MeinNa Mandir Mein, Na Masjid MeinNa Kabe Kailas..

© Kabir

When You Were Born In This World - Dohas Ii

When you were born in this worldEveryone laughed while you criedConduct NOT yourself in manner suchThat they laugh when you are goneKabir's mind got..

© Kabir

When The Day Came

When the Day came -The Day I had lived and died for -The Day that is not in any calendar -Clouds heavy with loveShowered me with wild..

© Kabir

When I Found The Boundless Knowledge

Kabir:My mind was soothedWhen I found the boundless knowledge,And the firesthat scorch the worldTo me are water cool.

© Kabir

When He Himself Reveals Himself

When he himself reveals himself,Brahma brings into manifestationThat which can never be seen.As the seed is in the plant,as the shade is in the..

© Kabir

What Kind Of God?

What kind of God would He beif He did not hear thebangles ring onan ant’swristas they move the earthin their sweetdance?And what kind of God would He..

© Kabir

To What Shore Would You Cross

To what shore would you cross,O my heart?there is no traveller before you,there is no road:Where is the movement,where is the rest,on that..

© Kabir

To Thee Thou Hast Drawn My Love

To Thee Thou hast drawn my love, O Fakir!I was sleeping in my own chamber,and Thou didst awaken me;striking me with Thy voice, O Fakir!I was drowning..

© Kabir

To Be A Slave Of Intensity

Friend, hope for the guest while you are alive.Jump into experience while you are alive!Think...and think...while you are alive.What you call..

© Kabir

There's A Moon Inside My Body

THE moon shines in my body, but my blind eyes cannot see it:The moon is within me, and so is the sun.The unstruck drum of Eternity is sounded within..

© Kabir

Greed

I dream a sceneWhere a baby falls asleepHaving sucked a pair of breastsResembling two pomegranates weighing ten kg.I desire a blue skyWhich is not..

© Sayeed Abubakar

Hypocrisy

You say that you love rain.But when it starts raining,You raise your umbrella.You say you love the Sun.But when it spreads its rays,You look for..

© Sayeed Abubakar

Oily Men's Song

We want to oil only the heads of oily men;We have no oil for those who have no oil.You who are the owners of oilAnd do the trades of oilAre our..

© Sayeed Abubakar

Desire

Were I a river, I would runTo meet the sea.Were I the moon, I would floatSmiling on the sky.Were I a cloud, I would pour down waterOver paddy and..

© Sayeed Abubakar

Truth-Adulteration

Watching acting day and night everywhere,Acting seems to be truth now, truth acting.

© Sayeed Abubakar

The Best

The fish that flees away breaking the hookSeems to be the best;And the lips you haven't given me to kissSeem to be the best.

© Sayeed Abubakar

A Stony Hero

Here death, killing, violence and hungerRound the clock play the game of doom;Snatching, hijacking, injustice and inconvenienceGrow the grass of..

© Sayeed Abubakar

Appetite

There is no appetite in heart,Appetite arises only in body;The infinite desolate appetiteRemains into my two eyes.There is no appetite in heart,For..

© Sayeed Abubakar

The Poet's Beloved

If you surrender to a rich man, he may give you a mansion,Delicious foods, nice clothes and physical pleasure;He may give you a heart as dead as a..

© Sayeed Abubakar

Prayer For Younger Sister Nazma

You are the supreme power,O God. OurAll good and badWhich make happy and sadAre only on your hand.I earnestly believe and understandThere is nothing..

© Sayeed Abubakar