Light the FIRE!
Rub and scrub them hard
Agitate and don’t retard
Rub them like you’re meant to
For this is what MEN doIn a dreary desert, lost you are
With no pacification as cigar
No one till miles, you see
To no one you ask or plea
They left you here alone
To adversities you are prone
Like a boat amid a sea
In a whirlpool, no supporting tree
Bits, fragments become its fateMerciless oceans bloodily hate
But this is no water, but sand
On rocks and stones you stand
Hair, disheveled; clothes, pathetic
Its misery in real, nothing dramatic
No shoes, shelter or longed-for throne
You are alone; beard, overgrown
The evil hunger made you a beast
Learn to kill, and survive at least
Hey look! The imminent dusk with chill
Search, now, for a warming drill
“Light and heat” is what you need
To survive a desert night, pay heed
Look around, two stones would do
To light the fire, this is the clue
Rub and scrub them hard
Agitate and don’t retard
Rub them like you’re meant to
For this is what MEN do
Sparks at last, the wood getting fire
You are relieved, worries retire.gif)
O lost-in-the-world! Listen!
You’re the wood, He is the mission
Two hard stones are what you need
Those are your “conscience” and your “greed”
Assure their incessant battle, you summon
For that’s what makes you HUMAN
Rub and scrub them hard
Agitate and don’t retard
To earn a home above
Light the fire of LOVE!
(Syed Ahmad Raza)
11 comments
Forever alone guru g pyar ka alamgir paigham de rhe hien....sweeeeet...:-P
ReplyDeleteThis was a brilliant piece. Touched my heart. From heart to heart, it is. Very well done! Kept me hooked from scratch till the end. Nice concept of personifying stones with conscience and greed!
ReplyDeleteawesome 100 (Y)
ReplyDeleteNicely done (Y)
ReplyDeleteNice...Keep it up...
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ReplyDeletewoooooooooooooooow very nice thumbs up :)
ReplyDeleteAwsome job! Ths is the best out of all ur compositions tht i have read. Thumbs up!;D
ReplyDeleteThis seriously got me thinking..
ReplyDeleteWe ought to have a bonfire this year.
WOW Amna Khalil. That is such a cool wit :D
ReplyDeleteBut you are right. Yeah... I feel the same :/
LOL
ReplyDeleteBonfire FTW XD