A SUFI SONG
I have ever felt defeat
Then hide in the cave above the mountain peak
Trying to avoid the sun
Enjoying quiet in meditation
Quiet in silence
Get rid of the world to pray
Hoping only on the pleasure of God
Where all love is received
I have ever felt disappointed
It is said to smile again
Trying to face life
Untouched by the poison of the world
And when the world calls
I hesitate to step outside
To once again step out
To unfold my Sufi cloak
Lhokseumawe,
100 Years of National Awakening,
May 20, 2008.
Translate From: Dalam Jubah Sufiku
- ROTTEN; 21 February 2012;
- POETRY OF THEBES; 13 March 2012;
- CURSE OF HATRED; 25 November 2012;
- ODE OF A HERMIT; 17 January 2013;
- JUST FOR YOU; 14 December 2013;
- COSMOLOGY UNIVERSE; 2 April 2014;
- FATE; 15 April 2014;
- RUN; 17 October 2015;
- A MAN OF FUTURE; 6 January 2017;
- HOW TO TURN LEAD INTO GOLD; 3 April 2017;
- PLEASE, DO NOT LET ME LOVE HER; 2 May 2017;
- LETTER TO LISA; 9 June 2017;
- REQUIEM OF UNFINISHED STRUGGLE; 12 July 2017;
- HEAVEN; 16 July 2017;
- A LETTER TO A STORY IN THE PAST; 19 July 2017;
- SADNESS; 21 July 2017;
- OH MAN, I COMPLETELY DON’T KNOW YOU; 23 July 2017;
- THE LIVING MEMOIRS; 29 July 2017;
- A FORGOTTEN DREAM; 7 August 2017;
- ALL FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE; 12 August 2017;
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