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The War Drum
The War Drum
O come, come along!
There sounds the war-drum
from beyond the vast deep.
O come, come along!
Islam i…
The Thorn of the Lotus
The Thorn of the Lotus
In my lotus-lake there remains only the
thorn of the lotus.
When did arise the tremendous noise,
Who did t…
The Run-Away
The Run-Away
O Chakravaki! What distant melodious
call of a known flute hast thou heard?
O my fugitive Bird!
What lost abode dost…
The Resurgence (Islamic Lyric)
The Resurgence (Islamic Lyric)
There sounds the drum!
There on the ruined tower, dark and blank,
Flutters the once-mighty flag.
Raise you…
The Rebel
The Rebel
Say, Valiant,
Say: High is my head!
Looking at my head
Is cast down the great Himalayan peak!
Say, Vali…
The Nightingale is silent
The Nightingale is silent
The bulbul bird is silent in the nargis garden
Listening to the laments of the fallen flower
In spring next to the love…
The More I Take Muhammad's Name
The More I Take Muhammad's Name
The more I take Muhammad's name
The sweeter it seems to me.
Who knew before that in this name
So much of …
The Muslims No Longer Rise
The Muslims No Longer Rise
The Muslims no longer rise
With the same old fervour of faith,
With which they conquered the world apace
The Month of Poush
The Month of Poush
Lo! Winter comes!
She comes across an ocean of sorrow and tears.
Beware! Beware!
She comes from behind the horizon env…
The First Bud of Love
The First Bud of Love
The first bud of love withers away at the first moment of meeting;
He did not heed her pleas, but flew into the deep woods.
…
The Eons in Waiting
The Eons in Waiting
Eons go by awaiting in hope's path
Like a desert traveler with no oasis in sight
Years Come and go quenching my thirst with t…
The Eternal Child
The Eternal Child
O the nameless eternal child
you have come across unknown lands,
what ornament of name you have put on!
…
The Destitutes
The Destitutes
Encircled by the water-waves of suffering the
shoal of quicksand,
O insane! Who built a shack there
with your prec…
The Ecstasy of Destruction
The Ecstasy of Destruction
Come, make merry and rejoice.
There rages the summer storm
flying the flag of the New and the Young,
T…
The Curse
The Curse
When I shall be no more
You will suffer, I promise,
Cursed, friendless and alone.
Then you will ask the evening star about me, …
The Bird-Hunter's Song
The Bird-Hunter's Song
Who is that who looks askance at me?
Is it a look of fear, diffidence or tenderness?
She smiles at me hold…
Struggle
Struggle
You lived for so long,
Now once put your life on the line;
The same hands you use for only prayers,
With weapons let onc…
Talk to Me, Javas, Talk to Me
Talk to Me, Javas, Talk to Me
Talk to me, javas, talk to me --
What austerities did you do to get Syama Ma's feet?
Torn from your stems on illusio…
Song of the Student
Song of the Student
We are the power, we are the strength,
We the band of students.
The stormy wind makes obeisance tonus
And clouds and …
Song of the Do-Nothing
Song of the Do-Nothing
My mind as the Bee today runs a-field
amid the blossoms of the grass in
the field of mator-shuti -
On this …
Send from Heaven Again
Send from Heaven Again
Send again, Hazrat! from Heaven
The message of justice and toleration!
I can no longer see this hateful hitting
be…
Song ( Ajo Dhoroni)
Song ( Ajo Dhoroni)
Half of the world is dark.
The other haIf has light -
It heralds the dawn of
Someone's sorrowful night.
…
Save Me From All Pettiness
Save Me From All Pettiness
Save me from all smallness
O my Lord, the Graciousness!
Teach me, O Lord, no sin is worse
than the sin of pett…
Robbers and Dacoits
Robbers and Dacoits
Who calls you a dacoit, friend,
Who calls you a robber?
All around dacoits reign today,
And thieves prosper.
…