We shall witness
Inevitable that we too shall witness
The day which has been promised
Written on the tablet of eternity
We shall witness
When mountains of tyranny will be rend asunder
Blown away like cotton fluff
Under the aching feet of the oppressed
The earth will tremble, quake, and shudder
And over the heads of the brutal rulers
The lightning will flash, strike, and thunder
We shall witness
When from the Kaaba, on god’s sacred earth,
All idols will be removed
We the dispossessed, exiled from the holy place,
Will be seated on cushioned thrones
All crowns will be flung aloft
All seats of power will be overturned
We shall witness
The only name to remain will be Allah
He who is absent and omnipresent
He who is the creator and the beholder
The clarion call “I am the Truth” will rise
As I am, so are you
And we, creations of God, will reign
We shall witness
As I am, so are you
We shall witness
Inevitable that we too shall witness
We shall witness.
( My take on a poem by the peerless, and ever-relevant, Faiz Ahmed Faiz).
(c) Satori Publishing,2020.