Silence has been the biggest curse of my life
Thoughts not given voice, constantly repressed
Emotions never shown, or simply expressed
Silence cuts deeper than any butcher knife.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2020.
Silence has been the biggest curse of my life
Thoughts not given voice, constantly repressed
Emotions never shown, or simply expressed
Silence cuts deeper than any butcher knife.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2020.
This stain-polluted light, this night-ravaged dawn
This is not that break of day yearned for in expectant hope
This is not the dawn whose desired promise we carried forth
We comrades set out convinced of finding somewhere or other
In the celestial desert a haven for the stars to finally come to rest
Somewhere for the night’s slow, lazy waves to lap a distant shore
Somewhere a safe harbour to dock the ship of heartache
The mysterious pathways known only to the blood of youth
When we friends set off so many hands tugged at our clothes
Reaching out from eager bed-chambers in the Abode of Beauty
Open arms enticed us, the siren calls of bodies in heat
Very dear, but all our love was for the vision of dawn
Very near, pure rays of light rising on her glowing robes
Our longing still strong, we shrugged off our fatigue
I have heard that the dark has been separated from the light
I have heard that the journey and destination have been unified
The behaviour of our fellow sufferers has changed full circle
Pleasure of union is now pure, the pain of separation is now impure
Fire in the liver, the vision unfulfilled, the pain of heartburn
The remedies for this severance have no affect on any ailment
Whence came the beauteous morning breeze? Blew away where?
There is no news yet of the lamp at the end of the path
There is no lessening yet in the heavy oppression of the night
The hour has not come for the deliverance of heart and soul
Keep moving … keep moving … our goal has not yet been reached.
( my translation of a poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz ).
(c) Satori Publishing, 2020.
“ I am Zafar !! “ ( YOU are the battle cry ! )
Life measured inside of a blink
Look your worst Fear in the eye
And give it a casual Wink.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2020.
Little Shoodra whispered : Mr President, please
Keep it under your wig, but put the feelers out
Ask, hush-hush, if the Pak really want peace
Sit round a table, negotiate, shuffle things about
Bad Haircut let the cat out of the bag
Slip of the tongue, or a deliberate leak?
Most Powerful Tan in the World, willing to blag
To mediate, to listen to each side squeak
Strategic partner, who will generate maximum profit
Fight our proxy wars, destabilise, and police the region
Milk the sacred cow, and leave behind a sack of shit
Our credentials without a doubt, our motives beyond question
Cat out of the bag, the dung hit the fan
Splatter, splatter … the parliament was in uproar
“ Shoodra, walk your peachy ass here, pronto, and explain
Underhand wheeling-dealing, and bending over like a whore ”.
Silence … silence … running around like a headless chicken
“ Save me, save me, even I cannot handle a knob this big
Save my creamy life, please, my sphincter is panic-stricken ”.
Kautilya’s student picked up a shovel and began to dig
Divert and rule, works without fail to bamboozle
Our election-winning strategy is to incite the mob
Gas cylinders, petrol, pour hate through the nozzle
Targeting the scapegoat Muslim always does the job
Remove the Three-Seventy fig leaf, bare our sharp teeth
Send in extra troops to make a total of nine hundred thousand
Smother the Kashmiris, they must ask permission to breathe
Cut off the internet, every lifeline, every right to their own land
Go out there and flex your fifty-six inch chest
Make flowery speeches, threaten the Pak with total war
Buy Kashmiri land, marry white Kashmiri girls, we are blest
Hindutva rule by any means, all is fair in love and war
‘ Bollywood loves Israel, and Israel loves Bollywood ‘
You love Hitler, you love Mussolini, you practise fascism
Israeli weapons, training, role model, business is good
Ask the Israelis if worshiping Hitler counts as anti-semitism?
Money is yahweh, anything, anyone can be bought and sold
Palestine, the Middle East, Kashmir, all are Muslim
Join forces with the Nazi Hindoo, sell the template, solid gold
Wherever you find a Muslim, do everything to screw him
Little Shoodra, you got your frilly knickers in a twist
Wear a sari in public like you do behind closed doors
Designer clothes, spruced up to the hilt, love your shopping list
Cameras, flashing lights, you love to be on all fours
You spread lies, you spread hate, you spread violence
Fifty-six is your IQ, fifty-six inches is your height
Be man enough to admit you spread the vaseline
Come out of the closet, step naked into the light
Those closest to the ground ache to reach up for the sky
Little Shoodra, you are there to serve the three guys above you
You hate the fact you are born low and have to kiss so high
The Dalit grabbing at your heels to constantly remind you
That’s why you strangle the foreign leaders in a Magic Huggy
“ Love me! Love me! I am your equal in every way ”.
Greasy wog, oiled up, curry breath, repulsively smelly
They cringe, hold their noses, wishing they could run away
Cow slaughter is wrong but human lynching is alright
Israeli inspired concentration camps to exterminate the poor
The weak, disenfranchised, the Darkies, all are in your sight
The flames will not douse no matter how much water you pour
Removing Three-Seventy now applies to each and every state
Trying to be too clever, numbskull, you have set in motion
( Sieg Heil, Fuhrer, you too have ended up in a bunker of hate )
A chain of events, a chainsaw, that will slice up the nation
No matter how many times you are ‘ reincarnated ‘
Trader? No. Warrior? No. You will NEVER be a Brahmin
Your past, present, and future are done and dusted
Shudra, brew a cup of tea, and drink to the hole you are in.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2020.
I try not to think of you
It hurts too much, the pain too hard to bear
I try not to think of you
In my heart I know, you do not care
The thought I cannot shake off
My weakness is the mistake that will cost
I am no longer worthy of your love
Pay the price, all is lost, all is lost
In the ash still are warm memories of you
I am living dead without you
My heart signals my mind to think of you
I try not to.
(c) Satori Publishing,2019.
Jihad personal a struggle against worldly temptations
Jihad personal a discipline to strengthen your weakness
The one lesson learned from times of yore
If you want peace — prepare for war
Jihad personal prepares you against the enemy’s attack
Jihad personal trains you to defend by fighting back
Jihad personal prevents you from attacking without reason
Jihad personal prevents you from launching an invasion
Jihad personal studies hard to root out ignorance
Jihad personal trains hard to branch out radiance
Jihad personal, in spite of the fools, is not a political tool
Jihad personal, fully understood, the best qualified school.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2019.
Thoughts become actions become reality
Be the author of your life story
Not fiction, create the future daily
Write your own fate and destiny.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2019.
‘Please don’t give me your disease – Silence
And your poison – Indifference’ …
Now I hand back what you gave
Take them with you to the grave.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2019.
Your land mass is 4x bigger
Your population is 6x larger
Your wealth is 10x larger
Your army is 5x bigger
Pick on somebody your own size.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2019.
What do I want above all?
I want to work hard, make an honest living
To love and respect my mother and father
To take care of them in their old age
To look out for my brothers and sisters
To get married, and try to live happily ever after
To love and respect my wife, build a home together
To have children, love and provide for them
To watch them grow, run around, go to school
To guide them on their way in the world
To laugh and cry, go to weddings and funerals
To mix with family, relatives, and friends
To be part of the day to day soap opera
To work, pay tax, pay bills, to scrimp and save
To have a roof over my head on a rainy day
To one day be able to play with my grandchildren
The same as you.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2019.
What have we always wanted?
The one thing we always wanted?
Azadi!
From day one you made the wrong choice
From day one you refused to listen to our voice
Azadi!
Your army seven hundred thousand strong
Occupation, torture, rape, murder, so, so strong
Azadi!
Branded us terrorists, you sold it so well
The world bought it, we went through hell
Azadi!
We are more than willing and able
We will win at the negotiating table
Azadi!
We have paid the price with our blood
Our prayers have been answered by God
Azadi!
The countless dead, the rivers of blood
Now freedom is rushing forward like a flood
Azadi!
For the first time we control the narrative
We asked and asked, now you have to give
Azadi!
Truth, justice, freedom, the stars are aligned
The world on our side, the treaty will be signed
Azadi!
There was only one way this could end
You cannot deny us, Kashmir is OUR land
Azadi!
In order to get out of the quagmire
The enemy has to be free of Kashmir
Azadi!
Go back to your own country
I am free … I now set you free
Azadi!
Heaven on earth, Kashmir
Kashmir, Azad Kashmir
Azad!!
(c) Satori Publishing, 2019.
Do I actually write?
No, I pick up a pen to scribble with
Am I an author?
No, at most I am a jobbing wordsmith
Am I a poet?
No … just some words that happen to rhyme
Am I a writer?
No … just some stories to pass the time.
(c) Satori Publishing, 2019.