Selayang pandang
Hati tertawan; bisa
Meracun kalbu.
#446 Tentang al-Fatihah (1-7)
Dengan nama Tuhan yang Esa
Yang terpaling Maha Pemurah
Maha Kasih pada hamba-Nya
Puji-puji bagi-Nya Allah,
Tuhan alam genap semesta
Yang terpaling Maha Pemurah
Maha Kasih pada hamba-Nya
Tuhan Hari Pengakhirsudah,
Hanya pada-Mu sembah tulus
Hanya Engkau tempat meminta
Pandu kami di jalan lurus
Jalan kaum yang Engkau redha,
Bukan jalan kaum termurka
Atau bangsa sesat teralpa.
#445 On Getting Ready to Pounce
She crouches low, her
Tail wagging slowly as she
Gets ready to pounce.
#444 Tentang Deru Hujan
Deru hujan yang melakarkan
Lakon alam: tawa dan tangis
Seni dunia yang mewayangkan
Kisah dunia: hilaian tragis.
#443 On Remembering The Passing of Friends and Mentors (In Memoriam for En. Ahmad Said)
Life begins and ends
And we who are left behind
Weep at the passing.
#442 On Cancer Within Your Ranks
For years, you climbed your way to long-sought power
The price you’ve had to pay was steep indeed
And now, this cancer grows with rank devour
It reeks with stench of ever-present greed
The teacher now obeys the student’s way
This cancerous mass within your ranks holds sway
#441 On Lemminghood
Like lemmings we march
Off the cliff of obeisance
Into oblivion.
#440 On Politesse
With open heart I reach past smiles contrived
To venture past the void of hearts unknown
To pierce into the place where lives are lived
To risk unproven friendships overthrown
My olive branch not overtly dismissed
But glanced aside with mannerly resist.
#439 Tentang Dentum Guruh dan Deru Tangis
Dentum guruh di langit kelam
Tanda bumi bakal terhujan
Kelam lagi hati yang suram
Deru tangis tiada tertahan
#438 Tentang Janji Remaja
Di bawah cahya rembulan cerah
Janji kasih terjalin mesranya
Jiwa jasad seluruh kau serah
Tanpa silu ikrar selamanya
Apa erti berjanji remaja
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