Jenuh kau mencari
Jalan pulang ke azali
Setapak demi setapak
Kau harungi titian rapuh
Kau susuri setiap selekoh
Dan kini akhirnya
Kau bertemu jalan penghujung
Setiap onak duri
Setiap luka ngeri
Telah mengiring kau ke sini
Kini, di medan ini
Segala dosa pahala
Segala gundah gembira
Segala sengit saksama
Tamat dan bersemadi
Pupus tiada kembali.
On Icebergs
Everyone you meet today
is an iceberg:
what you see is what is
above the surface,
but underneath the waves is
a universe of hidden things:
Love and
Pain and
Joy and
Lust and
Hurt and
everything else that makes you and I
Real.
Tentang Secangkir
Secangkir kopi semanis puan
Buat pembuka hari terindah
Syukur hati bertindan-tindan
Kasih adinda perawat gundah.
On My Undivided Time
All I can give you
is my undivided time,
here and now,
to listen to
what you have to say.
To sympathise,
to commiserate,
to suggest,
to advise.
There is not much else
that I can give,
or would want to give.
This is it.
Take it as it is.
Tentang Galuran Hidup
Awal pagi berkolek tenang
Awan putih menaung redup
Dua rakan mata bertentang
Kongsi kisah galuran hidup.
Tentang Takabbur
Siapa Tuhan kamu?
- Allah Tuhanku.
Tapi siapa Tuhan kamu?
- Allah sesungguhnya Tuhanku.
Ah, siapa sebenarnya Tuhan kamu?
- Tiada melainkan Allah sahajalah Tuhanku.
Kamu kata Allah itu Tuhan kamu,
tapi yang kamu puja dan sanjung dan yang kamu sembah,
adalah:
wang ringgit yang kau kantungkan
kereta besar yang kau supirkan
bisnes dagang yang kau buru
gadis polos yang kau pujukrayu
pingat gelar yang kau pamerkan
puji bodek yang kau cembungkan
Dan yang paling kau sembah melainkan segalanya,
yang kau agungkan melangkaui semuanya, ialah:
nafsu engkau yang kau turutkan
ego engkau yang kau lambungkan
status engkau yang kau gilapkan
diri engkau yang kau akbarkan
Maka hari ini
terimalah habuanmu
wahai sang hamba yang angkuh haloba
wahai insanhina yang ujub bangga:
“Man Rabbuka” pencetus debur
leburlah engkau dalam takabbur
lumatlah engkau sehingga hancur.
Tentang Kemahuan
Apa erti hidup duniawi?
Banting tulang cari rezeki
Apa perlu hidup berserbi?
Cukup dengan redha Ilahi.
On a Majestic Unfolding
The sky was a dark hue of
Vermilion and pink and purple and
It took my breath away to
Know that just outside my balcony tonight is
His Majesty unfolding like
A banner of blessings.
Tentang Ketiadaan
Hanya tinggal ekoran gema
Tawa hilai yang pernah mungkin
Dalam sepi bertarung doa
Pada takdir berserah yakin.
On Anwar Ibrahim, Zahid Hamidi, and Madani
Overheard earlier today:
“You know, if I was Anwar Ibrahim, at that point when they were negotiating for UMNO and BN to join the Kerajaan Perpaduan, Anwar should have just told Zahid: ‘Sorry bro, I do need you and your team with me in this Government, but I cannot have you in my Cabinet – I spent the past 15 years talking about Reformasi, and now that I’m about to become Prime Minister, I want to have a government that’s whiter than white. Your UMNO colleagues can come in, but for you, not yet. Stay out of Cabinet dulu, clear your name in court. And when you’re properly exonerated, I will happily make room for you in my Cabinet. Otherwise, all my rhetoric about Reformasi and tatakelola would be meaningless and hollow.’
“And you know, if Anwar actually said this, I am pretty sure that Zahid would simply play along. He had no other choice. And we would have had a very different tone to the start of this Kerajaan Perpaduan.
“Now look at us. Nak sebut nama dia kat ceramah pun tak selera. Susah bro.”
“Yalah. What to do. Madani, bro.”
-Tammat-