Empat ratus kali menukil Empat ratus tiada terhenti Meski hati sering termusykil Tetap setia menutur hari.
On Simplicity
I want to live with my eyes wide open Not hiding in shame or cowering in guilt Like swans basking in a lush green garden These simple joys I'll savour to the hilt.
On Tantrums
It took me these many years living in this world like a lost stranger to finally learn That so much of what you get out of this life is about how much you badly want it Every tantrum is a grasping at treasure.
Tentang Keperitan Rindu
Sayap malam terpatah sepi
Layu hiba di kaki langit
Rindu dendam berkobar lagi
Marak nyala menghukum perit.
On Pencilled Flight
In grid-lined pages
Thoughts and dreams take pencilled flight
Like wild geese they fly.
On The Midday Heat
Scorching midday heat
Melts me down to a puddle
Of hot resentment.
On Thou
I was searching for Wonder
And Adventure
I sought Greatness in my Work
And in the adoration of Others
And when Work defeated me
I sought Healing in Others
And in Books, and in Words
It took these words to remind me
That the Greatness and the Healing
I was seeking
Was always here all along
In Thou, closer to me than my jugular vein
In Thou, the Lord of all the Worlds.
Tentang Kepasrahan Menanggung Ujian
Walau dicincang tiadakan putus Arusan air tetap mengalir Usah ditentang galuran arus Aturan hayat lazimnya getir Walaupun banjir melanda lembah Tiada tertunduk jiwa manusia Segala uji digalas tabah Pasrah terima tanpa kecewa.
Tentang Sujud dan Doa
Pada Mu, Tuhan
Aku sujud berdoa
Memohon ampun.
On Waiting with Patience
These are the silent waiting years
When Time stood brooding still
Though Fortune’s boon be not a curse
We wait with bated will
His blessings will unfold anew
For those with patience true.